A quick trip to the Delta Kananaskis Lodge. They’re doing some construction so it was a bit challenging finding the lobby.
Went for a little walk around the trails around the hotel and got some nice photos of the mountains with a fresh coat of snow.
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Urban Forest Walk
A sunny day on Sunday so went for a quick walk in Sunnyside Acres Urban Forest Park in South Surrey. There was still quite a bit of snow but it made for some nice photos.
Around town Winter 2016/17
Some random photos from around Vancouver over the past few months, including a work day trip to Vancouver Island.
Boundary Bay Walk
Went to Boundary Bay on Sunday for a bit of a walk and a chance to take some photos. Encountered a number of bird photographers, which cued me to some smaller birds in trees I would not have noticed.
There was a large group of snow geese hanging out in a field so I had am opportunity to test out my zoom feature on my camera. Spent about three hours walking and taking photos in the non rainy weather. Below are some photos of the walk.
Bowen Island Hike
Decided to check out a local hike with a hiking group. Â Met up with the group at the ferry to Bowen Island for our day trip to hike Mount Gardner. Â The weather was almost sunny in Surrey but was overcast at the ferry terminal.
The ferry was a quick 20 minute trip to Snug Cove. Â After the ferry docked we had a couple of kilometer walk to the trail head. Â The weather was a bit wet but not really raining, just kind of misty.
Not too bad of a hike but ended up stopping about 20 minutes from the top as the rocks were slippery and I was feeling out of shape after sitting around the last month since returning from India. Â Had my lunch and waited for the rest of the group and then headed back down. Â Here are some photos from the hike:
Counting down until the next trip!Â
All booked for my next trip in April to China to walk along some more rural parts of the Great Wall. Details of the trip can be found here: Exodus Travel’s Walking the Great Wall.
India 2016 photos updated!
I have now finally managed to upload all of my photos from my trip to India.  The album can be found here.
I have also included a photo browser below:
Monday September 12 – Jaipur
Woke up around 7:00 today and got ready for a day of touring around Jaipur. Had a bit of breakfast in the hotel and then met my guide and driver.
We made a brief stop to take a photo of the Wind Palace, which is a nicely designed red colored building in the town area. We then proceeded on to the Amber Palace, which is at the top of a hill overlooking Jaipur.
We toured around the Amber Palace. This guide was good and provided a good mix of information and time for me to take photos. After the Amber Palace we carried on to the observatory where there were a number of large instruments for telling the time and making astrological predictions.
We then visited the City Palace for another detailed tour. Stopped for lunch and then visited a couple of workshops for textiles and gems. Didn’t buy any jewelry but did buy a couple of custom made tunics, which they will apparently deliver to my hotel by 9 tonight.
Then headed back to the hotel to try and get the blogs up to date. Managed to get most of them posted! Then went for a pre-dinner drink on the rooftop bar. After the drink headed to my room for a brief stop before dinner and got a call that my order had arrived. Went down to collect the items and turn back up to the room to try them on – fit well and they turned out pretty good!
Went for dinner and had a quick bite before heading back to the room to pack and get to bed early as I have to leave the hotel at 5:15 tomorrow for my train to Delhi.
Sunday September 11 – Agra to Jaipur
Woke up and grabbed some breakfast (mostly donuts) before meeting my driver for the ride to Jaipur.
On the way we stopped at Fatehpur Sikri, where a guide provided me with a tour of the remains of a Mughal capital, which was apparently abandoned after a few short years due to the lack of drinking water. The ruins were pretty impressive considering I had never heard of the site and that it was only used for a few years. It was pretty warm out and my attention span was not particularly long so I was getting a bit impatient by the end of the tour.
We stopped for lunch and I had some rice, which was not particularly good. My driver and me headed on towards Jaipur. The driver suggested a stop at the Step Well, which I googled and decided was worth a stop for a photo. Didn’t have a guide but got out and took a few photos of the impressive geometric architecture, reminiscent of an Escher print.
We then continued on towards Jaipur. I could definitely feel the cough coming on – not sure if it was a cold coming on our just the air quality. Got to Jaipur in midafternoon and decided to take it easy the rest of the day. Relaxed in my room for a bit and then had a pre-dinner beer on the hotel’s rooftop patio. Drank my beer, watched the sunset and listened to some peacocks squawk from a cell tower beside the hotel.
Then headed to the restaurant for a quick dinner. Had some chili chicken and fries. After dinner went to bed to prepare for the day of sightseeing in Jaipur tomorrow.
Saturday September 10 – Delhi to Agra
Had to wake up early to check out and get my car to Agra. Met the the driver after a quick breakfast and headed to Agra. Definitely started to notice the air quality a bit more and started coughing on the way.
Got to Agra before lunch and had a quick bite at the hotel and then relaxed for a bit until my guide arrived at 3. Fell asleep but woke up when they arrived – too late of a night in Delhi last night.
Toured the Red Fort first and managed to get some okay photos bit it was pretty crowded and hot so I wasn’t lingering around too much. After the Red Fort we went to the Taj Mahal, which was also cro0ed. Toured around and managed to get some decent photos – was only a bit of scaffolding. Also got some cheesy photos of myself taken by some onsite photographer – not sure what I’ll do with those…
After the sightseeing went back to the hotel and had some pasta for dinner – didn’t want to order a bunch of dishes so the pasta was easy. Then went to the room to attempt to upload some blogs and photos but the wifi wasn’t very fast. Off to bed so I can get ready for a day of traveling to Jaipur tomorrow. At least the car isn’t coming until 8 so I can sleep in a bit.