Christmas on Vancouver Island

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5 days of peace and quiet, on a farm outside of courtney was just what we needed, and felt almost sad to come back to the city of Vancouver. We skied on Mount Washington, in fresh powder one day, walked around looking for truffles in the owner's "backyard", ate beautifull food and drank good wine. Here are some photos of our christmas on Vancouver Island.

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Photos

Courtney centre
Bald eagles are seen regularly around here.

Courtney Co op
The Co op, selling organic groceries.

The Glacier outside Courtney
Mount Washington in the distance, to the right.

Skiing Mount Washington
At the end of our day's skiing Mt Washington. What a great mountain!

Mount Washington
On one of the lifts.

Benoit on his blades
Just before he fell on his head and hit his shoulder !

On the lift - Mt Washington
As the day cleared, we were overlooking mountain ranges and sea, and skiing in fresh powder!

Mount Washington - fresh powder
One of the runs. Most of the blues are quite enjoyable. greens are flat - not worth it.

Look at that face!
Santa's little helper.

Truffle picking with Brent
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