Still have remnants of my cold. This cough is sticking
around but that hasn’t stopped me from going to the gym, hiking and catching up
with friends. I have only had one quiet weekend at home so far, so that was
nice. Although in saying that, I did do the Grouse Grind that weekend and I’m so
glad I did as it has since closed. The weather has been quite nice, very cold
and it’s supposed to get colder this weekend!
The weekend that just went I did 2 hikes, one to Crystal
Falls in Coquitlam and the other to Norvan Falls in North Vancouver. Both were
fun!
The hike to Crystal Falls wasn’t that hard (it was only
about a 6km return trip), however we made it hard by climbing up the hills near
the waterfall. Almost reminded me of the Grouse Grind! It was a great day, we
even saw deer! Excitement plus. We finished the day by chilling out in the pool
and hot tub. To me it’s so weird swimming in winter but I guess that’s because
our pool back home is outside and we only go in when it’s hot.
The next
day, the same group of us (minus one who had to work) went to Norvan Falls in
North Vancouver. We did this one in such good time considering the signs said
it would take 6 hours as it was a 14km return hike. We did it in about 3.5
hours including having time to stop at the waterfall. We were taking advantage
while it’s sunny. It’s pretty cold though!
Both
these hikes were very beautiful and different from each other. I love that you can just drive half an hour
and go for a hike with such beautiful scenery. I think I would hike every weekend if I could!
On
Saturday night I caught up with my friends Rangolie and Rolie. I have known
them for about 14 years now. It’s absolutely crazy that we have managed to stay
in touch and see each other, despite the distances. May as well tell you the
story of how we met.
Way back
when, in 2001, Mum and I were heading to Vietnam for a holiday and we had a
stopover in Bangkok. We chose these rows of seats to sit and wait and this
Indian family, Mum, Dad and twin girls sat opposite us. We started chatting to
them and it turned out the girls were around my age! They were heading to India for the first time
since they moved to Canada. I don’t know how long our stopover was but talking
to them made it go so quickly. We even have a photo of our first meeting (it’s
somewhere back at home and it’s never seeing the light of day!) and we kept in
touch ever since. We’ve written letters, emails, had MSN chats etc etc. When I
came to Vancouver in 2007 for a week we caught up and then when I moved here in
2013 we caught up off and on during the time I lived here. It’s so lovely
having friends that no matter the distance or how long it has been since you’ve
seen them that nothing changes. I’m so lucky to count both Rolie and Rangolie
as these types of friends. I really hope we can catch up more this time around.
After a
very full on weekend, I caught up with my other friend Alice who wanted to see
the new James Bond movie. Why not? So I went along. It was great! Very action
packed and enjoyable.
Last
night (Tuesday) I was invited to go see the final instalment of The Hunger
Games. Not one to miss out on an opportunity to catch up with friends I
accepted…even though I had never seen any of the movies before! Honestly, I
really didn’t think they would be that good, however with the knowledge that I
would probably go to the movies, my task on Monday was to completely catch up!
Luckily I live really close to work and I usually go home at lunch, so in my lunch
break I started the first movie. Then I also happened to finish work early so
went straight home and finished the marathon. More than 6 hours of Hunger Games
later I was caught up! I’m so glad I saw them before seeing the final movie as
I would not have had a clue. I do recommend the series. I should probably read
the books now!
Oh,
speaking of wildlife (not really) on my way downtown last night I saw 2
raccoons! I was really worried they were going to get hit by a car as they kept
going on to the road, but I didn’t know how to approach them to get them away
from the road or even if you should? Apparently they have rabies? Snakes,
spiders, lizard, toads, I know how to deal with but raccoons? No. I walked past
them and they darted into the bushes. Thank god. I really hope when I walk back
down the same street tonight that I don’t see dead raccoons on the road.
They’re pretty cute with their little eye masks.
Animal
count so far this trip: squirrels – tick, skunk – tick, deer – tick, raccoons –
tick. Need to see a few more scarier ones…like moose and bears. Maybe in the
summer.
Not a
lot else to update, who knows what this weekend will bring, but I know that
it’ll be bloody cold!
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