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Today was all about the walking and the first venue we were “Chauffeur driven” to was the Lower Seymour Conservation Reserve… …for a wee trundle around Rice Lake where we treated to more examples of joinery, Canadian style… Our chosen trail was a hike round Rice Lake… We also found this plaque commemorating an artist
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This morning we were greeted by the mercury falling to Zero C, accompanied by blue skies, making the view from the deck PDG🗻😉 With Leith – the Director of Scottish Studies at the local Simon Fraser University – having a full day lecturing, Rob, a keen Nordic skier, drove us across to his favoured resort…with
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Today meant an early start as we needed to be at the ferry terminal by 8.10 am for our return trip to Burnaby… …however, Julie couldn’t resist getting one more shot of cannabis before we left Gibsons… The crossing takes just 40 mins from Langdale, just long enough to get a coffee before you dock
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Being now 8 hours behind the UK, it was great to hear that, after our breakfast, Scotland had won the Calcutta Cup match, played at Murrayfield, 30 – 21. Looks like that well known Scot, Duhan Van de Merwe, and the former stonemason that is Finn Russell, both worked their magic over the Auld Enemy….
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Today was definitely divided into 3 distinct parts.. Part 1 – The DIY Store Our first task was to visit the iconic Canadian equivalent of B&Q/Mitre 10… …and it soon became clear that we were definitely in a Canadian store as these items are not usually available locally… …and considering that the “weapons” the professionals
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Today we explored further up the Sunshine Coast with a visit to Sechelt… This area is of particular significance to the indigenous peoples who settled there many years ago… On the approach to Sechelt were struck by both the individuality and grand style of many of the “everyday” properties… It’s hardly a surprise that timber
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Today was all about moving north west up the Sunshine Coast to Gibsons (formerly known as Gibsons Landing) where we would be spending the next few days… Rob had said that we needed to leave by 9.45 am, so after a classic Scottish/Canadian breakfast, we were all “locked and loaded” and set off… …so we
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Today we had a very simple plan, namely: 1 – Repack and drive to Auckland Airport… 2 – Return the Ute to Hertz Rentals 3 – Collect Julie’s cashmere jumper (which she had inadvertently left on our flight to Dubai on 17 December!) from the Emirates office at check in, and finally… 4 – Board
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Today our main task was to drive back to my cousin Gail’s home in Hamilton for one final night in NZ… After checking out of our hotel we had our last breakfast, al fresco (naturally) in Napier, where it was already 24C at 9.15 am… Ever since we had first heard the very tuneful song
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With this being the last day of the Art Deco Festival we both definitely felt in “wind down” mode… And with the sun still doing what it does best we tried out the Bistro/Bakery across the road from our hotel, housed in another fine example of Art Deco architecture, this being the former HQ for
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