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Hypothermic Fun

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I wanted to do two posts in a row so that I don't leave on a sad-oh-woe-is-me note. There's a post that I never got to do about my recent British Columbia vacation because I lost ALL OF MY PICTURES. So thanks to the internet and Louis' kids that sent me what they had, I wanted to post one of my most favoritest (yes, it's a word) parts of the vacation!! It was a tour organized through Jamie's Whale Watching . First they gave us these awesome suits that kept us warm. It was a warmish day, maybe +20*C, but we were going on the water and it was overcast, so I loved the suits. They also work as floatation devises.....just in case. For just over an hour we watched seals, sealions, and whales. It is SO HARD to get a good picture of a whale!!! We saw quite a few and even got close enough to "smell" the spray of the whale. They smell really bad actually!!  We got to a island and started a fourty minute hike.  Most of the hike was paved in wood. A l...

British Columbia Summer 2011

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