Salmon Arm, British Columbia

Skihist Provincial Park, British Columbia

Glaciers in the Canadian Rockies melt and feed the rivers, streams, and lakes here, turning them a bright unnatural-looking turquoise green hue due to the silt it contains. When early explorers here described this, it was initially assumed that they were just making it all up.

Lytton, British Columbia - Siska Indian Band internet cafe

It's been a wonderful ride so far. Will share more when I'm not limited to 15 minutes' internet access. (Currently using the internet cafe computer at the Siska Indian Band art gallery.)

Hope, British Columbia - Real maple syrup

We stopped for a delicious breakfast of hash browns and pancakes with real Canadian maple syrup. MMMMMMmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm!!

The pic didn't come out very clearly, but this bottle of maple syrup came from a company that has been making this delicious stuff since the 1800's. Wow!

Bridal Veil Falls, British Columbia

We're not in great shape (we're working on that), so several times during the steep ascent to this waterfall we thought we'd just quit and go down, but then pushed ourselves a bit more instead. We were rewarded with this gorgeous scene that was worth the effort and then some.









Trans-Canada Highway 1

Abbotsford, British Columbia

11:22 AM

Vancouver, British Columbia - Stanley Park

Next it was off to sink our toes in the sand at Stanley Park, a huge Vancouver park surrounded on 3 sides by the Pacific Ocean, with biking and hiking trails all along the beach and through the forest. Just beautiful!

Surrey, British Columbia - Welcome to Canada, Nickie!

Getting through U.S. Customs was a bit of an ordeal because there was a ton of construction just before you get there, and few signs to show you where to go. It was really confusing. We ended up at Canadian Customs and had to turn around to go back through U.S. Customs into the U.S. (through a ridiculously long and slow-moving line) so we could turn around again and go back through U.S. Customs again from the right direction.

While we waited in line, jokes abounded between us. Nickie said I obviously changed my mind about bringing her to Canada. I said it was so obvious she already missed the U.S. that I decided to have pity and bring her back. Once we got where we needed to be, the export took a few minutes.

After an uneventful landing procedure on the Canadian side in Surrey, British Columbia, we tearfully hugged each other and I welcomed Nickie to Canada. It was such a joyful moment we were at a loss for words.

I promptly took her to Tim Horton's for some Timbits (that's "donut holes" to you in the U.S.), which Canadians will no doubt find hilarious, because Tim Horton's is as Canadian as apple pie is American. It's like a cross between Winchell's, Denny's, and Starbucks I guess. Anyway, it simply needed to be done. Naturally, it was also necessary to snap a pic of her with Tim Horton's and the Canadian flag in the background.

Welcome to Canada, lovey. I love you.