Steveston

Steveston is a little fishing village in the southern part of Richmond. It has with quaint, village feel. It was a great place to spend the afternoon.

English Bay

English Bay is on the west side of downtown Vancouver. I took these pictures along the beach and sea wall that runs at the edge of downtown on English Bay. What a great evening!

Stanley Park

Stanley Park is this huge urban park in Vancouver. It is completely surrounded by the ocean, with an amazing sea wall to walk around. Several years ago there was a massive wind storm that destroyed many of the trees in the park - it was quite the sight to see (as I had not been there since the storm). However, the park still hasn't lost any of it's beauty.

Mile High Lodge

I went with my Dad on a great fishing trip to Mile High Lodge. A great area on the shore of a beautiful lake in the Southern Interior of British Columbia. The weather was great, and we even managed to catch some fish!

Victoria

I went with my mom to tour the Provincial capital of Victoria. The weather was great!

Ketchup Chips in a Box

In case anyone didn't believe me... Yes, ketchup-flavoured chips are very popular in Canada. More importantly, though, you can buy them in a box. Within this box are two plastic bags containing the chips. Don't ask me why, it's just the way it is.

White Rock, British Columbia

Toronto, Ontario

Toronto is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario. It is located on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. With over 2.5 million residents in the city limits, and over 5.5 million in the metro area, Toronto it is the fifth-most populous city in North America.

African Lion Safari

Melinda and I met her parents and brother at "African Lion Safari", which is this amazing wildlife park/zoo/conservatory in Southwestern Ontario. You drive through the park and the animals are free to roam amongst you. Many of these animals I had never really seen so up close. Word of warning, though, beware of the monkeys! (You might be missing a sideview mirror by the end of the trip).

Canada Day

Canada Day ("Fête du Canada" in French) is Canada's national day, celebrating the anniversary of the July 1, 1867 enactment of the British North America Act of 1867. Similar in spirit to July 4th's Independence Day in the United States, Canada Day celebrates the day which united Canada as a single country of four provinces.

I got the chance to celebrate Canada Day in the nation's capital of Ottawa. It was a great time. The whole city was transformed into a essentially a big celebration. The beautiful buildings and streets of Ottawa were transformed into platforms for the hundreds of thousands of spectators and performers in the street.

Happy Birthday Canada!