Foggy Sunday Morning

I headed over to Port Moody for the weekend to visit Julie and Kurt and meet the newest member of our family, Lily Anne Grace Malm. Nicole was there as well, so had a good visit with her. 

On Sunday morning, I went for a hike along the Shoreline Trail. It was very foggy and made for some interesting photos. 

If it weren't for the ducks, it almost looks like snow. 

The water was so calm for reflections.

It was still quite overcast as I headed back to the Island in the afternoon.

Running Through Vineyards, Walking Along Shoreline

In our travels west, we treated ourselves to a stay at Burrowing Owl Vineyard near Oliver, B.C.  Even on a cloudy, damp and grey day, it's a beautiful place. We arrived early and took advantage of a break in the rain and the less-cold-than-Saskatoon weather to go for a run. It justified knowing that we'd be having wine with supper. :-)

There is an ecological reserve next to the winery but the trails were a bit sporadic we didn't last there long. The trails/roads through the vineyard were better.

No, I didn't try to keep up with him! 

Beautiful fall colors

One of 10 rooms in their guest house.

Our next stop was Port Moody to visit my niece, Julie, and her boyfriend, Kurt. After driving through pouring rain all the way from the Okanagan, we were anxious to enjoy a walk along the Shoreline Trail. 

Port Moody and Flying Woodside

Yep! Waaaaay behind in finishing some blog posts!

On our July trip we headed as far west as Port Moody to visit my niece, Julie, and her boyfriend, Kurt. They live within walking distance of the water and some excellent hiking trails. Oh! And a delicious ice cream shop! :-)

We had our first opportunity to fly at Bridal Veil Falls near Chilliwack, thanks to a group of local pilots who were heading up one afternoon. The launch is a bit tricky because of usual cross winds and, after watching a couple local and more experienced pilots botch a couple of their launches, I decided not to try it. Those who did fly said it was a rather bumpy ride so I'm just as happy I stayed on the ground! Andrew is far more brave than I am and had a great launch, flight and landing. 

We camped near Harrison Hot Springs and, after supper, enjoyed the sunset view over Harrison Lake. 

Woodside is always one of my favourite places to fly. Great launch area and nice big landing zone!