i'm back.
and to avoid writing about every single thing i did while on vacation, here are some photos, and a quick word vomit of activities. i do plan on doing some reflection posts... and perhaps some posts on some of the best things i did... lots of people have asked me about visit tips to van, and like the
seattle post i wrote, perhaps i'll compile a list of my faves in my fave cities.
i was surprised at the lack of photos i took. not sure if that was a reflection of the fun i was having, or the true escape from life.... haven't yet determined. either way... some good things still happened. i also tried to spare you from 674 mountain/sunset/walking/outdoorsy photos... i'm sure the evidence of me hiking, walking, drooling over the landscape would begin to be redundant over time, as it's what i spent the majority of my vacation doing:
all carry on (for an almost two week trip) is an interesting
experience; sunset dinner alone on kits beach; mussels at dinner alone at coast
before departing for whistler; reading at the river in whistler; finally –
dinner made for ME!; boys in their underwear. doing manly things like fixing
bikes; more dinner made for the group; the beach view with jeff; reading by the
pool while the boys are out biking; lookout on the sea to sky highway; made up
drinks with tyler; graffiti under granville bridge; the skyline walking to kits; sushi dinner with cole; my home for the majority of the
(almost) 2 weeks; oatmeal stout with tyler at steamworks brewing company; playing in tubes with boy (tyler); afternoon walk through downtown van; a long dreaded bill; my
friend cole. He eats food. Lots of food; vegan brunch at the foundation; salmon bowl, and other goodies at hapa izakaya; cole’s review; afternoon at stanley park; the boats. the trees. the clouds. last day in van.
late night chats; lots of sky train riding; beach days; beach dinners with sunsets; restaurants with $4.95 EVERYTHING; shopping; bus ride to whistler; wandering the village; sushi (LOTS of sushi); dancing; atv'ing and near death; amazing mountains; more beach time; homemade dinners; sea to sky highway and lookouts; neighbourhood explorations; lots of walking; 3 movies; stanley park; water; bruises and cuts; food (amazing food, at that); relaxation; relief from pain; frisbee golf; lots of time with tyler, cole, jeff/steve and the biking boys;
(in no particular order)
it was fantastic. and fabulous. i didn't want to come home.
