Friends visiting and Sunshine Coast part1

Dagmar and Wolfgang, friends from Berlin and Hanover, came to visit us this summer. They first went camping on Vancouver Island with Astrid, another friend from Berlin, and spent their last week with us exploring Vancouver and the Sunshine Coast.


First we introduced them to good canadian beer, especially Pale Ale, from microbreweries like Granville Island brewery and Okanagan Spring.


We were very fortunate to be able to stay in Duncans house in Robert's Creek at the Sunshine Coast for three days (Thank you so much Duncan and Denise). We made good use of the open and well equipped kitchen, played Carcassonne and enjoyed waking up with a terrific view of the forest.




Pender Hill with a scenic view after a half hour hike through Arbutus trees.




We took our barbeque and groceries down to the beach and make beef and buffalo burger "all you can eat". When we ran out of burger buns we improvided with toast. Another good thing about a remote place like the Robert's Creek beach is, that you can drink beer in public without beeing disturbed by the police as it can happen at Kits beach in Vancouver.


The twilight athmosphere on the ferry back to Roberts Creek after a day of exploring was wonderful despite the chilly wind.






Not minding the rain on the next morning we had to take care of the almost 5 pounds of blackberries we had picked the day before. We decided to make scones and cook jam with the rest. The result were 6 glasses of jam and yummy scones for us and the hosts.


Back in Vancouver we went to our favourite next door Sushi place "Kibune" for delicious sashimi and maki.