sooo my week started off on monday with a full day of work, some admin stuff i needed to get done, tidying my room etc etc - ie not the most exciting day ever but thankfully the week got much better from then onwards!
on tuesday i was off all day (such a good feeling) and so penni, josh and i headed on an adventure. we decided to go to lynn canyon! this is a forest park kind of place thats in north vancouver. all i really knew about it was that there was a suspended rope bridge and so reckoned it would be a super fun little adventure. penni and i got the sea bus over to north vancouver, this was my first time on the sea bus - i felt a little bit like an excited child going on holidays, it was very fun and super fast. we had a little while to wait before josh arrived which suited perfectly as there is a market right at the port of the seabus so penni and i had a nice little browse round there for a bit. we met up with josh and hopped on the bus to lynn canyon! it was beaaaautiful there! it was great to get away from city life for a little bit and enjoy the still and peacefulness of the countryside! we found the bridge and hopped onto it super excited about the experience of the swinging bridge. im usually pretty good with heights etc but oh my, this was pretty scary! it was really high up and unfortunately i think we chose the wrong time to step onto it - right as about 30 schoolkids hopped onto it at the other side, zooming across in their fearful little way - ie swinging and bouncing the bridge - eeeekkk!! but we got across and even managed to get some photos there too. once getting onto dry land we wandered and explored about the forest and found our way down to the river. it was gorgeous, crystal clear and really fresh. we stopped off for a little bit of a paddle, rock hop, log climb, photo shoot, splash about, rest etc before heading on up the river where we came across a huggee pool/beach kind of thing where lots and lots of people were cliff jumping. we sat and watched these crazy people for a while, a little jealous that i hadnt brought my bikini as i think i would have joined in along with these crazy people too! it looked like a lot of fun! after a while, a few more photos and a nice little rest we decided to keep wandering and came across an icecream shop. could i complain? nopes!! :) icecream was munched in the sunshine and off we went back to downtown to meet up with some others to go and see toy story 3! it was SO good. i love spanish buzz lightyear! fact. i was also introduced to canadian popcorn - salty with melted butter poured over the top. beautifully healthy!! and then to finish the day off, our friend derek took penni and i to an english style pub for a pint. fantabby end to a fantabby day!
the view from the suspension bridge - a long way down!
the pool in the middle of the forest
fully clothed on the cliff where the cliff jumping took place from
soooo after a nice relaxing day off it was back to work for me on wednesday! the shift went pretty fast, got home, had a bit of a bbq and then got to tick off one of my "to do before i die" things from my list. (not that i really have a list, but theres a few things i want to do in life!!) but yea...i got to ride on a motorbike!!! my friend trent has a bike and was going to park it in my garage here while we went to see a band play before the fireworks on wednesday night. he arrived a little late and so we were going to be late for the band event so i hopped on his bike and we got there in no time! it was soooo much fun! i felt like a bit of a 6 year old when it came to putting my helmet on - i couldnt get it clipped but thankfully trent came to the rescue and we were all set! i held on tight and off we sped! it was brilliant and i can totally see how people get a thrill out of it! we didnt go super fast as we were in town but it was brilliant!! hopefully il get another wee adventure when we can hit the highway and pick up a bit of speed etc but yea that was definately a highlight of my trip here! so yup, got to the youth event/band and then headed to the fireworks with some others. again another pretty impressive show - this time it was mexicos turn! a bit more random than the previous ones, but still an impressive show!
myself, jen and trent at the fireworks
thursday - another working day and then met up with grant and kerry for food on the beach after! its been a while since we have all seen eachother as we are all working people these days, so we grabbed some yummy greek food and headed to the beach to watch the sunset after! it was great to see them again and get a good catch up on their jobs, adventures etc etc! a little wander about was had and off to bed after a long days work.
friday - a super fun day off again! i love days off! :) penni and i had got vouchers one day on the beach for a manicure, facial and hair cut so we booked ourselves in for our facial and manicure and had a lovely girly day! the facial was sooo nice and had a massage too. it was much needed as my back hurts quite a lot with standing all day at work and the facial was much appreciated with all the sunshine here! the manicure was brill too and i now have some hot pink nails although unfortunately they are a bit chipped now with all the penny counting i have to do at work :( we then headed to a park for a while followed by the beach to top up our tans! we then went to english bay to meet up with some others! another fun day and night was had. this time it ended with a swim in the sea with my freind jen after the sunset! it was gorrrrrgeous and not even cold which is also good! it was beautiful swimming with the redness of the sun/sky reflecting on the sea.
penni and i soaking up the sun at the beach - note the manicure!
the sunset and the sea i swam in after the sunset
saturday - tina and i both had the morning off so we headed to the beach for a bit before work. it was super warm and so another dip in the sea was had! it was the final night of the fireworks so when i was leaving the beach about 3ish it was already packed with people setting up camp for the evening to get a good spot for the fireworks! i met up with jen and her freind for the fireworks. it was china and it was amazingggg! they put on an amazing show and as the winners last year they definitely didnt let me down!
so yup! theres another week over! this week i have pretty good shifts at work with 2 days off together on wednesday and thursday so thinking i might have to plan a little adventure! times going so fast to trying to get lots and lots done with lots of amazing people here! sorry this is a super long blog - if you have made it this far. congratulations!! if you have just skipped to the end all you need to know is im still having an amazing time! hope your all good! much love, karen! xxx
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