Vancouver, British Columbia, Day 2, 3

Drove from Kelowna to Vancouver, 4hrs, …. As we drove to the hotel we passed by the exhibition grounds china town, gas town with its galleries, boutiques, colourful public markets, restaurants of every ethnicity. We checked in the Fairmont hotel across the street from the cruse ship dock.
That evening we visited with Jan and Bob Rogers friends of 46 years.
The next day we all visited Steveston Warf and the new Olympic Speed Skating Oval in Richmond, Vancouver’s Stanley Park with its 1,000 acres of forests, gardens, lakes and lawns in the heart of the city. English Bay, the Sylvia Hotel, Robsen Street, UBC where we lived for 6 years and qualified for 2 degrees and the ever expanding downtown area.

Roger’s Pass, British Columbia, Day 1

Finally the day is here. We are packed. The car is gassed up and we are on the way at 9:00 am.
Drove as far as Banff and had breakfast at Phil’s. Took a good look at Banff’s new Main Streets improvements…looking good.
On to Roger’s Pass. The mountains look great in the fall colours. Lots of snow on the glaciers.
7 hours of driving to Kelowna …..and overnight in Kelowna. Visited with good friends Colleen and Robert Linttell… as usually Colleen and Robert created a great dinner..talked about old times and future projects.

Day -1 Kananaskis 30th Anniversary BBQ

It was a great day! We drove down highway 40 with all the mountain scenery and fall coulours. It was impressive. The venue at Boundary Ranch accommodated over 200 and was prfect, the food was good and the company was special.

Specifically we met Param, Balbinda, Sandy and Fiona, and reminiced and told stories. We chated with Petetr Lougheed) at the bar, and with Ed Marshall and may others about old times.

Getting Ready

This week is a real trial. Getting ready for a long trip, documents packing and making sure all affairs are in order.

While we are gone we are having renovations done to the house. We are upgrading the kitchen and a new media room in the lower level. Meeting with the contractor (MIG Homes INC. yeah that is the family business) but still communication is everything. Hopefully we have made all the design and material decisions. As we are not going to be here (a contractor’s dream not having the client looking over his shoulders) there will be no change orders or complaints from the client. (not until we get back anyway)