Monday, June 25, 2007

In and Around Victoria



Hello everybody Maya here! We have settled in to Canada now, I have been having fun with dad while mum has been brining in the biccies - although I haven't seen any biccies. Mum has had some crazy temping jobs - working on the phones at a Ford car yard and a BMW car yard, stuffing envelopes at a travel agency and now data entry at a electrical products manufacturer. Mum is also enjoying working with Keiron, on Friday night they are going out to Karoke which should be funny. Dad has had his birthday and has been taking heaps of photos and doing fun stuff with me, mum reckons he is a good house hubby. Dad and I have been to a few beaches and to almost all the parks in town. I have really enjoyed the baby goats at the Beacon Hill Park farm and I love the seals. We have been camping at Sooke and Dad went away for uncle Jimmy's bucks party. Dad has also been brewing beer - ask him all about it! Enjoy the latest photos!

Cheese Mum and Dad
Dont they look great in their matching jackets !!



One of our great camping spots by the Sooke River . The other day people saw 2 big Pussie cats, Daddy calls them Cougars.





Flowers flowers everywhere I cant get enough of them
I like filling my wiggles bag.





Daddy showed me this spider, its house is in a flower,
I would like to live in a flower





Daddy likes taking pictures of all
the rock formations carved by the Sooke river





Sooke River



The four way stone BBQ ,Yum Yum





The Squirrels like to share our dinner when we arn't looking
I love them they are funny.





Mummy carries me on her shoulders
and calls me queen of the castle





I love pulling the moss off the rocks, it annoys Daddy





A little Creek in a sassafrass forest
Daddy reckons he saw a Minx
Mummy reckons it was just a squirrel





Close up of a pretty flower that grows on the rocks





More rock shots with the pretty flowers





Daddys waving hello if you look close





I love yellow flowers



Daddy really did like these rocks




My daddy is brave (he reckons)



One of the beautiful swimming holes along the Sooke River



close up of a native daisy



More rock formations - dad can't get enough of them!



I love the flowers that spring up from the rocks.



butterflies drinking on the edge of the rock pools


I just love stripping off and getting in the water - even though it is freezing and mum reckons I am crazy!






I just love to freak mum and dad out by eating river rocks.


The scene of James' Bucks Weekend


The beautiful beach made from rocks
This is Vancouver Islands best surf beach
not today though !



I was impressed by the tarpology skills




Playing frisbee games, in this one you have to knock your opponents beer can off the stick and they have to catch it
Look at the concentration !!!

Daddy said that this is where the salmon comes from


Canadian Farm

These are my Canadian friends the baby goats
They are soft


I like to give them sawdust baths


Just hanging out


Sometimes Mum and Dad let the wind blow through my hair
Mum only lets me do this on little trips around camp



Daddy always catches me borrowing apricots in Chinatown




Mummy taking shots of Daddy taking shots of me


Time for a cuppa by the fire


If you look close Mummy and I are right up the top
It was a little scary


Our view from our campsite
Daddy likes to sit there with a beer





This is my favourite
playing in the sand at the beach


An old lighthouse


Swannies


This is a pregnant seal, I call them water doggies


Daddy said that she sits like this
in the water
to relieve pressure from the baby water doggie

They will splash you if your not careful



One of the many totem poles around town
made by First Nation people





A Yellow jkt bee

they love flowers too !!

I hope you have enjoyed these pictures
I miss you Leuca

Love Maya

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hi Maya,

They are great photos, looks like you are having heaps of fun.
Perhaps you should tell Mummy and Daddy that when they wear thier matching jackets that it makes you miss Grandpa and Grandma (Goonga). Also please remind Mummy that she is not Britany Spears and that you would like to sit in the back of the car. Happy adventures, Love Aunty Claire and Uncle Jimbo.

Heather said...

Hi Maya

I really miss you at Tiny Tots and I often walk around saying "Maya Taya". All the kids are really growing up fast and we are having a cool time at Montessori. Your photos are reeallly goood - can you teach me?My mum and dad and edan also say hi. See you when you get back. Your friend Taya

Anonymous said...

i have watched your trip and i feel tired, i hope you aren't as tired. the photo's have been good even sometimes awesome.Maya looks like a kinder kid and as always comtemplative.Its been great listening to your travels.It felt like you were here face to face telling of the adventures. Bloody good writing. you may have a book in the making?????????????