On our way..............

Jason's loaded truck arriving at the Vancouver Airport.........









Miki at the computer in the airport......Jason dropped us off on his way to work, so we had 5 hours to kill waiting for our flight.














Here she is with her new bff.............what a Canadian girl!!!!











Arrived in Toronto and had dinner with brother Carl and Alice at the hotel. See you in JANUARY, you two...............!!!!!









Then Miki had the camera for the flight......enjoy her shots........























































Finally, that turquoise sea and white sand................ah, home again!!!!!!

Last visit.......

Jason took us to Roma and Linda's (the Brides!!!) Sunday afternoon, where we got to see their new renos......gorgeous!!!!......and then we went for lunch at the Granville Island Hotel. Great food, great company!!!













Then we walked around Granville Island.....there was even a bagpiper there to wish us farewell.........:-)











The market is as crowded and wonderful as always..............










We bought yummy sausages, cheeses and treats for dinner...............













Standing in front of the Burrard Street Bridge and the waterfront.












Gorgeous ivy growing under the Granville Island bridge.......














It was a lovely day to walk around the Island......













Gorgeous sun, lovely fall colours.............











We sat by the fresh water canal and fantasized about owning one of the rooftop condos facing the canal, the ocean and the mountains.....lottery dreams.









Such an amazing city, Vancouver, but very overbuilt and way too crowded for us Parksville folks now. Been there, done that.











Bye dear family and friends - see you in May!

A treat for we Canuck fans!

Jason surprised us with tickets to a Canucks game our 3rd last day in Canada!! Here we are at Rogers Arena in Vancouver on Saturday afternoon.













Just being in the rink was such a thrill.....before the game even started.














The Canucks come out to warm up.........













Schneider was the starting goalie for this game......










The big screen in the centre was great for instant playbacks..........













Luongo warmed up too, of course - love you, man!












The Boyz practice shooting.......












Sedin and Luongo......I am such a groupie......:-/













Luongo..............












Yah, I am easily impressed - even the zambonis were fun to watch.













and of course Mark Donnelly is one of the best parts of the game......












We sang our hearts out with him......











Then home and a great dinner with our 2 grand daughters, Nicole and Amber, Sean, Kelly and little Emma.












Jason and his 2 girls......love you!!!













Our last night in Van and Sylvia, Harley, Lorraine and Saba joined us for dinner.












See you all in May.........!!!!

Adios amigos!!!!

Our last few days were full of fond farewells to our Victoria/Parksville friends and family. We had a lovely dinner with Helen and Rick in Metchosin.......














Oh, and Misty..................bye you three!
















An afternoon with cousin Kirsten and hubby Jack in View Royal.....see you in May!!









A very short visit with cuz Rachelle at the cottage in Sooke.......bye sweetie!












and the last night at Jutta and Drew's for Jonah's in East Sooke forJonah's 7th birthday party, attended by Gillian, Andrew's Mum, Miki, Nessa.......












Jutta and the Birthday Boy Jonah..............












Jonah and Drew....















and finally the cake.....happy Birthday dear Jonah - see you all in May!!












Lunch in Victoria with old friend Lisa, from our Nelson days. See you in May, dear Lisa!












an evening with Pat and Wayne at the Irish Times in Victoria..........












bye you two - see you in the spring!!











.....and finally, of course, bye to our dear Mary Lois......see you in May!!!