Vancouver's Visit




On route to the East Coast to deliver some Spirit Us Wilderness and Remote First Aid programming Peter and Shari made a stop in Montreal for a visit. Also along for the road, Andrea. After getting here later in the evening with a power outage. What better people to have as company. Fondu dinner, candle light and always great conversation with this gang. It was the first time I had seen Peter since we trek across Canada back in December 2007. Many of the images from the Canada Catalogue  are from that very trip. With them followed the sunshine. Montreal had been under rainy sky for some time. But, waking up the next morning to beautiful weather got the legs moving for a long walk all over the city, visiting many of the different areas by foot and Metro. Because, as you know, there’s no better ways to visit the island. Here are some of the images shot that day. They have also been added to the Montréal Catalogue. Be sure to check out Spirit Us. These guys are not only a whole lot of fun, but they really know what they’re talking about.






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