5am … headed out with Callum for a jet lagged beach walk… and we were soon joined by Jack… never one to miss a sunrise! The clouds were chasing across the sky, making for an ever changing light and mood… stunning!
Callum
From the beach we headed to Capilano… just 30 or so minutes from Jericho. A stop, en route, to introduce the boys to their first Tim Hortons! They loved the doughnuts but were horrified by the ‘saloon toilets’ where you can literally see and speak to the person next to person perched next to you! 😂
Capilano was crazy! There are many times that having three lovely boys is a challenge … and the middle of a suspension bridge is now up there as one of them!
Callum’s antics earned him a megaphone warning .. and my patience earned me a fly past from a bald headed eagle! A fair pay off from the Gods of The Woods 😂 …The Eagle swept straight down the gorge as we were right in the middle of the bridge! Breathtaking! I missed the shot of a life time as I was still admiring the banana slug that I’d photographed earlier! 😱😱
Raptor’s Ridge held Tom captive … owls, kestrels and 🦅 eagles…but it was the badass banana slug that once again held me captivated! Creeping it’s way cautiously across the rainforest this slimy creature really does deserve a special mention!
Banana Slug!
With his deep, hole like eyes he really does look a sorry state .. no fir…no patterns .. no interesting features to show off to the world.. he really must feel more than a little disappointed when he looks at his reflection in those morning wet leaves!
After completing our capers with the Capilano Cliff Walk, we headed off to complete a mission for Auntie Margaret, to find her brother’s grave in Mountain View Cemetary, Vancouver. With the help of a lady attending a funeral we found it! Yay!
FLT Sargent Cyril Stead
It was then ‘home’, by popular demand to fry on the beach! Pizza for tea and volleyball for me, Tom and Jack to finish 😊🦋💤🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦
As mum to three sons (and auntie to ten!) Sacha is kept busy trying to keep the kids alive, safe, fed and watered.
Having specialised in Child Psychology and Linguistics at the University of Reading, Sacha went on to complete her Postgraduate Certificate in Education before taking up her first teaching post as Head of Boys Sport and Year 6 teacher. After 6 years, Sacha was fortunate enough to awarded a travelling fellowship from the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust, enabling her to undertake an extensive research project overseas. Sacha has worked with some of the world's top professional sports and educational institutions across Canada, America, Australia and New Zealand - researching ways of engaging young people through the medium of sport and in particular how this can help to reduce drug use and gang membership.
After returning to the UK Sacha became Education Director at Ipswich Town Football Club, leading in the government's 'Playing for Success' scheme. She went on to establish three highly respected Study Centres back in the East of England, each of which used sport as a means of motivating children and young people. After successfully completing her National Professional Qualification for Headship in Cambridge, Sacha went on to study for her Masters Degree in Education.
With the arrival of her three sons, Sacha decided it was time to 'go it alone.' She set up her own business consultancy, supporting a range of charities and organisations across the UK. Securing funds in excess of £2 million pounds, Sacha was able to 'give wings' to a wide range of charitable causes close to her heart. She continues this today with work specifically for Child First Trust.
It was her own kids that were the inspiration behind her establishing Learning Academies (www.learningacademies.co.uk) - a tutoring company that has the simple mission to motivate and encourage its students to become confident and assertive learners who are not afraid to 'take risks' and challenge themselves.
As a passionate photographer, Sacha is never more at home than when she's travelling, camera in hand, boys in tow. As a qualified medic with the British Divers Marine Life Rescue, she is able to combine her love the outdoors with her passion for wild animals.
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Raptor’s Ridge held Tom captive … owls, kestrels and 🦅 eagles…but it was the badass banana slug that once again held me captivated! Creeping it’s way cautiously across the rainforest this slimy creature really does deserve a special mention!
Essex Boys in Canada 🇨🇦 