Endless days of summer
 

It's hard to belive we are a week into August . It's been a beautiful summer. I thought I would share a photo of where I have been spending most of the summer . At the lake chillaxing. What have you been up to ?
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Summer vacation
 

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I generally don't take July or August off I generally take a lot of time off during the winter months

No vacation for us this year. Instead we decided to reno the back yard we got with the house.

It went from this,

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To this,

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Spent the better portion of my days off at the cabin.

I'm going to Hawaii tomorrow for two weeks:biggrin:

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few more weeks of this hopefully

A bit of this...
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And a lot of this...
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Watersports
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Motorsports
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I like your canoe.

This pretty much sums up my summer

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Thx, I enjoy it too! Not often enough though, I've only had it out once this summer for some silly reason. It was a build project when I moved to Vernon years ago. Bob's Special is the design, originally by the Chestnut Canoe Company. I built it with plans from Bear Mountain Boats who tweaked the design for modern strip/glass/epoxy construction. Although a 15' boat on the plans, by adding 1 inch between each of the 12 mould stations when you build it, you end up with a 16' boat, which is what I decided to do. Plans say it's still a fair design with the extra foot. Now thinking I should build another, 15' this time, a few lbs. lighter when I need to pick it up & throw it on the truck.

The bead & cove cedar strips were ordered from an outfit in North Van. Clear, old growth wood from the coast, so I thought a Haida Raven inlay in the bow was appropriate. The remaining trim, inwales, outwales, thwart, seat etc. are cherry wood. Inlay uses various exotic woods I ordered from Lee Valley, where I also purchased the boat plans.

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Flying into a remote lake for some 'fly fishin' is not a bad gig either.

Beautiful pictures.. And I'm so jealous of you all! I an not able to take my holidays in August asi usually do, as my office has big upgrades scheduled for two of my buildings. But I sure will be rubbing it in when I'm off the whole month of December sipping fortified hot cocoa in front of my fireplace and your all out shoveling :mrgreen:

I generally take my holidays when I don't have to compete in the rat race trying to get from point A to B I try to avoid July and August at the height of the rat race and take the calmer months like June, sept and March. Less stress and way more fun

You guys all make me jealous. My summer has been spent in a cubicle =[

It's day two in Hawaii.just went to Waikiki beach yesterday,what do you guys recommend to visit in Honolulu?today's plan is to go whale watching and snorkelling.thanks

There should absolutely be no reason for you to be on this forum while you're in Hawaii!!!:lol:
Just jealousy talking hahaha

Will upload pics soon.i went to the Waikiki aquarium today and was really impressed with their outdoor display that is lit by the was,as well as the clam farm.the colours of the sps and clams are very beautiful under natural light.

Grey Monk Winery? Was there last week.. :mrgreen:

This summer has been a busy one.

Married my best friend of almost 10 years in July. Had 2 weeks off, but not at all relaxing...

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This was poor Tim.....we had a camping/outdoor wedding, complete with a pig roast and a bon fire later in the evening.

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I was off the first week of August as well, but that was a girls camping trip, husbands and kids only allowed on the weekends...lol. Was a great week off. Honeymooning in February in Phoenix/Mexico.

You got it. It's sort of in my 'back yard', not that far & a great ride on the back twisty road between Predator Ridge & Okanagan Centre. George Heiss, one of the sons & head wine maker is our soccer goalkeeper with the Winfield team...Okanagan old timer's league.

Few more shots... hope you bought a case or two of some of the Okanagan's finest. El Nihilo (spelling?) & Arrowleaf wineries are close by & also make first class wines. Actually, these days most any wine produced in the Okanagan is world class. Wasn't always the case, but Grey Monk is one of the oldest family owned operations & they kind of led the way out of the 'Baby Duck' & 'Lonesome Charlie' days! And now we have an award winning distiller in Vernon, Okanagan Spirits. If you're ever out this way again, worth checking out. Bring plenty of cash though...

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Moving to the Okanagan almost 10 years ago was a pretty good choice in my books. Before that I was a 'cubicle' person, like poor old 'tlhood' a few posts up^

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Ok, gotta go now & enjoy a sip of chilled Riesling on what remains of a hot afternoon....er, evening...

Congratulations on the big day !! That pig roast looks fantastic :)

I'm jealous of all of you. And giving you all kudos as well!
No pics of what I'm doing, recuperating from a total knee replacement. :biggrin:

Waikiki Aquarium and Zoo are close to the beach, Diamondhead Crater, Polynesian Cultural Center are all good. We took a full day bus tour of the island which had lots of interesting stops and the tour guides are usually native Hawaiians so they give you a lot of great info. Pearl Harbor is must see also. Go to a luau one night as well. Oh, and see if you can find an ABC store!

ABC lol
If you like snorkeling, go to hanauma bay.
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You can take a bus (cheap). Go early in the morning and ask the driver when the last bus leaves. (important). Its very busy there, the snorkeling is better earlier than later.
As well, on the way back, ask the bus driver to let you know where the costco is, if you have a card. Cheap booze. Cheaper than duty free. Or ABC lol a close second.

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this pic is funny to me, it also seems like the pig is crying:redface:

I am a little concerned as Its shark week and I was just watching Sharkageddon about the increase of shark attacks in Hawaii. it's been a few days since you have been online I'm worried that a tiger shark has gotten you. Please post some awesome pictures of your trip soon but if I tiger got you thanks once more for donating the forest fire digi ;)

We were at turtle bay today and saw a big black ninja bully a.k.a tiger shark.that trip was cut short cuz of that.

Thanks for the suggestion.we have been to all of those places and tomorrow it's pearl harbour and luau after that.ABC stores are everywhere here in Waikiki....lol

You're welcome,Ian.i will post pics as soon as I can,not sure how to upload so many pics at the same time.

Tim still had his eyelashes, it was a bit disturbing. Have pics of me kissing him...he was quite yummy though. And no, I'm not the one who named him....

I was watching Sharkweek stuff last night and ya, I'm not sure I would have even gotten in the water in that area...those sharks are mean looking!!!

When I was in Hawaii there was a growing concern over the increased number of shark attacks but I also noticed the local aquariums are breeding and releasing turtles. As a result I saw a lot of turtles in the water, a lot...

I wonder why there are so many sharks around now....

My wife and I spent June cycling in France and Germany. The tank really gets neglected this time of year :redface:

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Had fun in Kualao today.went on a few activities I.E ocean voyage,secret island etc.will post pics soon as I'm done downloading Dropbox.on the other note,got a call from my bro today and told me that all my fish mysteriously died today.i feel terrible cuz I've had my clowns,Midas blenny,and sailfin tang for over two yrs.FML

I hope he is pulling your leg
But nothing you could do from where you are.
Enjoy whats left of your holiday :neutral:

Even though my fish are dead,it's all good.cant let that ruin my vacation:biggrin: I now have an excuse to upgrade to a bigger tank and start all over again.

this is the morning view I been enjoying for the past week while having my coffee in that gazebo just before a lake swim..:biggrin:

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then out on the lake for some fishing
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A little afternoon relaxation in the woods

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AT the last day I guess my body is not as it used to be when young..:biggrin:..with my kids against me on a sand volleyball really got its toll on me and ruined my knee bad enough that I will be limping for a while...but on the good side we won the last day games..:lol:

Hope everyone else is enjoying their summer days

Just got home from Hawaii and as soon I opened the door,I smelt something putrid.i turn the lights on my tank and much to my dismay,my fish that I've spent thousands of dollars on,is now toast!!!like un-inhabitable....the water is murky and rancid,all my corals are dead.OMFG!!!!how could this have happened?!?FML

Sorry to hear about your tank crash :cry: Coming home from vacation is depressing enough but coming home to that must be tough. Do you have any Idea what may of happened ? You helped me out and I have lots of sps that I need to frag to make room to help you start over and I also have the forest fire and its a fast grower. When your ready lmk good luck buddy

Thats terrible
Sorry to hear that
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