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Vancouver, BC

Place 72 – Day 473: Vancouver, BC – Buying Ourselves Gifts

Kim & Curtis Hale

We woke up at the same time as yesterday and had some cinnamon buns for breakfast.

We had a pretty lazy start to the day and then we got some cleaning done.

After cleaning, we drove out to do the shop. Apparently, it was the day for everyone to shop, as it was super busy!

We picked up some small dehumidifiers from Canadian Tire, then we went to Winners and bought ourselves some Christmas gifts! We only had one thing we each wanted, so we just went and bought them (lounge trousers) and we’ll have them to use on Christmas day.

We finished that and then did the weekly food shop. We didn’t get too much so it didn’t take very long.

We got back home and Kim made a terrific roast, just like we had last week. Curtis went and got a pre cooked whole chicken from the store down the road and we had that with it too. We have a lot of leftovers for us over the next few days!

Once we ate, we tidied up and took the bins down.

We did a bit more cleaning then we relaxed for the evening, playing some games, watching TV and Kim did a facemask and had a bath!

Curtis is back to working this week, but he’s actually quite looking forward to it.

This Time Last Year!

Mr & Mrs Hale

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Vancouver, BC

Place 72 – Day 385: Vancouver, BC – Grouse Grind, Bears & Dead Battery!

Kim & Curtis Hale

Grouse Grind

We were up at 08:30 and had some egg on toast for breakfast.

After breakfast, we got ready and then Curtis went down to the drug store to get Mars bars and Red Bull.

We then left the apartment and went down to the car to drive up to Grouse Mountain!

We got to the mountain and started making our way up. The Grouse Grind is notorious for being pretty tough, with its 2000+ stairs (plus rocks to climb up etc) & 2 hour completion time!

We started the hike and saw a squirrel right away, which was a great start!

The further up we got, the more challenging it became and we did have to stop quite a few times to regain our breath and stamina.

Towards the end, we got into the clouds and could even see them moving around us.

We eventually got to the top in just 1 hour 20 minutes, which we were very happy with!

Bears!

At the top, there are a few things to do, such as food, drink, disc golf and a bear enclosure!

We obviously had to go and see the bears, so we did just that.

We spent a while looking at the bears and they were pretty active. One of them even had a bath!

Once we were done with the bears, we walked to grab a quick beer before heading down on the gondola!

The beer was perfectly refreshing and just what we needed.

After such as awesome day, we got in the distanced gondola and made our way to the bottom of the mountain.

Once we got there, there was a Starbucks, so we grabbed a coffee and went to the car.

Dead Battery

Once we got in the car, we tried to start it and nothing happened!

Turns out, the battery had died, but we hadn’t left anything on so it must have been it’s time.

We eventually found a tow company that could come and help us, but after we scheduled with them, a couple said they would help jump start us and that worked perfectly, so we cancelled the tow truck and drove to Canadian Tire to get the battery changed!

We got that booked in and had to wait about 30/40 minutes for that to be swapped over, so we did a bit of shopping.

We got a wok which we’ve wanted for a while and then went to the liquor store to get some beer for tonight, which we needed for sure!

We got our car and headed back home.

First Ever Poutine!

We showered when we got home and then ordered some food.

We wanted to try poutine for the first time, so we ordered a burger each with a side ceasar salad each and a side of poutine and some sweet potato fries.

We watched the film ‘love Guaranteed’ which wasn’t great, but was something to watch.

We played some more Tony Hawk Skateboarding and watched a bit more TV but we were very tired after our long hike!

This Time Last Year!

Mr & Mrs Hale

Vancouver, BC

Place 72 – Day 273: Vancouver, BC – Last Remaining Things

Kim & Curtis Hale

We got up and had some breakfast, just some scrambled eggs and hash browns.

Curtis got to use his new Aeropress coffee maker, which was well worth it! Excellent coffee!

We then got ready for the day and headed down to the garbage disposal area and then up to our storage locker, to put a few things in there.

We then jumped in the car and drove to our old apartment to get a few things we forgot!

We picked up our cereal and some clothes we had hung up, as well as our bath mat and entrance mat.

We left there and went to Canadian Tire where Kim got some stuff for work and we also bought ourselves some cotton facemasks so we don’t have to keep using disposable ones.

We had to line up for that and then once we were done we lined up to enter the supermarket.

We got our shop done and drove back home.

Once we got home we did a few things around the apartment. We put all our clothes away and got some things moved around to the right place.

We had also listed our old bed frame for sale so were responding to people about that, too.

We made katsu curry for dinner. Most was fresh but the sauce was packaged as we bought it a while ago so had to use it.

Kim breaded the chicken and fried it and we had it with potato and onion cooked in the sauce with some rice.

It wasn’t amazing, a little bland, but next time we know what to do!

We finished that up and then watched another Middleditch & Schwartz which is a very funny improv standup comedy show.

We did that and then Kim made cookies!

This Time Last Year!

Mr & Mrs Hale

Vancouver, BC

Place 72 – Day 209: Vancouver, BC – The Tree Is Up!

Kim & Curtis Hale

Morning Pole

Kim went out to pole right away in the morning. She was really excited to try a few moves that she was yet to try, and she got some more moves sorted and put together that she may be able to use for a routine!

Curtis did the laundry whilst Kim was out and it felt like a productive morning.

Coffee With A Friend

Kim got back but went right back out again, for a coffee with a friend from pole.

Once Kim was done with her coffee, which she got to chat about a lot of things with her new friend which was great.

An Iron & Bulbs

We went to get some food dinner, but also stopped at Canadian Tire as we finally need to buy an iron for us to use when we go to Kim’s Holiday party. We also got some lightbulbs as we need to replace a few in our apartment.

We got back home after getting all we needed to and replaced the bulbs we needed to and then we did a bit more laundry.

Veggie Roast

We watched some TV and then decided we wanted to make food, so Kim did just that.

We had a veggie roast again, because that’s proper Sunday food!

The food was delicious, as ever.

Tree Is Up!

We put up the Christmas tree, and put some decorations on it.

We haven’t finished yet, but it’s pretty much done…It looks a bit like a Christmas tree!

Messy Lunch Fail

We watched more TV, most notably the Last Leg.

Curtis made lunches, and originally Kim was going to have leftovers from tonight, so Curtis put some in a pot and went to put it in the fridge. As he did so, it somehow opened and dropped from his hand, throwing all the food inside the fridge!

Due to this, we had to take a shelf out and 2 draws and clean it. It was probably overdue anyway, so was good to get done.

This Time Last Year!

Mr & Mrs Hale