The weekend was a scorcher...
But luckily, the temperature has dropped a bit tonight. It was unnaturally hot for Vancouver, high 20s to low 30s since at least Thursday. And not one cloud in the sky. Well, I can't complain, but unfortunately, our precious environment is not taking to the dry conditions very well. Trees are starting to show signs of stress, everyone's grass is permanently brown now... Obviously, there is a ban on campfires for the Coastal region. At the last count, there were 254 active fires in the province of B.C. This is down from a total of over 400, but still a big problem.
The weekend went by quickly, with no clear purpose ;)
Friday night, we tried a Japanese steakhouse in Vancouver called Kobe. It was interesting, the chefs come to your table to put on a show and prepare your meal. I found the food to be nothing impressive (I had steak and prawns) and the prices a bit exaggerated, but we were out using up our Entertainment Guide coupons, so the bill was reasonable. I don't think I would return if I had to pay full price.
On Saturday, it was too hot to stay outside, so Tucker and I did a bit of outdoors shopping. I bought a hydration pack and hiking poles for upcoming expeditions, Tucker got himself a new Swiss army knife, and we purchased some missing camping items. The hydration pack will be very helpful, as I was getting quite tired of carrying a plastic bottle on hikes. The system is quite a wonderful invention, there is a soft plastic bladder, ended by a tube that then runs along the strap of a fitted backpack. The backpack is insulated so the water stays cold. At the end of the tube, there is a rubber piece on which you bite to drink the water. Look 'ma, no hands :-)
Sunday was another hot day. I spent some of the day reading and finished A Recipe for Bees from Gail Anderson-Dargatz. This is the third book I read from this author, and this last one was just as good as The Cure for Death by Lightning, which I truly enjoyed. A Rhinestone Button was a deception, unfortunately. I did not connect with its characters as I did for the two other books.
After dinner, I went to see The Bourne Supremacy. The movie was excellent, if you enjoy spy action movies. As a sequel to The Bourne Identity, it did not deceive us.
The weekend went by quickly, with no clear purpose ;)
Friday night, we tried a Japanese steakhouse in Vancouver called Kobe. It was interesting, the chefs come to your table to put on a show and prepare your meal. I found the food to be nothing impressive (I had steak and prawns) and the prices a bit exaggerated, but we were out using up our Entertainment Guide coupons, so the bill was reasonable. I don't think I would return if I had to pay full price.
On Saturday, it was too hot to stay outside, so Tucker and I did a bit of outdoors shopping. I bought a hydration pack and hiking poles for upcoming expeditions, Tucker got himself a new Swiss army knife, and we purchased some missing camping items. The hydration pack will be very helpful, as I was getting quite tired of carrying a plastic bottle on hikes. The system is quite a wonderful invention, there is a soft plastic bladder, ended by a tube that then runs along the strap of a fitted backpack. The backpack is insulated so the water stays cold. At the end of the tube, there is a rubber piece on which you bite to drink the water. Look 'ma, no hands :-)
Sunday was another hot day. I spent some of the day reading and finished A Recipe for Bees from Gail Anderson-Dargatz. This is the third book I read from this author, and this last one was just as good as The Cure for Death by Lightning, which I truly enjoyed. A Rhinestone Button was a deception, unfortunately. I did not connect with its characters as I did for the two other books.
After dinner, I went to see The Bourne Supremacy. The movie was excellent, if you enjoy spy action movies. As a sequel to The Bourne Identity, it did not deceive us.
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