Here's the scoop on the rest of the 3-hr tour of Vancouver. The Skipper and Ginger made a great Xmas dinner, where I first heard of such a thing as a charger. Basically it is a plate for a plate...and apparently it protects the cloth table setting from getting soiled.

Christmas Day - nada. Slept and then watched Pirates of the Caribbean (the original).
Boxing Day - resume shopping around town. We found a new sweater for the dog on Commercial Drive, and found one that did not make his posterior look big. The next day we hit Granville Island for some hot cider and a meal at Sandbar. We recommend the Wok Squid. Then off to GM Place to the the Canucks as previously blogged.

Then we did a little kitchen remodeling, celebrated C's birthday with some other friends, and then went out for a winter adventure at Cypress Mountain. We snow-tubed which was pretty fun and as can be seen in the photos was very white and snowing the whole time.