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Victoria
By miranda | July 31, 2011
Travelling with children… it’s amazing anyone can do it and stay sane.
That being said, over all it has been great so far. Â Amazingly through our touring B.C. we have squeezed in many visits, mostly expected, some not, and the great weather has followed us everywhere. Â Canmore was a longer stay than expected, due to adventures in tire repair, which allowed us to fit in a lunch with the MacDonald-Ferrie clan at the end of our birthday stopover for the July 22nd celebrators.
Onwards to the Okanagan, where we fit in a few days of camping, giving the kids some beach time at Skaha lake, which was waking distance from our campsite. Â A good thing, as it allowed us to maximize out-of-car time. Â All this travelling helps me realize how grown-up our little Sophie has become, as she is handling this all so well. Â I also realize that Desmond is in the middle of a very difficult-to-travel-with time, which he will hopefully outgrow in about a year and a half… which would be great, except -silly us- by then we’ll have another one-and-a-half year old. Â I’ve heard that one day, this will get easier… like, twenty years from now?
Our stop in Vancouver was highlighted by a great dinner at Simon’s. Â Despite some lingering doubts, dinner turned out FANTASTIC, enjoyed by all. Â Mmmmm, nice to be reminded you don’t need fancy restaurants to enjoy fancy food. Â Also, Sophie LOVES salami… loves it, at least, she loves the stuff that Simon finds. Â We’ll be bringing some home, oh yes.
And then we took the long way to Victoria through the Sunshine coast highway, entailing several extra ferry rides, to the delight of the kids. Â Our motel room in Powell River had a great view across the ocean, and was only a block away from the ferry to the island the next morning. Â We met up with Margaret in Parksville for a very fun few hours on the beach. Â The kids discovered crab hunting in tidal pools, giggling and playing. Â There was also a sand sculpture contest going on, which was quite impressive, wow, it’s amazing what artists can do in almost any medium.
And now we’re on our last day in Victoria. Â The wedding yesterday was beautiful, as I mentioned at the beginning, the weather has co-operated this whole time, and the outdoor wedding at Saxe Point Park was no exception. Â It was a small wedding, but one of the guests was Harry’s great-nephew (wow, that makes us sound old!) Graham, aged 4, who became fast friends with Sophie. Â They played all day and danced and ran all night. Â I’m surprised she’s up and full of energy again today, but that’s kids for you. Â The rest of our time here has been filled up with some more quality face-to-face time with people we rarely get to see, coast-to-coast. Â Julie and Dan have soaked up the mini-Annett love to the max, and we got to have a nice lunch with Great-Nana and Grandad here too.
Now, out for one more day of adventuring before we leave these balmy shores.
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August 2nd, 2011 at 8:30 am
Thank you. I guess I missed you all by a day. It is nice to get these updates, sounds like you’re having a great time. Nice to hear your thoughts on how Sophie and Desmond are handling it.
luv, moi
August 16th, 2011 at 6:28 am
I always appreciate your words of love, this sharing here is like a breathe of fresh air, sharing the stories of your heart and adventure, thank you so much, I like the reminders of coming back to this page and dipping into the clear waters of joy!
xoox
It was a joy to be with you all in Victoria, and Miranda, I am so grateful for the images of you and the kids and the peaceful radiance that moves from you, you are always a joy to photograph, thank you, thank you Harry for your great heart, thank you Odin and Sophie for your purity of spirit, xoxoxo auntie Pam until someone teaches Auntie Jocelan!!!