Yes, I know, I'm a slacker. I realize it's been quite some time since my last post. But since the focus of my blog is supposed to be about Vancouver I didn't really have much to write about since I was in California. True I could have blathered on about updates concerning health care (I finally found a doctor) or could have mentioned the bomb threats that shut down UBC but I didn't.

Instead I'm going to fill you in on my little trip to sunnier weather. California was great. The weather was warm, the beaches pretty, family and friends are doing well. I met a bunch of new people, played poker (came in third), went hiking (twice), went on a photo outing, ate a Balboa bar on Balboa Island, walked the Hermosa Beach strand, ate sushi (twice), went to the Huntington Library, scanned in photos from the 1930s and 40s of my grandmother growing up, but most of all I got to spend quality time with a good friend as well as my mom and dad.

Pictures below.