Fall has arrived, and much like general Autumn weather in the UK the Fraser Valley is wet. Rain showers are lasting days at a time. The temperatures are still 10c and above but if they drop we may well get the really bad winter most people here are expecting. The extremely long range forecast people seem to believe in is based on "it was so mild last year, it means we'll have the worst winter for 40 years this year". I'm happy wait and see what happens.
There was a break in the rain yesterday afternoon and we took a short hike off into the woods to enjoy a camp fire and the wilds before the weather gets any worse. Fire cooked sausages, hot chocolate and toasted marshmallows. Not exactly nutritionally balanced but hey, warm and filling.
A nice warming Fall camp fire, not as easy to light as it looks when everything is wet.
Sausage on a sick - Fire roasted, perfect lunch.
Dessert!
For the British among you, you will have noticed the use of the word Fall instead of Autumn. Its just one of those little differences between the UK and here I'm adapting to. The biggest difference in North America and not just Canada is Size and Scale. Things are big, huge MAHOOSIVE! Canada itself is big enough for the UK to fit inside it 40 times. Food is big from fruit and veg to cuts of meat and not to mention prepared food.
An Obscene sandwich. OBSCENE!!
A difference which I only very occasionally miss from time to time is the lack of the pub culture from the UK. I don't mean the getting lairy falling face first in a gutter experience. I mean the meeting with friends and family for a few pints and putting the world to rights. Canada has a Coffee Shop culture where, dudes, guys, gents in fact people in general meet up day and night and socialise in the same way... but really I mean, you can't sort world peace and generally iron out the issues in the world over a Tim Horton's large double double and a maple dip doughnut. With that all said, the trade off's are much more in Canada's favour!
