This is why I really need to keep up on blogging, because it is so easy to quickly forget the details about things. Right after Rainier, we came home for a weekend and then the next Monday left for our trip to Canada.
We first arrived in Vancouver and spent the morning on Granville Island then over the Stanley Park.
All powerful Sam controlling these birds.
Playing on the shoreline at Stanley Park.
Next day we took a tram up to Grouse Mountain. This ended up being one of my favorite days. No crowds and beautiful mountain air. Not to mention... just fun.
Lumberjack show at Grouse Mountain.
After seeing some of the shows we decided to have a family game of frisbee golf. That doesn't sound all that adventurous, but honestly was my favorite part. Such beautiful views and such a fun way to see some of these wild flowers.
Back down the tram. Did I mention that Lizzy found the tram TERRIFYING!
After Grouse Mountain we had a little time so we headed over to Lynn Canyon just so we could walk across this huge suspension bridge. It's a little nerve wracking to go across, but worth it for sure.
Then we took the ferry over to Vancouver Island.
We headed first to Buchart Gardens. Not sure what to say here... it really is as beautiful as everyone says. (It's weird though but I actually think when all is said and done I like the wild flowers in the mountains just as much. Don't mention that though because this place costs a lot more.)
We had so much fun at this evening concern at Buchart. I think the name of the band was 10 Strings and a Goat Skin. Very entertaining group.
These pictures are from downtown Victoria. It's quite a lovely town with lots of old buildings.
In downtown Victoria we also visited Beacon Hill Park. It's a fun park with so many different places to enjoy. Here was the fun petting zoo area we came across.
We visited this cool looking castle called Hatley Castle, but we couldn't go inside that day.
So... we headed over to this Fisgard lighthouse and Fort Rodd Hill.
We had fun here learning about the defenses that are kept at this Fort and the ways this old battle equipment was meant to protect the island.
Last but not least we spent our last day at the Sooke Potholes. I feel bad we don't have a picture of Aaron here, because this was his favorite place we visited. He and Andrew had a blast jumping off of rocks. I think Sam jumped once too. I guess I was burned out at this point. :)
And then of course... the ferry ride back down to Anacortes. The ferry winded around the San Juan Islands, giving beautiful views. We had fun looking at the scattered houses on the island and a herd of deer on another and I kept pestering Aaron to make sure he got a good picture of the sunset we were enjoying. Here are a few:
That's a pretty dang good one Aaron.
