August 16, 2011

Hello wee ones! We were very excited to hear that you went to the wedding of Shaylynn and Louis, and we were very happy to hear that you recognized us in our video. That little wave at the end of the video was JUST FOR YOU GUYS!

A lot has happened since our last blog. We met some rock climbers who are about the same age as your mom and dad. They took us on a couple of hikes.  One time, Grandpa did a big climb – the rock climbers said he was “a natural”.

"The Natural"

Another time, Grandma did just a little bit of climbing. No one called her a natural.

Trying!

The climbers followed all the safety rules and made sure we weren’t in any danger, so we are happy to tell you that we made it back to CanKata safe and sound.

Darrel (with Sylvia and Gerd who didn't climb)
safely back aboard CanKata
looking forward to fried tuna cakes

We also did some clam digging. Did you do any clam digging when you lived in PEI? We love steamed clams and hope to dig some more. Our rock climbing friends climbed some coconut trees, and we drank the juice from the coconuts they cut down. We’re pretty sure you don’t have any coconut trees in Alberta. Have you seen any there? 

Another yummy snack we like is fried tuna cakes. Have you ever had them? If you want the recipe, let us know.

August 16 was a great day. It started off with Grandma cleaning and oiling CanKata’s cockpit table. It’s a fancy table with rows of square holes that make it a nuisance to clean. As she was cleaning it, Grandma noticed that each row has 16 holes. What a coincidence!

We also went out for a special meal of red meat – something we plan to do on every Sweet 16 Day – and this time we took a couple of friends.  A long time ago in 2008, we played a game with you on our web page called “Who is who?” and we had three pictures and you had to guess who were Grandma and Grandpa Sailor. Well, Sylvia and Gerd, the ones who came to the restaurant with us, were in one of the pictures!

Something else that happened on this Sweet 16 Day: we had people come to CanKata to see if they want to buy her. They don’t know if they will, but they said that CanKata was “the nicest boat they have seen”. And we’re pretty sure if they met you two, they would say that our grandchildren are “the nicest kids they have seen”. We think so!

"The nicest boat" anchored in Phang Nga Bay, Thailand

Before we go, here are another couple of SpongeBob jokes:

Why did SpongeBob wear two shirts to play golf?

In case he got a hole in one.

Why did Mrs. Puff bring birdseed to school?

She had a parrot-teacher conference.

Bye for now. All our love, Grandma and Grandpa Sailor.