Coming Up March

February  we got our first snow for

the winter here in Western Washington.

Where I live wasn't  a whole lot though

the trees were certainly  looked great

on them. We are a bit  shield from 

snow then some of the places nearby. 

North and east  of  Seattle  had some 

good amount of snow.

Remember  I went to Ottawa and

Gatineau  for Christmas  and  New 

Year's.  They got a good amount

of snow and so did Montreal. 

Montreal  had over two feet in

72 hours a couple of  weeks 

ago. It actually  was a record

snow fall for Montreal.

My nephew  Ken  who lives

outside of Montreal said it

was like landing a mountain 

right inside the city.

Here our mountains are getting 

some good  snowfall. There

is several  good places to

ski if you are  into that or

snowboarding. 

March means we are closer 

to spring. Our clock will move

ahead in March. 

Whether you want snow or

have sun may you have a

wonderful time traveling. 

Hello February

 Here we are now into February.  Speaking 

to some people  they felt January  was a

slow month. I  guess it was in some regard.

I  feel  as though  I was just in Quebec  for 

the holidays. 

I may take a trip  to  Vancouver  British 

Columbia  Canada next week.  It isn't 

sure thing  yet. As a child I visited there

on several occasions.  I  remember  some

things while others I  don't.

My grandmother,  aunt and  uncle along

with three cousins lived in Vancouver. 

My grandmother  passed away when I 

was a teenager, uncle and aunt later as

an adult.  My cousins still live in British 

Columbia  however not in Vancouver.

I have shown posts of my visits to see them.

I saw them in early  September last year.

British Columbia is a lovely province. There 

is a lot to see besides the city of Vancouver.

Two of my cousins live in the Caribou which

is about the middle of the province.  The third

cousin lives in the Okanagan. What a beautiful 

see too. Go west there is Victoria  on  Vancouver 

Island. Many other places to see too. I  hope

to visit in the near future too.

Vancouver  is a beautiful  city. It is a bit costly 

to live there and I  am  sure  to visit as well.

Knowing  someone who  lives there would 

help. I  will  in a future post tell more about

Vancouver  especially  if  I am visiting.

May your traveling be good wherever you

go.  

Hello Everyone and January 2025

I hope you had a wonderful  holiday  season. 

My trip was good to  Quebec.  The flights

were stressed however not as bad as for others.

I enjoyed my time with my sister and her

family.  It did get down to minus 17 degrees

celsius  for all go on that scale. For those

use Fahrenheit  that is zero.

I  was able to go out for a walk with my

sister at minus 17 for about 5 miles.

I wore clothing that helped me out.

I don't  recall ever being at that low a 

temperature.  The weather did go up

to above zero celsius  before I left.

The hardest time and I  didn't  do a lot

of walking was when it did warm up

and the paths became icy. I  didn't 

walk a lot then. I  prefer snow or nothing

at all. I  love seeing the snow covering

the grass. My nephew Ken his dog Buster

loved playing in the snow.

Buster is a good dog however tiring when

he looked with his puppy eyes for food. I 

told him to go token since you are his dog.

Lol.

I was able meet my grandnephew Findley.

He is  the  son of  Connor and Rae. Connor

is Ken's younger brother and they are my

sister's  two boys. 

I look forward  to  another visit however it

will be like in August sometime. 

Quebec  has more humidity  than here in

Washington  State so though it was cold

with wind and all here in January feels 

colder than my trip. I  wore three layers

of clothing in Quebec  which I  haven't 

done here though I may.

If you like snow Quebec  is a good place

to visit.  

        Lake in Quebec  with snow

       Here is another look at snow in Quebec 

In Gatineau Quebec

I am here in Gatineau until next

Thursday when I head back home.

It has been a good time though

not  used to negative Celsius

temperatures. No problem besides

the wind when it comes and lowers 

the temperature more.

The people do speak English if you

don't speak French. It is located 

right by Ottawa so you can get a

fil of English going there.

The weather is basically the same

in Gatineau and Ottawa. I don't

have opinion of which is better so

spend time in both places. My

nephew Connor lives in Chelsea

Quebec which I 25 minutes north

of Gatineau. It isn't large however 

a place to visit if you have some

time.  Montreal is two hours

from Gatineau so visiting there

is a good choice as well. Quebec

is a good province to visit. More

likely going in the spring, summer

and fall work better unless snow

and cold temperatures is your

thing. 

There are other places I want to 

visit in Canada. It is as large as

United States in a way. The population

isn't as much. If you like more

English Canada is a country to see.

In Ottawa Area

 I am in Gatineau Quebec Canada

for the holidays. I am at my sister's

and I will see her sons on Monday

as well as Tuesday and Christmas.

Gatineau is just outside of Ottawa

Ontario the national capital of 

Canada. You like snow this is the

good time of the year to visit.

This is my fifth day here and it is

hard to tell whether the days are

going fast or not. 

More snow is expected Monday

night between 10 and 20 cm.

The temperature around -13 

Celsius. 

In Gatineau I am able hear French

spoken while Ottawa it is primarily

English. I don't know French very

much however I enjoy hearing it

though. 

In the few days here I am starting

to know Gatineau and Ottawa.

Come and see no matter the time

of year. Happy holidays.