The 5-Year Reunion Tour (Vancouver Portion)

The bad news is this post is going to be part 1 of a VERY long post. The good news is that it has nothing to do with gardens.

Five years ago I spent just over 6 months living and studying in Fiji. This was an adventure that is well documented on my very first blog and started my slight blogaholism. On this adventure, I spent a lot of time with my Erika Eliason, a friend from Vancouver and Jenny Bonitz from Germany. We went on many a Fijian adventure, along with our motley crew of ex-Pat colleagues. Two weeks ago, Jenny and I reunited on the happy occasion of Erika's wedding and got to spend 2 weeks travelling Vancouver and the Yukon on a whirlwind tour.

After arriving in Vancouver and rendezvousing at the airport, Jenny and I's first stop was at our friend Jason's house in North Vancouver. Jason also spent time in Fiji with us and was kind enough to let me live in his home in Fiji and then follow up 5 years later and let me stay the night at his place in North Van. Staying with Jason was pretty much like staying at the best Bed and Breakfast in the world, we woke up to a spread of breakfast and hot coffee.

After Breakfast we hopped the Seabus and travelled in to Vancouver where we rented some sweet single speed cruisers from the Denman bike rental place.. After hopping on the bikes, and stopping for a quick cupcake half a block down the street, we were off to the seawall and a leisurely 20 km ride to UBC. Because it was warm out, the goal was to get to Wreck Beach and have a relaxing lay on the sand. For those who have never gone to Wreck Beach, it is a lovely little beach that just happens to be a semi-nude beach.

Following our cycling adventure, Jenny and I got pinked out for a fundraiser for breast cancer. Some friends of mine were gearing up for the "Weekend to End Breast Cancer" and put on a great little party at a local club. Living in Whitehorse for the last couple years I had forgotten what a dance club was like. Needless to say it was an eye-opening experience, as I think I saw more skin at the club then at the nude beach.

On Saturday mornign we prepped for the main event of the week-end - Erika's wedding. The wedding was way out in Langley, but luckily we hooked up with some of Erika's kind colleagues who were willing to give us a ride. The wedding was absolutely gorgeous, taking place at a cute little Bed and Breakfast with an adjoining pond and lovely walkways. Jenny and I revisited our dancing days in the South Pacific and spent most of the evening on our feet shaking our moneymakers.

On Sunday I headed back to Whitehorse and started cleaning the house in anticipation of Jenny's Thrusday night arrival. The next post will follow up on the Northern portion of our adventure...

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