09.09.09 the day translink killed me

i hate translink bc. I spent half of my day in the transit or waiting for the transit to come…. about 5 hours.

gaargh~!

Family trip to Kewlona

Summer to-do list task #28: Go on a mini road trip. Check.

My family decided to go Kewlona because my sister wanted to go visit/hang out with her TWU classmates. Since her friend is somewhat hosting a mini get-together at her place in Kewlona, my sister wanted to go. My sister was supposed to get a ride from her classmate who lives in Vancouver, but ended up backing out. Since my parents did not really my sister to bus allll the way to Kewlona, my parents decided to drive her there.

My mom decided to make it a family trip, since shes been itching for a looong time for a small family vacation. Lala decided to tag along because my mom invited her. So it was the 6 of to Kewlona.

The trip to Kewlona took about 5 hours of driving, with a short stop-by at Home Depot.

There’s not really much to do in Kewlona. We only went to Downtown Kewlona. They had a beach there, since downtown was located at the edge of the land… similar to Steveston Village/Garry Point Park in Richmond. The beach there was pretty nice. It’s a looooot better looking that Garry Point Park, plus clearwater! *sigh* I wish Richmond would have something similar.

There’s not really much in downtown Kewlona  (or maybe we just didn’t research anything about Kewlona). We just walked around for a few hours. After that, we decided to go to The Grand Okanogan Hotel, where Winter Con was. My family decided to go the Casino area, since we haven’t been there before. The casino sucks, well… at least compared to Las Vegas standards. haha 

We didn’t go to any wineries because of the lack of time…. not that it matters to me, because I don’t drink. haha

All-in-all, the trip was not bad. Short trip, but it was pretty fun. We got to take some time off our “busy” lives and just chill. Good times. hehe =)

Vancouver Aquarium

Summer to-do list task #2: Vancouver Aquarium. Check.

I decided to go to Vancouver Aquarium since it was one of my summer to-do list, but also because the ticket prices are about to get jacked up for summer. Tourism Vancouver sure knows how to make money!! :@

I went with my sister, Jackie and Chris, since they were the only ones free. Since I planned for the trip, I decided to drive there as well. A somewhat common courtesy, but also because I wanted to try driving outside Richmond. I’ve been so secluded in Richmond, that I’m trying to step outside of my comfort zone one step at a time. It was my first time driving to Stanley Park area (Vancouver Aquarium is right beside the park), so I was a little scared … Thank goodness for GPS though, I didn’t get lost hehe.

I don’t really remember much about the trip, since I’m blogging about it 2 weeks late (*changed the blog entry date to appropriate day though)…  but the whole  trip there was pretty awesome. I got to see some pretty funky animals, and enjoy some shows…and of course, I got to see the sea otters. So frickin’ cute. I want one for a pet heheh…

Also, the Beluga whale apparently gave birth a few weeks back, so I was pretty lucky to see the baby beluga. It took awhile to get a chance to see the baby beluga though… there was a huuuuge line up, which took about 30-45 minutes. *Sigh* quite not worth the wait, but since we were there, why waste the opportunity??

After Vancouver Aquarium, we decided to head to FLO tea for a late lunch/snacks. Surprisingly, the restaurant looks pretty nice… not what I really expected since the place used to be a porn rental place. >_>

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