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Just about as boring as a slide show, but if you're keen to see some video, look here.

This is it

Well, here are the last lot of photos for the blog. Sure there are more floating around, but you'll have to see us in person to get the lot, or just be satisfied with the stories we tell. A bunch will be going on Facebook so if you can't get enough of us, have a look there too.

Sopho and Josh moved to the apartment next door, bigger and better with a familiar view that looked particularly awesome on this day:

Sopho being the bestest hostess around. Ice cream, cherry ripe and yes...booze

Our home for a few weeks, the 2 windows on the bottom left. It snowed for the last 3 days that we were in Van. Locals whinged but it was pretty exciting for us. Snowflakes as big as cotton balls. Never seen anything like it.

Josh and Sopho took us to eat the best burgers in Vancouver. Chips, cheese, gravy and onion rings weren't bad either.

The boys went out to an indoor skate park party (owned by an Aussie), saw the China Creeps play and took some nice B&W that makes it look like the early days of punk.

Nice shot of downtown Vancouver on our last day. The sun also decided to come out for once.

Last drinks at Boneta.

Art by Duncan MacCallum

Just around the corner - Blood Alley. Apparently the most haunted spot in Vancouver, there are a few stories about this spot, surrounding butchers used to hose blood into the alley at the end of each day, public executions were held here, murders, muggings...

Now it's just crackies fishing from bins. But seriously the whole Gastown area is pretty cool, we spend a bunch of our time here. Not long before this photo was taken, there was a fella dancing around half naked.

Last meal - wings! 

Bye cracky bike! Take good care of it Yass.

Airport goodbyes.

So, that's the end of it. Thanks for watching. Vids will be uploaded on Youtube...We'll prob hang on to the blog for the next holiday adventure. Until then, see ya!

Toss The Sophie

Here's some action - Dre introducing the game to Josh

Andre and Neil of Boneta playing "Toss The Sophie" this pic is priceless

We ate Vancouver

Van family made sure we ate and drank well.

By far our fave was Boneta - food and drink to die for. Wish we got more time to spend at Chambar, but we still made it the first night we were in town, food and drinks were incredible.

Other spots we grazed and sipped (in no paticular order):

Sopho and Josh took us to Salt. YUM!

It's getting great reviews with a few whingers saying that the location in Blood Alley is no good. I think that's all part of the fun.

Shebeen Whisky House - Sample some of the finest.

The Greedy Pig - late night drop ins

The Cascade Room - cocktails aplenty

And then...

We just got back in the door. Not to worry, the blog hasn't ended yet, we've still got a bunch of pics to upload. I'll give it a go when I don't have jet lag brain.

Anyone trying to call me, sorry but Vodafone has screwed up again. Hoping to be up and running tomorrow.

Bon Voyage!

It is certain that blogger hates me, just this blog though because Mayoress seems fine. Again, I can't upload any pics but I'll give it another go after lunch.

Our Van time is coming to an end which is a bit sad. A part of me wishes we spent less time at the snow and more time in Vancouver, which is a massive statement if you know how much the snow means to me.

The time we've spent here has been fantastic and quite unexpected. This is the kind of growth that you're meant to get on your gap year, when you're 18, traveling, experiencing new stuff and making changes in your life. I think I speak for all of us when I say that seeing our friends here being so successful and working so hard has been an inspiration. We're all coming back to Melbs a little changed for the better, we're going to work a bit harder - 2008 is going to be a big year.

I'm going to miss Van heaps - the homeless guy out the front that asks if we have mail and lets us know he's looking out for it (people think we are living in the building now...if only), the guy at the coffee shop that pretends he's going to steal my coffee, seeing the mountains towering over downtown, crackies singing to us on the street (it's not like the angry icies at home), Gastown, the corner of 12th and Granville, sweltering 9 degree weather, CHEAP cab rides - cabbies that know where they're going and will be delighted to pick you up even if it's a tiny fare, snowfalls in the city, Environmentally aware people - they recycle like mad here, Gas town, Boneta, Chambar and especially our old and new friends that we're leaving behind. Most importantly, Sopho, Josh, Anna - thanks for having us,  putting us up and putting up with us. Brand, Nico, Rhek and the Boneta crew, we'll all be taking a little piece of all of you back home.

I won't miss - OK coffee and the dark side of the city that was so desperate to have the 2010 Winter Olympics and are busting to put up new condo's and all sorts of other infrastructure but refuse to house the 11,ooo homeless, most of which sleep outside in downtown Van.

We'll see you guys soon...anyone heading to the Dunk launch at Provider on Tuesday? Gimmie a call, I'll let you know if the jet lag allows us to head out.

x

WTF?

Man sentenced after claiming what!?

Every day feels like the weekend

Blogger is killing me, but I'm keeping at it. Haven't been doing much touristy stuff here, mainly a little shopping and lots of eating and drinking. I'm wishing we had another few weeks here, we've been having way too much fun and now we're running out of time. I think a summer trip to VanCity is in order...

Not summer. It's been unseasonably cold here, hovering around 5 and 9 degrees. I wish I had another jacket and Mexi wishes his wasn't stolen.

This is how they buff in Van

Meicouver. Our night out at the Lamplighter we wished Soph D was there, it would have been even more fun (I had drinks for you though, Soph)

The lovely Nico

The boys - Mexi, Rhek, Brand

Rhek's new photo face

Oooh tasty shoes!

Pee pee alley

More flicks from around town...

Ha ha. Dooma, are you reading this?

Where do you live? Oh, I live on Leg-In-Boot Square.

The freshest toilets in Gastown - mouthwash and all at Guu Japanese restaurant. How trustworthy is mouthwash in a public loo? Probably not very.

We were heading home after dinner, all too tired and ready for bed. Someone decided that we should have, "1 more drink..." So it was off to the Greedy Pig. They were closed, but were nice enough to open up after we rattled the gates out front. They were also nice enough to play AC/DC who are coincidentally recording in Van at the moment.

Steph and Anna

Nicole, Sopho - cuteness

Some guys

Ryan and our '1 more drink' aka '4 more pints.

My fave photo sequence ever. Feat. Josh, Nicole, Brand and Sopho

Poor Sopho got knocked onto the floor at least 2 times. I had first go

Ohhh, we've seen that face before. Beer face.

Anna hailing us a cab

More Gastown Japanese. This ish looks pretty exciting!

"Closed - Waiting for stock" Hmmmm

It snowed yesterday. Just like when you get those quick but severe thunderstorms at home. We had the thunder and lightning and were pelted with snow with the consistency of huge bird poo's (anyone remember the Paul Jennings story 'birdsdo?' It was exactly like that). Mex thought it would be a good idea to ride home.