week of 9th august....
ehhh this week was pretty much quite a few days of working and i think anytime i wasnt working i was lazing on the beach or just hanging out with people.it kinda annoys me that my diary looks pretty blank for this week so i cant remember exactly what i got up to...maybe i should go check my facebook status' for some inspiration on what i got up to....
oh yea, so tina's friend neil arrived on wednesday...armed with some scottish blend tea bags so he very quickly became a buddie!! i hadnt had a decent cup of tea since i got here so it was veryyyy exciting to get my daily tea fix, or three! :) on the thursday after he arrived i took him for a walk around stanley park. it was great to walk around it again as ive only been blading or running around - ie going fast (ish) and so it was great to have even more time to take in the surroundings and it was lot of fun being able to be the tour guide for a change instead of the tourist! the sun came out again at the end of this week so there was a lot of time spent on the beach and topping up the tan.
ohh yea on thursday night, jackee had a gig at pretty snazzy restaurant in kits - a perfect excuse to get dressed up. tina, neil, josh and i all got the glad rags on and our manners and etiquette out and off we went. we had a gorgeeeousss meal and had lots of fun being posh for the night! the food was deeelicous as tina would say and yea it was just really chilled out and fun to hear jackee do her thing!
the highlight of the week was bowen island - a group of us went kayaking on bowen island! it was AMMMAZZINGG! the people, the scenery, the fun times, the photos...everything! we all met up in the morning and hopped on a bus and headed across to north vancouver - across the bridge - this was my first time so i was very excited! it was sooo nice getting out of the city and into the countryside, seeing all the beautiful water and mountians or moving closer to them! we got the boat across to the island - the trip over in itself was beautiful. sitting on the deck eating blueberries, taking photos and enjoying the sun! i was a very happy girl. we got to the island and got kitted out with out gear for kayaking....a few people hadnt been out before but they didnt seem to care, popped us into a kayak and off we went! it was beautiful, wonderful, incredible...i could keep going on with lots and lots of descriptive words as to how amazing it was but you get the picture. we zoomed around, supposed to be keeping 10-20meters from the edge of the cliffs but we kinda ended up doing a bit more sea kayaking than planned. it ment we got to hang out with the seals and boats too so that was fun! josh did his thing and took some amazingg photos - so glad il have these to remember this amazing day!!
thanks for the photos josh!
sooo onto the second of the weeks thats just flown by...
the 16th...
and unfortunately it started with a wierd happy/sad day....my friend penni's leaving party. im sure you have heard a lot about penni in my blog. shes been an awesome freind out here and my adventure buddie but she was jetting back to england this week (so its ok coz i can see her pretty easy again - hello roadtrip to reading!! ) but yea, a hugee group of her friends all gathered at sunset beach to hang out and say our goodbyes! shes gonna be missed a lot here as everyone loves her but she'll be back! this girl was born to be a canadian and so it wont be too long im sure of that! but yea, we hung out at the beach, watched the sunset, took lots of photos and then headed to a karaoke - lots of fun and giggles was had!
the wonderful penni
the rest of this week has revolved around the beach, work and just hanging out with people really.... i finished up work on friday. bit of a saga but pretty much to cut a story short im kinda being a bit of a bad ass and just not turning up to work for the next few days. i gave them my notice, they said it was fine and that i could have the time off, and then went and put me on the rota! possibly not the best attitute in the world, but i want some free time to explore, enjoy the final week and a bit in vancouver and dont really want to be stuck indoors in a supermarket and so yea...im excited for the final days here, making sure that they are filled with lots of fun times and adventures!
ohh yea i also had a smore party on wednesday night - that was fun! a gang of us came around to my patio and we just hung out, made smores, set some marshmallows on fire - chelsea loves BLACK marshmallows. like properly cremated ones! (see photo!!! - crazy lady) i introduced them to some british music - these guys havent heard of calvin harris - they are missing out!
chelsea with her cremated marshmallow!
friday (yesterday) was probably the highlight of this week...soo it started out at 8am when i met up with chelsea for breakfast. some yummmyyy blueberry pancakes with bacon and maple syrup - soooo good! then i had to go to work, it was a bit of a beastly 12-8:30 shift but it was ok, coz it was my last one! wooowooo! soo yea it went pretty fast and i suppose i just made it fun for myself coz i knew it was my last shift! then last night i went to a hoodie party at chelseas. she lives in the penthouse of a like 36 story building and so has a wonderful rooftop garden. she set up a projector screen and a crowd of us gathered around and hung out and watched a film. it was sooo amazing being sooo high up above all the hustle and bustle of the city at night. i love cities at night, or just night time in general but yea, it was fab! we all brought some food and blankets and snuggled up under the stars and watched some 17again - zac efron! it was a great end to a pretty awesome day....
amazing view from the rooftop - i love this city!
so heres to my final full week in vancouver. its gonna be a good one! its gonna be filled with lots of fun and im gonna write a super amazing blog about it - i promise. a few things on my to do list are:
to climb the grouse grind - one of the hardest hikes in canada apparently!
to go cliff jumping
to go to whistler
to go swimming in the sea at night
to have lots of fun
to spend time with amazing people
to take lots of photos to document it all
to pull way to many silly faces/poses in photo!
any vancouverites reading this - feel free to drop me a text/fb if u fancy joining me in any of the above activites or have any other great ideas! im a free lady now so always up for an adventure!!
No comments:
Post a Comment