Apologies for yet another bandwagon bail with the blog. Now that the insanities of June have been set aside, I think I've managed to climb back on. For now, anyway.
Another family outing to explore our incredible natural surroundings took us to Cascade Falls in Mission on Victoria Day Monday. The kids, bemoaning the fact that we had to be outdoors, hiking in the drizzling rain, traipsing on a rocky trail to see nothing more than some trees and a waterfall, would have much preferred to stay home and be entertained by their iPad screens all day long.
But the idea of meeting up with fun friends generated some incentive for them to move their tushies off the couch and into the van. It was a damp and misty morning, but the weather did nothing to detract from the beauty of these forested falls, tucked away from monotony of city life, and wifi.
Oh it was so incredibly breath-taking.
The sound of the water, the woodsy scent of the cedars, and the fresh, clean, mountain air.
The kids managed to make their own fun. From veering slightly off-trail and finding giant banana slugs, to tossing heavy rocks and rotting wood planks from the bridge, then watching with glee as they bounced and smashed on the jagged riverbed below.
It was a good, good day. Full of laugher and imagination. And of course, a stop at Starbucks is always icing on the cake... or for these Starbucksaholics... the extra whip on your frappuccino.
Our day ended with some good old-fashioned 10-pin bowling. At a rather hard-to-find and very dated 70's joint in downtown Pitt. Where these bowling ballheads definitely had much more fun together than their iPads could ever promise!
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