Our Mexican friends Chris and Juan arrived Thursday afternoon. They left their trailer in storage at a West Vancouver RV park and drove the SUV onto the ferry. It was their first time on a large ferry and they enjoyed the experience.
They found our house at about 1:00 and we spent a couple of hours catching up before heading downtown for a feed of Fish and Chips at Dicks' restaurant on the dock. It is always a great feed at Dicks, complete with 60's music. Dick and I met years ago when we were both called up (and rejected) for jury duty. After dinner we went home for more catching up and maybe a vodka y hielo (or three).
Friday morning we made a breakfast of eggs and hash browns and relaxed a bit before heading to Painter's Lodge and their free water taxi service over to their sister resort of April Point Lodge on Quadra Island. There is a very nice patio there where we had wine (them), beer (me) and lunch. It was threatening rain but none actually fell until we were just finishing eating. They pulled a large umbrella over to protect us for the last few minutes.
This morning we had waffles with bananas, blueberries and strawberries before the guys headed off to visit the Campbell River museum. Brooks, LindaLee and LindaLee's mom will be arriving later this afternoon and a feed of fresh Manila Clams is on the menu. We are really enjoying this visit and it is giving us a chance to repay some of the hospitality Chris and Juan have shown us over the years in Mexico.
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6 hours ago
Great visit with your friends. April Point Lodge is one of our favourite lunch spots when we go to Quadra Island. We like to stay at the Tsa Kwa Luten Lodge though....!
ReplyDeleteSounds like you are all having a great time, too bad the sun wasn't out a little bit more for you. Lunch looked delicious BTW!
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Great photos of a fantastic visit. Hmmm, maybe I should head up to Vancouver Island sometime sooner rather than later!!!
ReplyDeleteLooks like everyone is having a great time. Our son worked in the kitchen one summer at April Point. It's such a great spot for a meal, isn't it.
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ReplyDeleteI can tell you are with the boys your blog turned into a food directory!!!!!!!!Enjoy and those fish and chips are good cheers les
ReplyDeleteLooks like you are really enjoying your company and some great food as well.
ReplyDeleteWho cares about the weather when you're eating as well as you guys are!
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Love the pictures! We knew it would be a great reunion for you four and fun for you and Norma to show them around your beautiful neck of the woods. Cheers!
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