Great Place To Hang Out!

Vancouver finally has Happy Hours, and last night we indulged.  Blackbird is this great place, with an amazing atmosphere in the heart of the financial district.  With great food and $1.50 oysters between 3-6pm, how could we not check it out? 

I will admit I had two plates and could have had a third, they were so delicious.  We had a good turnout, brand new members, some that had been missing in action for a bit and even a member from Atlanta Georgia visiting for the week.  Great conversation and even a local musician that played the saxophone, bass guitar and sang!!  What a treat!!  Totally a great place to hang out and relax for a midweek mingle.  We will for sure be going back! Events and Adventures Vancouver

Making Good Friends!

I always talk about the great relationships that are formed through the club, while I know of many solid relationships that have been sparked by Events & Adventures, I also know of other amazing friendships and “fast friends”.  While we live in different areas of the city it is amazing how liking the same activities bring people together, in the most natural way.  Last week someone I consider a brother came to visit and even wanted me to meet his mom.  I have met so many amazing people that I would consider closer than some family through this club, and although I don’t need to be serenaded on a road trip by really bad vocals,  the thought of going on the next road trip with a couple of people is always on my mind.  AS we approach thanksgiving here in Canada, there is a bunch of us going stateside to celebrate with our ‘Merican friends that we have also met through E&A events.  It’s a time to really be thankful that we have stepped out of comfort zones and really met people that we are supposed to have surrounding us.  Well how cheesy does that sound...It’s all true!!!  I can’t wait for another epic weekend.  Let another road trip begin.
Events and Adventures Vancouver

Summer Salsa Cruise

Many  of us in Vancouver love the feeling of always feeling like tourists in our own city.  Enjoying the fact that almost everywhere we go something is always changing and there are new sights to see.  Saturday was one of those days when a group of 30 of us were able to board the MV Brittania for the last summer salsa cruise of the season.  On the water with the goegeous lights of our city.  Three levels of Music and dancing and surrounded by friends.   It was incredible. New friendships made and so many laughs. Cant wait to do it again next summer:)
Events and Adventures Vancouver
 

A Wicked Good Labour Day Weekend.

What do you get when you take two hosts, and almost forty members from Seattle and Vancouver?  A wicked good Labour Day Weekend.  We camped our hearts out just this past weekend, and despite some early morning showers, we had the most excellent time possible.  With great people, lots of food, and a serene camping ground just for us, the possibilities were endless.  Local Wineries, Whale Watching, Electricity Museum with a voltage cage, Volleyball, Horseshoes, & campfires of course!  We had a blast and more!  The most peaceful of areas in the middle of both cities in Skagit County.  I have never played the telephone game with so many people, there were laughs and games all night long around many fires and the last night one giant, newly made firepit!  It was truly an awesome send off to an awesome summer of new and old friends, and much more fun to come!
Events and Adventures Vancouver

Another Amazing E&A Grand Canyon Trip!

Where to start.  A saying I  use often when explaining the relationships that happen with Events & Adventures, is “fast friends”.  We meet people everyday but when you get to live and experience like things with a small group of people, it’s amazing the bond that develops. Meeting amazing new friends in Vegas, who knew that we would grow close and never want the trip to end.   We cruised the strip on Thursday night and then headed for an unforgettable charter plane ride to the Bar 10 Ranch. Horseback rides, skeet shooting, an ATV adventure, literally I rode back at night with no headlights...a cowboy show and sleeping under the stars. Up early for a helicopter ride into the canyon to catch our raft.  In just 24 hours some of us had so many firsts.  A true testament to the trip of a lifetime, “bucket list” adventure.  3 days in the magnificent canyon with the greatest people, hiking and taking rapids, with endless laughter and friendship.  It’s been a shock to come  back to the lives that we live after such an awesome trip and vacation that was only 5 days long but a lifetime of conversation and memories.  ...AMAZEBALLS IS AN UNDERSTATEMENT!!

 Events and Adventures Vancouver

Another Amazing Weekend With Events and Adventures Vancouver!

What an amazing long weekend we just had in Vancouver.  Starting with a terrific Icebreaker & Games night turnout.  We played board games and laughed the night away, even though we are in the middle of a glorious weather streak.  Saturday was RAD, as a bunch of us got suited up in our whitest clothes, to get them covered in coloured cornstarch at one of the funnest 5k’s ever!!  Color Me Rad, is a charity run that helps local charities, today was just a blast!! Covered from head to toe in Colour some of us even went to the next event, for a potluck and a day on the beach to wash it off in the ocean & take in the fireworks. The friends, food & fireworks were an awesome way to spend a beautiful Saturday Night in the the city!
Events and Adventures Vancouver

We Got To Run Off A Perfectly Good Mountain!

Last Sunday marked a milestone for a small group of member’s from our Vancouver club.  Despite waiting for the clouds to dissipate while building anticipation, we all got to run off a perfectly good mountain, to soar like eagles.  It’s pretty amazing getting to see people burst through personal boundaries and see them do things they never thought they would ever be able to.  Standing atop Mt Woodside on the weekend, and waiting for those perfect winds, we all did just that.  The last two flights of the day weren’t the most perfect landings, but we made it, and flying over the Fraser river and taking in the sights, even doing some crazy aerobatics, made the day all worth it.  I can’t wait to fly again! Events and Adventures Vancouver