On the sunny beautiful first day of spring we arrived at the Horseshoe Bay ferry terminal an hour before our 5pm ferry.  A perfect chance to enjoy the rooftop patio of the restaurant across the street for a Stanley Park Amber Ale - on special for $4.50 served by some of the friendliest staff we'd seen the entire trip.  I'm really hoping it will be at least this warm when I visit Edmonton next week for Grandma's 95th birthday party.

Winged Visitor

A seagull visits us on the patio.  Sorry, friend, we have no food for you!

1st fantastic meal with new Karahi

Upon our return from our little vacation to Vancouver this Spring Break, Chris makes a delicious Thai meal with our new Karahi purchased in Vancouver's Punjabi Village (at Mother India) on south Main Street.  The Karahi is essentially a cast iron wok with a flatter bottom than a chinese wok.  At the same store I purchased some great ankle bells!

Finished Product - 1st Karahi meal

Even though we enjoyed so many great vegan meals in Vancouver, I have to say that a home cooked meal from Chris still stands out.  This is the first Thai curry he made with our new cooking vessel - the Karahi bought in the Punjabi Village.  Delicious!

We made it down

Yelling, "Hey Bear!" all the way, and without hiking boots, we safely made it down the mountain, thanks in part to the experienced guides we had with us.  We travelled along a shallow creek at the end of one hike, confident it would lead us down the mountain.

Climbing and Picking

Anthony and Kristen took Chris and I on a couple of great mountain hikes in Denali Park.  Kristen wanted to pick wild blueberries, which she repeatedly promised were "just over the next ridge."  In lovely sunny weather, they ventured a bit higher to get those blueberries, while Chris, Kita the dog, and I harvested a good quantity of wild cranberries which we made into jam at Ant and Kristen's later in the week.  Wait... is that Chris picking while Anthony, Kristen, and Kita nap??

Picking Up the Kegs

We went to Fairbanks, Alaska this summer to celebrate Anthony and Kristen's wedding.  Here Anthony and I are waiting for the Silver Gulch brewery to open so we can choose several yummy kegs of beer to serve at the reception.  Chris and I don't have any photos of the wedding itselft because we were happily busy playing flute and keyboard for the beautiful ceremony.  In fact, we have relatively few pictures partly because my brother Chris was taking his own amazing photos of everything.  If you are a family member reading this who wants a link to those photos, just contact me.