Green Energy

I had to laugh for all the struggles our company has gone through.

Vancouver overnight trip

We always like to stop in Steveston on our way into Vancouver

This is a National Historic Site

Room with a view - 25th floor of the Hyatt Regency Vancouver.  Balcony room.  Get this.....$85 from Priceline.com!!

The venerable Hotel Vancouver

Our friends Paul and Anne were leaving from Vancouver to fly to NYC, then Thailand via London.  We went over and spent a great evening with them and had an amazing dinner at Don Francesco Restaurant on Burrard Street across from the Sutton Place Hotel.  Want great food and have a large wallet?  Go there!

Great to get together with our Aussie friends.

Oldtimershockey v Greater Victoria Firefighters

The game was a fundraiser for the Mustard Seed and a cheque for $5K was presented by the Greater Victoria Fire Fighters.  Oh, and the Oldtimers won handily.

Oldtimershockey at SOFMC pregame intros

Clayton with his friend Trent and I went to the NHL Oldtimers game at Save On Foods Memorial Centre.  It was a highly entertaining affair and those old dudes can still play hockey!  The ref was Ron Hoggarth who officiated over 1000 NHL games.  Tell you one thing, Rod Black from TSN who played and was a part time MC for the evening is hilarious.  And not a bad hockey player either.

Breakfast Art

Saturday sights

That is a BIG tug boat in dry dock.

The police lights were flashing.... we could not determine why

The Homecoming statute to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the Canadian Navy

Hope you can read the marker. 

Our usual Saturday morning walk to downtown for coffee and sights.

Shower fix

We had a bit of a leakage problem through some of the grout around the tiles.  After stripping and exposing the wall, we now start the process of reconstruction.  

Spring is just around the corner....

Thanks for sending this funny Murr. (we don't know how you do it!)

Victoria Grizzlies 1-4 Powell River Kings - Game 6

Game 6 of the Coastal Conference finals.  Powell River won the first game, the Victoria Grizzlies won the next three and now have dropped the last two to set up a Game 7 tonight in Powell River.  

Go Grizz.

It's bloomin wonderful living in Victoria!

Yup, our flower count is underway and the trees are leading the charge.

Work/Live condo development in heritage building

While walking downtown on Saturday we came across one of the heritage building developments. Not sure if funding is totally in place or they ran out, because there is not a lot of activity going on.

They would be pretty cool downtown heritage building condo's.  

Alleyway in Chinatown

Different look at Rock Paper Scissors

Always wondered about that!! :))

Changing face of downtown Victoria

I had went to the Imax to watch Arabia (for the 3rd time :) ) and when leaving looked across to one of the latest residential condo's completed.  In and around this area, no fewer than 5 of these projects have been completed. Victoria has grown a fair bit since we moved here in 1994.

Puddle jumper ferry in dry dock at Point Hope Shipyards

Our usual Saturday morning walk takes us past the Point Hope Shipyards.  They seem to be getting more work from BC Ferries which is good for the local tradesmen and the local economy.

FA Cup 5th Round Replays

On the left Arsenal is pounding Leyton-Orient 5-0 and on the right Manchester City is up 3-0 over Aston Villa