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.
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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:)
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Beautiful Hike to the Top of Chief Mountain!

Just last weekend some of our members got a beautiful Hiking bug to the top of Chief Mountain in Squamish They braved the giant granite rock and even a downpour of rain but the views at the top were a remarkable reward for the time investment. The fun part starts about halfway to the peak when some of them stopped having to huff and puff.  Looking around at the beautiful surroundings of the beautiful forest only took their breath away again.  They ended up about 4 hour round trip with quite a few photo stops and a pretty solid lunch break on the top of the peak, just a  great time spent with friends to make you realize how amazing our Province really is. Beautiful BC! Events And Adventures Vancouver

Ready to Ramp It Up With Some Big Rapids?

 Our overnight camping along the Chilliwack river was fun. Enjoying tasty meals, campfire and camaraderie was terrific . On the Chilliwack Classic , you always have the option to walk around the biggest rapids. The Chilliwack Canyon is 14 km of nonstop Mild action ( Classic ) or the Extreme rafters with its monster rapid waves for hard core rafters. So many ways to get wet and have fun. Of course we needed to camp overnight and get our party on after a hard day on the river, so why not have a Toga party?  We weren’t the only ones camping over so there was lots of milling about and great campfires all over the resort .....Nothing makes you more tolerant of a neighbors noisy party than being there.  Fun had by all on three different rafting trips.  A mild and hard core group on Saturday and another group conquered the class 4 waves on Sunday!!  Amazing as always was the Staff at Chiliwack River Rafting and of course the amazing group of members we had from both the Seattle and Vancouver Clubs!Events And Adventures Vancouver

Canada Day!

While the rest of our E&A clubs get to enjoy a long weekend for July 4^th, we had our holiday smack in the middle of the week.  Most had to work on the Monday, but some were lucky enough to take an extra long weekend.  Canada Day was however just beautiful in Vancouver.  Sun beating down and festivities all around us, our group had an amazing day along the seawall, in Harbour Green Park.  Some of us took a walk around to the food trucks that were up the hill, others had lunch or dinner at the nearby restaurant, while some of us just say and enjoyed the sun and each others’ company all day, playing Croquet, cards, and even running through the water sprinklers. 

Ending the night with fireworks, it was a great day to celebrate Canada! Events and Adventures Vancouver

Getting Out Of The City....

One of my favourite things to do is get out of the city and the hustle of it, leave the noise behind, and just enjoy nature.  It’s pretty awesome that we are able to do just that within the city during the week as well.  Last night a group of almost 20 of us, ignored the rain clouds and headed to Deer Lake in Burnaby to do just that.  Situated low in the city, surrounded by highways and high rises, this lake is the ultimate inner city getaway.  Last night we even had some friendly ducks swim along with our boats, even a scary moment for one as they flew overhead and almost right into one member... talk about being close to nature...  Yes, there were some dark clouds, and we did get rained on, but as always those clouds break and out comes the sunshine.  Not too much of it but just enough to brighten the sky as we headed in and to a nearby pub, for some drinks, more conversation and much needed nourishment, after our hour and a half paddle.  Sure we tend to gather in the same little area of the lake and chat about all kinds of things, laugh and enjoy the sights, but there certainly is a little exercise happening.  It’s a great place to chill with great company on any day and last night certainly didn’t disappoint.  If you haven’t come out with us yet, join us next month when we head out on the water!! Hope to see you all there! Events And Adventures Vancouver

A Magical Place For Adults To Enjoy Science.....

Science World is a non-profit organization that engages British Columbians in science and inspires future science and technology leadership in our province.  However it is also a magical place for adults to enjoy science while there are no children in the building.  While After Dark happens almost bi-monthly, last Friday night they had max capacity of 1200 “big kids”  running amuck!!

Such an amazing time, our numbers just keep increasing each time we go.  Over 40 of us played with Lego (featured exhibit), crashed towers we just made, posed for silly pictures, played with balls on the water tables, and air walls and even played giant Jenga.  Everything is new again and t

e fun is endless.  There were also a couple of our members that participated in the shows, throwing balls to break a giant tower of blocks, and volunteered to be electrocuted, with the Static ball.  Watch for this on Calendars in the future, and be sure not to miss out on all of the FUN!! 

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Pub Jump Fun!

On Saturday night a group of us set out for a Commercial Drive Pub Jump.  With the first location and time emailed to all those that signed up, we indulged in some great appies at Havana and received a bonus 10% off our bills before heading to our next stop.  The Charlatan was only a block away so we all walked up together and they sat us in two long booths with mirrors surrounding us and the fun began to escalate...great conversation and so many laughs, and then even a drinking contest...we won’t say who won, but girl you did us proud!! Since  I only disclosed our next place as we were getting ready to leave, I figured it was a great time to play a round of the telephone game...So I started it...”Time for one last drink and then we are off to Falconetti’s”  What was said in between, I have no idea, but by the time it got back to me it was much shorter...” One more drink and we're gettin dirty”...What  a blast, it was a great group as usual, the venues were very accommodating, service and specials awesome, we even had a special drink made just for us a Falconetti’s which we rightfully names Pirate Love..way too much fun, thanks everybody for an amazing night!! Events And Adventures Vancouver

Who Wants To Join The Circus?

So much laughter and a little screaming...A super fun event was held at Circus West where we all got to try things that we never thought we could do!  Flying high on the trapeze and putting complete trust in our coach and each other, sounds easier than it actually is.  Adrenaline and using muscles that we never knew we had, climbing on top of each other and trying not to break.  Bouncing like popcorn on a tumble trampoline, climbing arial silks, juggling, and a human log roll were just some of things that had the group in fits of laughter and diving into position so that others wouldn’t fall.  So much fun, with another great group!! Events And Adventures Vancouver

10 Ways E&A Will Change Your Life....#1

New Blog Series ” 10 Ways E&A Will Change Your Life”

1. FEEL LIKE A KID

        When you are a kid making friends is easy.  You are constantly around other people in sports, school, your neighborhood, summer camp, cousins/family, band, church etc… that you constantly are able to talk and meet and play with people your age and of similar interests.  We take that, along with a million other things, for granted when we are young.  When we are adults and we move cities or become suddenly single for the first time in a long time we can feel very alone; sometimes for the first time ever.  Commute, work, eat, sleep-repeat becomes “life.”  That isn’t LIFE as we know it in E&A.  Every day offers a new adventure to us.  Every weekend is new chance to explore, be creative, to love people, to like, to fail, to get back up, to test my limits, to find my strengths, to face my weaknesses to meet new people and most importantly find out new things about ourselves.  E&A might make you feel like a kid again when we do fun things like Trampoline Dodgeball, Cosmic Bowling, High Ropes Course, Go Karting and other things…you might feel like a kid again but you will most certainly FEEL ALIVE again.

Stay tuned for 2-10 in Future Blog Posts, in the meantime lets get out there and have some fun! 

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