Jethro's World

For a recap of the trip up, see the entry titled, On the Road Again...

Doug & Sandy arrived in time for us to eat supper, so we made the 30 second walk down to the local Ricky's. The rest of the evening was spent in the hotel room hanging out with the little ones.

Saturday morning I woke up at 6:00, of course; so I ran down to the continental breakfast for coffee... and then I waited for the rest of the gang to wake up. The wedding was at 3:00 pm, which gave us just enough time to check out the local shopping. The women were on a mission to find some updated duds for Dougie, so much of the morning was spent at the local Winners. Shopping really isn't my thing, but I was just happy that our young'ens could be together with grandma & grandpa.

After lunch from A&W (a one minute walk), Doug & Sandy headed off to the wedding. Steph decided it would be a great idea to walk down to the local park to see if we could find a playground. It actually was a good idea, but we should have brought the front-pack along with the stroller -- just in case Noah got tired... which he did... about a quarter of the way there. So we took turns giving piggy back rides for the half mile walk to the park.

Noah was a little reluctant once we found the park, but he eventually gave it a try. It ended up this was no ordinary park, but a water park. In the higher section of the water park, there were all kinds of pipes and fountains shooting water every-which-way. All of that water then ran off into a concrete 'stream' that slowly flowed under walkway bridges through the rest of the park... it was really very cool. The walk back was also very cool, as I had somebody's wet shorts on my shoulders the whole way -- but that's just part of being a parent, eh?

Steph & Noah playing in the water.


And then it was my turn... :-)

Once we made it back to the hotel, it was time to relax. I made another one minute walk for dinner, this time to a local pizza parlor. Then we played games until the rest of the crew returned from the wedding.

The view from our hotel window was quite nice.

The next morning, I once again arose around 6:00... and once again, I went down for coffee. I really wish I could sleep in!!!!

Once everyone was up and fed, we headed down to Fort Langley, a Canadian historic site. We never did make it into the fort itself, as the surrounding town was a lot to see in one day... there are antique shops, a toy store, museums, ice cream shops, etc. One of Noah's favorites was the BC Farm Machinery Museum -- a very down-to-earth, informative museum. It was well worth the price of admission.

Noah also liked the CN Railway Station in downtown Fort Langley, as it had a caboose and coach car that we could walk through. There was also an elaborate model railroad setup inside the caboose -- Noah could have spent hours watching that thing go!

Grandparents & grandkids at the railway station.

We had a little picnic in the park and then headed across the Fraser river for a scenic drive through suburbia. Then it was back to the hotel for a few rounds of cards (Dutch Blitz and Hand & Foot).

Guess what? I was actually able to sleep in Monday morning! I don't think I even made it down in time for the continental breakfast. We said goodbye to Doug & Sandy and then went to pack up our stuff. I did have to make a stop at Tim Horton's for some brekky and a cappuccino. You gotta hit Tim's before leaving Canada, eh?

We had a bit of a wait at the border followed by a close call on the freeway, but we made it home in one piece. We thank God we made it home safely, but we are sad that our time in Langley is through... it really was a lovely place to spend our holidays.