Cindy

Niece and uncle...

Slugging down at the 2014 Shellfish festival C'Town.

What a whirlwind trip it was too! 

Her accommodations left something to be desired!

Working in the northern reaches of Alberta on the massive Imperial Oil (Esso) tar sands plant, living for the most part in a camp like atmosphere, a chance to get away and fly to the east coast for a visit was much

Classic pose at Trout river.

appreciated by all of us. 



I have three nieces, Liz, Margaret (Maggie) and Cindy.  All live in the west.  Over the years with jobs/business/marriages/divorces... we have not seen much of one another.  For those of you that have never driven/ridden across this country it would be hard to understand the vastness of Canada.

Old Charley Town.

Could almost be sisters eh :)

None of us are wealthy people so flying for the most part has been out of the question.  Imagine the surprise we got when the email announcing her arrival, arrived!

Old parliament house

150 years ago the basis of Canada was formed here.

trying to get directions in CT can be problematic...

We knew it was going to be a very short few days, and she wanted to cover a lot of ground so it was gonna be hectic.

And it was...

We spent one whole day riding my two XT bikes, the 600 and 225, the mate of which Cindy now owns back home in BC.  We spent a day tooling around C' Town taking in a self guided (well, with Brenda reading the brochure) walking tour that resulted in retreating to a very funky little cafe during a downpour.

"There's a beagle, and a Siamese, and a doberman..."

A wind swept Cabot park

The big highlight for Cindy was the shellfish festival and chef Michael Smith, who entertained us with his version of "how to cook and serve lobster"  Okay its true, my favorite part was the bike ride but hey... each to her own right.

Having a cafe to get out of the rain

Her Hero on stage.

Before you could crack a knuckle... she was on the ferry and gone. 

If I didn't have the photos, I'd a thought it was a dream.

Even a birthday wish for Dad back in BC.

Having the time of her life...