I woke up to a blanket of snow across the city this morning. Plow trucks rolled past on Main Street and I feel as though it’s Christmas again. When I first moved to Vancouver from Alberta I made a point of going camping in late February when it started warming up again. In Alberta you have to wait until June to get reasonable camping in but on the West Coast you can generally camp year round although December and January are usually too wet and cold for staying outdoors overnight.
I haven’t camped in Feb in a few years but this is the first time I remember it being too snowy for camping. Maybe March will bring a good weekend to go over the water to Rathtrevor for a night or two.
Yesterday Sharon and I wandered into Performance Works at Granville Island to see a band called The Crackling who are fronted by Dan Mangan’s drummer Kenton Loewen. Gord Grdina, who also plays guitar in Dan Mangan’s band, adds his guitar genius to the band too. I first saw them open for Dan Mangan last year and it was cool to see them again. Kenton’s a pretty funny guy on stage with his growling voice and dry humor.
Today we’re going to see another Gord Grdina band called East Van Strings at Performance Works, again at 12:30.
First, I think we’re going to take a little walk in the snow since it’s such a rare sight for us.