Great weekend!
It surely was... It didn't start with a big bang, I was exhausted from so much change in a short period of time. Tucker wanted to go camping, but I really didn't have the energy to endure a light sleep in the forest. But we did spend lots of time outdoors.
On Saturday, we went for a hike at Lighthouse Park in West Vancouver. This is a fantastic destination close by that, fortunately, was not really busy even with the beautiful weather. This was a lazy hike, full of stops to admire the scenery, listen to the waves, take pictures, and absorb the sun. Then, we headed to Granville Island. We didn't go for our usual stroll but detoured to Go Fish, a tiny restaurant that serves delicious fish and chips. The fish was fresh and crisp, the "pommes frites" were tasty, and we ate our food sitting by the seawall. Simply good. Since we were so close to the fisherman's fish market (i.e. fish caught that very morning), we decided to buy some salmon for dinner and scored a whole Pink Salmon for $10. Enough for about eight steaks. What a steal!
Well, cutting steaks out of a whole (very frozen) fish is not that easy. Tucker brought the cleaver and hammered at the block of ice that was our fish. In the process, he also sent bits and pieces of frozen salmon everywhere, causing much distress to Melissa watching the scene with a worried eye. Fortunately, all rogue pieces were found and contained (hopefully) and Tucker did another BBQ miracle. After the day's excitement, we went to Tucker's place to watch Seven Samurai (1950s Japanese film) but we were both so tired from too much fresh air, too much salmon and too much sun that we conked out mid-movie.
On Sunday, we drove down to Seattle to shop for sandals for Tucker. Not many Canadian stores carry size 15. The drive is always fun, I keep Tucker entertained the best I can and he keeps on driving. We stopped at the Pike Market for a stroll and had brunch at Etta's, close to the market. The waitress forgot our order and felt so bad that management offered us the meal. How can you say no? A few stops at our favourite spots in Seattle, I scored two pairs of sandals and Tucker, one pair of sandoes (half-way between a sandal and a shoe). I also bought myself a book, Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown that I started reading last night. I wanted to read this book before we took off for Paris. It's already captured my imagination... I couldn't put it down! On the way back from Seattle, we stopped to say hi to Gail and Garry. Sitting in Gail's garden is always so pleasant.
On Saturday, we went for a hike at Lighthouse Park in West Vancouver. This is a fantastic destination close by that, fortunately, was not really busy even with the beautiful weather. This was a lazy hike, full of stops to admire the scenery, listen to the waves, take pictures, and absorb the sun. Then, we headed to Granville Island. We didn't go for our usual stroll but detoured to Go Fish, a tiny restaurant that serves delicious fish and chips. The fish was fresh and crisp, the "pommes frites" were tasty, and we ate our food sitting by the seawall. Simply good. Since we were so close to the fisherman's fish market (i.e. fish caught that very morning), we decided to buy some salmon for dinner and scored a whole Pink Salmon for $10. Enough for about eight steaks. What a steal!
Well, cutting steaks out of a whole (very frozen) fish is not that easy. Tucker brought the cleaver and hammered at the block of ice that was our fish. In the process, he also sent bits and pieces of frozen salmon everywhere, causing much distress to Melissa watching the scene with a worried eye. Fortunately, all rogue pieces were found and contained (hopefully) and Tucker did another BBQ miracle. After the day's excitement, we went to Tucker's place to watch Seven Samurai (1950s Japanese film) but we were both so tired from too much fresh air, too much salmon and too much sun that we conked out mid-movie.
On Sunday, we drove down to Seattle to shop for sandals for Tucker. Not many Canadian stores carry size 15. The drive is always fun, I keep Tucker entertained the best I can and he keeps on driving. We stopped at the Pike Market for a stroll and had brunch at Etta's, close to the market. The waitress forgot our order and felt so bad that management offered us the meal. How can you say no? A few stops at our favourite spots in Seattle, I scored two pairs of sandals and Tucker, one pair of sandoes (half-way between a sandal and a shoe). I also bought myself a book, Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown that I started reading last night. I wanted to read this book before we took off for Paris. It's already captured my imagination... I couldn't put it down! On the way back from Seattle, we stopped to say hi to Gail and Garry. Sitting in Gail's garden is always so pleasant.
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