We have just finished our first week in Canada, and it has been very relaxing.

Not a day-by-day like last time, but: Since arriving at Grandma’s home, we have been to the Harbor Quay multiple times. We went to Sproat Lake with my brothers and family. We also got some banking done.

Harbor Quay is a park just off of downtown that has a playground for the kids. It is right next to the straight between Vancouver Island and the Mainland.  So you are looking out over the water from there.

On weekends, there is a “Farmer’s Market ” that sells mostly crafts and jewelry at the Quay. There are also some great Fish & Chip shops, ice cream shops and souvenir shops there.

A short walk from the park, near the harbor itself is a lighthouse you can go in.

I met my younger brother and had a great time talking with him. Then, the next day, he joined us and my older brother to Sproat Lake.

Sproat Lake has a rocky beach, which sucked because no one in my family brought sandals or water socks. But we got to see petraglyphs, and my daughter swam while we snacked and caught up.