We were invited to come spend time on the Island for a few days since it was Bronwyn's dads birthday. We got to meet a lot of her family and we camped out in Dennis' backyard, which was all forest! After the fun birthday party, we went out to see some awesome waterfalls.
First we hiked to the Upper falls. Do you see Jai in the picture??
And here is the lower falls, but you can't really see much of it, due to the giant rock in front of it.
After hanging out at the waterfalls for a while, Bronwyn and her dad picked us up and took us over to Coombs, a small town on the island where they have
goats on the roof.
We checked out the country market and got some delicious ice cream from the local shop. Then we headed back to the house to go for a hike and a swim. Right behind Dennis' house were trails running along The Englishman River. Little did we know that we would find the BEST CLIFF JUMPING SPOT EVER!!! About forty feet high, this cliff had a perfect little step on the ledge for hurling yourself out, and the water below was so deep, you couldn't hold your breath long enough to get all the way to the bottom and back up.
Let's compare splashes, shall we? You might have to put on your glasses to see the mid-air jump shots in these.
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| Jai was first to jump |
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| And here is his pathetic splash! hee hee |
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| I was next up... |
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| And I won the biggest splash prize!!! A sore butt! |
The moral of this story is, always look for deep waters and high cliffs because this is REALLY fun. But make sure to straighten out those legs and feet, or else you WILL get slapped by mother nature. And it WILL hurt. A lot. I got slapped real hard in the butt by The Englishman River after landing the 40 foot fall. I could hardly walk at first, and a month later, I still can't sit directly on the tailbone...but I'm here to tell ya, it was worth it! But please, do learn from my mistakes.
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| Mountain, Me, Bronwyn, and Jai |
After a long and painfully hilarious car ride to the ferry, we posed for a group photo. Thankfully, the ferry to and from the island is so big, it didn't make me sick. But unfortunately, I couldn't sit down the entire ride. I wouldn't be sitting down for quite a while.
So we hung out on the deck for awhile, not wanting to think about leaving Vancouver...
Before we headed back out to live life on the road, we had to make those guys some delicious dinner!
We feasted on the best tacos in the world and talked and played games. We had such a grand time in Vancouver. Jai and Bronwyn (aka, Mr and Mrs Bean) treated us like royalty and let us stay until I felt well enough to ride again. When that day came, it was so very sad. But look at how tiny I packed my panties!!
Now, that's nothing to be sad about!
So, the morning we left we had to get a good photo with Mim's younger brother. Jai made us a gift that was just the best thing I could've ever gotten. We never imagined this. He made us a trophy. It had two motorcycles ontop and reads, Mountain Smith, Danielle Keady, Motorbike Champs, 2013.
Thank you Mr. and Mrs. Bean for the trophy, for your friendship, for sharing your home with us, for cooking tasty meals for us, and for being so wonderful and awesome. We love you guys.
