We love Canada

Another sunny day in Sudden Valley but overcast and foggy in town and all the way into Vancouver. Alex wanted to take a look at a couple sailing boats so we made a day of it. We stopped in Ladner to look at a pretty wooden boat. If we must own a boat then I wouldn't mind if it were this one - although Alex thought it was overpriced. It has a lot of character and the man selling it has even more.

His name is Will and he seems to be a woodworker. He built his float home and refurbishes wood boats. I wish I would have taken pictures BUT with the magic of the Internet (and also because Will is selling) you can see it right here. We introduced the kids and Cole impetuously said his name wasn't Cole but instead was Arrow (He's insisted his name is Arrow for a month or more). Cole thinks we should call Audrey "Bow". For the entire time we visited, Will addressed him respectfully as Arrow. Cole had a grand time climbing and exploring the two boats Will has for sale. One a Hinkley 34 Sloop



and the other an old fishing boat.



Alex then dropped Cole and I off at the science museum while he and Audrey went to look at the other boat in West Van. We made a Ring Wing Glider in the "Contraption Corner." Here are some instructions.



Cole played with a computer program called Kaleidodraw. He is attracted to anything involving a screen.



Next we checked out a LEGO exhibit that I thought was amazing.













They had bins of LEGO out to make cars for racing down a ramp.



The place was a zoo, however, and Cole was too intimidated to try to make a car. So he sat in the DUPLO model of a car instead.



A trip to Science World is not complete without a visit to the giant hamburger. Inside the giant hamburger they play videos about farming and what goes into the making of a hamburger. The draw for Cole is a Star Wars spoof called Store Wars: The Organic Rebellion. In this video organic rebels Obi Wan Cannoli, Cuke Skywalker, and Princess Lettuce fight against the evil Lord Tater and the Dark Side of the Farm.