Woke up at 2 am to Elodie with a soaring temp and although I didn't have a thermometer my guess is that it was pretty close to 40. In the middle of trying to lower this Josie also woke with a sore tummy and minutes later had her vomiting. Wade decided this was the night to be in a coma and could not be woken despite my many attempts. This continued through until morning and we cancelled our plans to head out to the Granville markets and stay in the room until ch...

We all woke up to two pretty sick kids and at this point I'm concerned that I have Elodie with tonsellitis and Isla with a chest infection. We dosed them up on drugs and head off downtown through Granville st mall towards the shipping docks where the huge cruise ships depart from. We are in search of what I'm told is the best gelato shop in the world but it becomes pretty clear that the girls are too unwell and I feel like I need to take them to a doctor. This is...

After breakfast in our room we walked down davie st and along the beach toward Stanley park. The beach was dark in colour and the water quite flat. We figured out the best way to see this place was by shuttle tram as it's way to big to get everywhere on foot. It worked well, this on off systems dropped us in all the best locations. Elodie started to feel a bit crook by the end of the day and Isla coughed pretty much all day and begged to be carried everywhere s...

Transit day day and I woke feeling very average. Unfortunately the shuttle ride to the airport proved too much and I was sick. Girls were great through security and a nice seat at the airport was much appreciated before boarding our air canada flight - an airline which I'm sure packs in a couple of extra rows so no one has any leg room. We had a heap of trouble finding a car or taxi that would fit is all from the airport - Vancouver has a maximum of 4 per taxi n...

Off to universal studios on the underground met and then a short shuttle bus ride to the front gate. Once inside the park we discovered the characters of the moment are minions and despicable me is everywhere. Naturally the rides are too much for me and I enjoy the sights on the outside. I did especially well after just the first ride, leaving my camera on the steps and luckily retrieving it from the office. As recommended the backlot tour was the highlight and...