Day 4 - Driving, 3rd Uncle and Deep Cove

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Today is Sunday. I drove for the first time on the other side of the road today. It was a bit of a funny feeling, but I got to my destination unscathed. I had to drive my grandmother to Church this morning. It's only about 5 minutes away, but still involved a few turns that needed to be negotiated. It's just a one off thing as my uncle couldn't do it today, so I'm off the hook for the rest of the trip.

Gee Chek (2nd Uncle) took us all out for Yum Cha lunch which was quite nice, and in the afternoon my 3rd uncle (Sa Chek) and his wife Winnie came around to grandmother's place to visit mum and I. I haven't seen him since 1986, so it was great to see him again. For some reason, he's been out of town whenever I come to Canada, but now we finally get to meet again. He looks pretty good and in fine spirits. Sa Chek is an engineer and works in Calgary, Alberta, but comes back every 10 days or so. He's also currently involved with building his new house somewhere in Vancouver.

In the evening, Uncle Bin Keng (Say Han Chek or youngest uncle) came to pick me up as he invited me to stay with him in Deep Cove for a night (little did I know that this would be extended for a few days!) It was also great to catch up with his wife (Aunt Kelly) and see his place again. It was still under renovation when I last visited a couple of years ago, but it has all been finished now.

It was quite a contrast from being in Richmond for the past 3 days, which is very suburban and where you would struggle to find a caucasian face. In comparison Deep Cove is a beautiful secluded waterway north of Vancouver where you would struggle to find an asian face. The homes there are quite palatial, and my uncle's was no exception, sitting right on top of a cliff, looking down on the waterfront, with his own dock and boat moored there.

So the Deep Cove experience begins!

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Photos

The Old Photo shop
My late grandfather was a photographer in Penang, Malaysia and this is their photo studio which was painted by an artist.

60th Wedding Anniversary
This is a photo of my grandparent's 60th Wedding Anniversary photo with the whole family. This was taken in 2002 in Richmond.

Yum Cha
Yum Cha in Richmond

Chicken's Feet
It's just not Yum Cha if you don't have chicken's feet!

Uncle Bin Siew and Aunt Winnie
Hadn't seen him since 1986, he's a bit bigger than when I last saw him.

Uncle Bin Keng
Driving from Richmond to Deep Cove, North Vancouver

Aunt Kelly
Kelly was painting their pergola when I arrived. It was a nice cool evening and the sun was still out pretty late.

View from their house
I had to be subject to views like this!

Kitchen and Dining
Uncle Binnie and Kelly have done a great job with the house.

Dock and Boat
Their boat is a wakeboarding boat. Kelly's son Cohen is a keen wakeboarder.

Uncle Bin Keng
Uncle cooking dinner. He's a truly great cook

Fiddler on the deck
I pulled out the fiddle to play a couple of the tunes. Warming up for Virginia!

Uncle Bin Keng
Uncle Binnie is a great guy. He's a well known doctor in Vancouver. He has his own clinic, works in ER and delivers babies too!

Cohen
Cohen is Kelly's son. He's in his final year of school. I saw him back in 2002. He sure has grown. It was great to catch up with him again.

Me and Kelly
Kelly would be my Vancouver guide and bootcamp commander for the next few days. Hiking, paddling, climbing. We did it!