Start of the May Long Weekend
Friday Morning, May 18th and it’s the start of the May Long Weekend Holiday. I’ve been riding my bike off and on for the last few weeks, trying to provide some “therapy” to my knees. A doctor, or physiotherapist (can’t remember which) suggested exercise such as swimming or riding a bike might help my knee problems. I thought about swimming but visions of a great white whale (Moby Dick) come to mind and the thought of being harpooned in a public swimming pool is...
Read More2012 Vancouver Sun Run
I forced myself to delay breakfast this morning so I could get out and take a few photographs of The Vancouver Sun Run, a 10k running event which is the second largest timed event of this kind in the world! The event was started by some former Canadian Olympians Dr. Doug and Diane Clement along with Dr. Jack Taunton, to promote the benefits of running to improve health and fitness as well as support elite amateur athletics. The first run attracted around three thousand people now it...
Read MoreThe Carol Ship Cruise
One of the things we promised ourselves when we came back to Vancouver was to go on a Carol Ship Cruise. These are dinner cruises on various size boats that leave from Coal Harbour and I believe there is a boat or two that sails out of False Creek. The dinner cruise we went on was out of Coal harbour and I actually bought the tickets through Groupon. The price was about 50% off the regular price, but looking back I am thinking they jacked up the price so it could be discounted. I was...
Read MoreFalse Creek in Vancouver, July 2003
I was going through my old photo’s so I could purge things that I didn’t like or thought I would never use. I came across this picture I took in July of 2003 from my balcony in the apartment I had which overlooked False Creek. Actually it’s not a creek, more of an inlet that comes in from english Bay. At one time, back in the early history of Vancouver it was probably a creek but a lot of land got developed in that area – filled in, dredged and so forth. The...
Read MoreNasty Jacks
One of the places you see when you get down to La Conner’s main street is this neat little antique store called Nasty Jacks. We went inside to see what they had and it’s typical of a lot of stores carrying this kind of stuff. What I found interesting was a selection of Old Time Magazines going back to the early 30′s and 40′s. If you’re luck you might find an issue published during the month you were born. They also had calendars with the same theme and quite a few...
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