A Visit Home

As you might remember, for Christmas, Will got me a plane ticket home to see my sister for her birthday. I flew up last Thursday and got back Tuesday of this week. It was a busy six days, but it was a lot of fun. Here are some random photos from my trip:

Chilliwack. It was so good to see blue sky. 

I miss the mountains.

My first day, Erica's friend did my nails for me.

Port Mann Bridge

The Fraser River looking towards New Westminster...

and towards Maple Ridge.

We drank lots of Tim Horton's.

Going out for dinner at a Japanese restaurant

My sister

My dad

Sushi!

 Heading into Vancouver on the Skytrain

 Cool shoes we saw at The Bay

 I love ketchup chips, but spicy chili ketchup chips are even better.

 Abbotsford: the raspberry capital of Canada

 Chilliwack on the one cloudy day while I was there.

My trip wouldn't be complete without lunch at The White Spot

 Notice we eat chips (fries) with vinegar

My niece, Emily, and Erica

Erica and her cat, Annie

On my last day I got to help Erica at her library.

I thought it would be interesting to post some pictures of the border crossing. There are no fences, gates or barricades separating Canada from the United States. There is a little ditch, though.

A little monument marking the 49th parallel, the boundary between the two countries

There is a road on the Canadian side of the border, 0 Avenue, that runs along the edge of the boundary

The border crossing on the American side. They have lots of cameras and thermal imaging devices to check your vehicle before you even pull up to talk to the border patrol. The Canadians have none of this. We are far more trusting.

Mount Baker, Washington

This is the type of plane I flew in on my way up and back to Boise. This shot was taken at Sea-Tac while we were waiting to board.