August 2010
(I was wrong - most of this actually happened in July. Sorry)
My mother was hosting a number of relatives
over the
summer, but one week had a particlularly large confluence - my Aunt
from Ontario and two of my Dad's cousins (and their wives). How
do you help out? Come over and visit at the same time!
Botanical Beach
Botanical Beach is one of my favorite
places.
I've been to
Botanical Beach
for day trips and I've also stayed in near by
Port Renfrew for a May Long Weekend.
How
is botanical beach with a 6 week old baby? The walk down to
the beach was fine (we use a soft carrier) but the baby doesn't like
sunlight (you can't put sun screen on a new born and they do burn
easily). There was lots of good cover by the side of the beach so
we took turns with the baby.
There are at least two different modes for exploring Botanical Beach -
either the taster plate tour or the in depth look. For people new
to Botanical Beach you want to see everything. If you have been
here before, you start to look for details that are different.
Mount Maxwell
My Mom's tour of the local sights includes a
day trip
to Salt Spring Island to see the farmers market. For lunch we
decided to do a picnic at Mount Maxwell - where
I proposed to
Helen.
There is a fantastic view up here but of
course we
ruined it by putting people in front.
Lion King
My Parents and Grandparents had tickets to
see Lion
King! Of course they can't come to town and not see the
Baby. Their show started at 7:30 pm and we got their hotel about
an hour before they had to leave. Nara was initially sleeping but
with enough handling she eventually came around and said hello to
everyone!
Tags: tide pool(3), Botanical Beach(3), Salt Spring Island(2), gulf island(1), vista(1), crab(1)
People: Edna(6), Helen(5), Nara(5), Janet(3), Lloyd(1), Philip(1)
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