Can't Decide

After a lazy long weekend we are finally going to get some rain at the end of this week. Things have cooled off and I hope it lifts some fire bans but probably not. After I work 4 days this week I have another stretch of time off, so we were going to go away on a 'vacation' sat-tues. Cassandra and I can't decide what to do. We were going to go to the states but now we have decided it would be easier to stay in Canada. East would be nice but there are forest fires and such. So we thought of maybe Vancouver island.

Do we camp?

Stay at a hotel? do both.

Go to Port Alberni? Victoria? Galliano Island? Nanaimo?

All I guess will be decided shortly because we only have a week to come up with a plan.

Another Pasta Recipe

This is a recipe I found online that Theo and I tried tonight. It was really simple to make and tasted great.

6 ounces pasta
2 cups grape tomatoes, halved
1 cup green seedless grapes, halved
1/3 cup thinly sliced fresh basil leaf
2 tablespoons white balsamic vinegar
2 tablespoons chopped shallots (we used green onion instead)
2 teaspoons capers
1 teaspoon dijon mustard
1/2 teaspoon minced garlic
salt and pepper to taste
4 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 package (4 ounces) crumbled feta cheese

1. Cook pasta according to package directions omitting salt and fat
2. While pasta cooks, combine vinegar, shallots, capers, mustard, salt, and pepper. Stir with whisk. Gradually add oil to vinegar mixture.
3. Combine cooked pasta, tomatoes, grapes, and basil.
4. Drizzle vinegrette over pasta mixture. Toss well to coat.
5. Add feta. Toss to combine.

Since then

Since we camped at Golden Ears the first time. Cass' sister has visited and left us. It was great having her visit. We ended up going down to Bellingham in the states to shop at Target and see the pier. She brought a GPS car navigator with her. This was awesome, it made finding things really easy besides the couple wrong turns I would make. I also  ended up buying a game called Settlers of Catan. Which is a very well made board game that only takes about an hour to play, is quick to learn and is different every time you play it.

Today Cass and I got back from camping at Golden Ears again. During the heat wave BC is having now it was great. We spent a lot of our time swimming and in the park it is cooler than in Abby plus it gets cooler at night so It was easy to fall asleep. Right now it's 35 degrees in our apartment, I wish we didn't have to leave.

I need to finish writing up an Abstract for a poster I am making for work to be sent to CAMRT the annual conference for my profession. Cass is reading a fair bit and trying to stick to her running schedule for a 10k after she gets home.

For pictures of our Camping trips go to

http://www.flickr.com/photos/tjerrettenns/

I just finished posting pictures now

Camping at Golden Ears

Windshield Wipers

I was driving home from white water rafting on a dark and rainy night. Turn on the wipers and I see nothing but streaks. So yesterday finaly i went to buy some. Walmart had a good selection and I found some good ones. I was playing with turning them on and squirting the washer fluid all day. They worked so well. It's raining today and I want to drive around the block just to test them. I'll hold off, i know they work.

Theo

Beautiful Cultus Lake Cottages

Cass and I went down to a gated community on Cultus lake where her aunt has a cottage. It is a very beautiful place. Everything has been very well built and the landscaping looks great. They're right beside a glacier stream that is freezing but very refreshing to walk in on a Hot day like yesterday and it feeds into Cultus lake which is busy but fun to be at. They also have a community building with two pools one for kids the other adults and two hot tubs, an exercise room, ping pong, foosball, pool, poker tables, and shuffle board as well as a media room that is full of recliners and a big TV. The views are great because it is really close to the mountains, I didn't feel claustrophobic but I'm sure some prairie folk would. 

Here is the website: http://www.cultuslakecottages.com/

It was also the first time I saw a pink sky out here in the evening, guess it will be a good day today.

In Addition

Rafting was amazing and I want to go kayaking too before the summer is up. Something else to add to Cass' post. On our rafting trip we saw a couple nude sunbathers on the shore scampering behind a log as our convoy of 8 rafts came down the river. Everybody was clapping and whistling. We were told a lot of people think the shores are a lot more private than they really are.