Tourists in Vancouver!

The boat in the day time!

Stanley Park...its HUGE!

Vancouver Aquarium here we come!

Jellyfish are cool...

More than just fish there were a ton of birds to look at as well.

A training session we watched, it was neat.

The dolphins are always amazing, the one was rescued when she hit a propellar. She had only a bit of her front fins.

Christmas season is here, they had Bright lights near the parking area. We strolled on over and WOW!

The Wild LIFE we spotted in Stanley Park...a racoon!

The boat was by a neat little place called Granville Island. Tons of little shops and was tucked under the Burrard Bridge. Great places to eat I also might add! smile

The view from the boat...cool eh???

Heading down the dock back to the boat, we head out tommorow!

Back in the Saddle!

OK...I can't count the number of people that told me, "You're crazy!" when I said I was going to go riding right after I got the cast on my leg. Well, it wasn't RIGHT after - but that was only due to the fact that I'm not supposed to be driving my truck with a broken arm and leg. I'm relying on rides out to the pasture but have some good friends that are helping me out in that regard. Thursday I got the casts on, and today is Sunday and I finally got back in the saddle!

When I showed up, as usual, Ty came bolting up to the fence to say, "Hi". He still thinks the crutches are horse toys, but after two weeks of hobbling around on them I'm a bit more stable. He had his feet done yesterday and the farrier said it looked like he's not using his right rear foot that much.
When I watch him running around...well, he's stable on his feet which is good - no tripping; however he is really crooked so we have some work to do in the months ahead. I just wish I had both of my own feet to use, so I could start working with him. So for now I'll just let him heal.

Belle on the other hand was playing hard to catch today. She led me half way across the pasture, but she finally gave in. She led really nice and was really cautious of my space - almost like she knows I'm not 'sound'...too funny! With a friends help I got her saddled. I sat on the tailgate and was able to do her cinches up and bridle her easily. I knelt on the tailgate and with my good right hand, pulled myself up onto the saddle! RIGHT ON!

It has been too long. Before the accident I'd purchased some large stirrups to accommodate my hunting boots, and I thought they'd be perfect to stick the cast in.

However I didn't realize that with the cast coming up to just below my knee, my leg sticks out a ways, and I can't even get it into the stirrup. But we made out all right, and went for a little ride around the yard. It was more of a trial run than anything, but hey - I'm back in the saddle! YEEHAW!

The new adventure on a BOAT!

We arrived to Vancouver & were allowed to stay on a BOAT!


The kitchen....

The bathroom..

Our Master suite...wow!

The living room...

The view we have ...holy cow!

from the top deck...

into Taylor's room again. We are so excited to be sitting on a boat looking at downtown Vancouver. I went on a great shopping/eating tour tonight with Taylor while Chuck relaxed. Can't wait for tommorow! Living a dream for this AB girl! too cool....stay tuned! The adventure keeps getting better and Brenda is on her way to her winter adventure! smile...

The ferry ride back...into Vancouver!

We leave Gibbons on the ferry back to reality!

My cousin Redge and myself on the ferry.

We stopped at the best fish & chips place EVER. It was called Trolls, and it was better than the Scotland version...it was AWESOME!

We drive through Stanley Park today and came across the "Hollow Tree", it is a 1000 year old tree that they are trying to fix as it fell over in the last bad storm.

Taylor and I go out for a great sea food supper in down town Vancouver....yee haw!

Driving around Gibbons to Sechelt BC!

The dogs in the truck and ready to roll!

The seafood is good in these parts!

The views are incredible from my cousins place.

We were lucky to have a sunny day today!

There is moss everywhere because it is so wet.

We ate at the "Old Boot" and the food was amazing, and I liked the name! smile

The seashore...

We go back on the ferry heading towards Vancouver and we will see what we kind find there! chat to you soon...