life in east van

hey guys, debbie's at work again so im making soup and having a gin (thanks billy) and thought i would do a wee blog entry for those of you who are having withdrawal symptoms from the last picture heavy entry. We havn't really done much, just getting settled into our wee house etc and trying to figure out where everything is since its hard to pin point the landlady without getting attacked by her dog! (she has given us a bowl of dog food to bribe him against eating our legs). i came home one day at 11.45am and she was having vodka's with her friend in the garden and asked me if i wanted to join them so i thought, why not, i then got presented with a pint of vodka and orange!!! was a bit of a struggle since it wasnt even the afternoon but i managed, and it was good cause it got me to know her so now i feel we can speak to her a bit better as before we thought she was actually crazy! in other news the weather has been really sunny, with the odd day of rain. we have spent a couple of days down the lake picnicing/sunbathing

our picnic at the lake




some posing in the park


on sat i went along to the local farmers market down at the lake (i seem to spend a lot of time at the lake) debbie wanted to come but she was far to sleepy and had a full day of work and night of partying ahead




it was soooo hot yesterday so we spent the whole day out in the sun reading books, eating ice lollies and watching dogs, oh and we seen a racoon


i had to stop wearing my hat out in the sun as i was starting to get a tan line across my forehead, not cool




the clouds were very cool


on friday we went to main st and found me a new bike, i took it for a test ride and fell in love with it, they gave it the once over then we walked/cycled home (its very scary geting a ride on the handlebars while debbie pedals!) when debbie went to work i went for a big cycle round the area, it was great but my backside wasn't so happy, think i might buy a gel filled seat cover for longer bike rides. i escorted debbie to work this evening and cycled home and my rear was still feeling a bit sensitive!


oh and the landlady provided us with a sofa, you wont believe the hasstle to get it in the house, we had to take the legs of the sofa, the door of the porch and push it through the bedroom door, but we got it in and we'r really enjoying having somewhere to sit other than the bed


debbies off work for 3 days and nights in a row so if its nice weather tomorrow we are planing on going on a fondue lunch date and maybe have a few drinks :)

right im off to try my soup made from coleslaw mix

tofino and beyond...........

hi blog fans, debi here, i know debbie's been trying her best to keep her blog up to date but her comp is broken so im stepping in. plus she is working so it gives me something to do. so if you are sitting comfortably i will begin (this entry will be VERY pic heavy, i've went through everyones pics and tried to pick out the best). lots has happened since i got over here, i arrived on the 27th of april, seems like so long ago! i spent one night in our new wee house then headed of on a family road trip adventure. think i might be better doing this in sections, so first stop is tofino, vancouver island. debbie's family traded in there rental car for a people carrier so we could all fit in, its a good job me and debbie hadn't seen each other in a while cause we spent lots of hours squashed up in the back

waiting to start our adventure

on the ferry to vancouver island

catching up on all 4 months worth of hugs

so we got to our amazing house on the beach in tofino and wasted no time in getting in the hot tub! me and debbie were in tofino 2 years ago but staying in a shared room in a hostel just didnt come close to this trip

our lovely house

we took a dip in the sea, it was FREEZING!

tofino is renowned fro its beautiful sunsets and it didnt disapoint

we had lots of family meals, mostly thanks to stephen and wendy

cookin up some mushrooms i believe

chillin in the house

boozin in the house, one of our favourite pastimes

one night we had a bar-b-q on the beach, the weather, location, food, company were all perfect, it was ace

debbie digging the fire pit

our house is just behind the driftwood fence

veggie burgers all round

stephen and wendy surprised us with an amazing sea plane ride over the whole area! it was so cool and we even seen grey whales! awesome!

me in the back of the plane

it got very cold in the plane above these snowy mountains

we landed in the middle of a lake for a wee lunch and beer break

debbie went for a paddle, it was freezing!

this is the beach we were staying on

the island we could see from our beach

having a beer in the sun, just for a change

view from the pub, strawberry island. this boat house used to be the ferry in vancouver before the lions gate bridge was built

just before we ate our combined body weight in yam fries, the left overs did us for dinner for 6 people!

one night we went to the hotel next to our house for cocktails

one night we made mojitos

debbie peaking to soon after a game of kings

one day everyone headed out walking in the rain so me and debbie stayed behind and made cocktails

other holiday activities included hackisac, skim boarding, and pointing at star fish

some hackisac action

heading home with our goodies from the rental shop

billy the ninja

yeah we are that cool

the lesser known sport of star fish pointing

me chillin outside the house

out exploring the beach

we did lots of other things including visiting the botanical gardens and walking through rain forests in the rain but they dont seem to have uploaded so i'l leave it there just now. debbie's home from work and has the snuffles so im going to go and look after her and give her lots of hugs