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Summer in North America 2018 Part 12 - Emma Lea Farm



Summer time is the time for yummy fruits such as strawberries and blueberries. It was barely July when we were in BC, so it wasn't quite summer yet. Emma Lea Farms was already open for strawberry picking though, so after our lunch and walking around in Ladner we went there for berry picking.

To get to Emma Lea Farms we had to drive past the wooden Westham Island bridge. It was a little freaky but we made it across no problem :)






My sister and the kids arrived just a little after DH and I. She brought a few plastic buckets that we had to take to the counter to be weighted before we can go out and pick anything. At the time we were there, they had strawberries and tayberries available for picking. Aside from those two, there were patches for blueberries, raspberries, blackcurrants, and others. They were not open for picking though...

This photo background would be cool to take every year with a kid.





Unripe blueberries

A little more ripe blueberries







Blackcurrants

Tayberries

Tayberries



Strawberry



After we filled our buckets, we went back to the counter to get our filled buckets weighted. They subtracted the weight of the bucket and then we had to pay for the berries we picked by the weight. From there, we went to the wash station and washed our strawberries, after which we settled on a table at the playground and munched on them. They were good strawberries, better than the ones we have in Indonesia. However, they weren't as good as the ones we had in Korea. Then again..., no strawberries have surpassed the ones I had in Prague a few years back!


Berry fingers
My sister and I sat on the table while the kids played, and DH went to fly our drone. He checked with the staff and it was allowed as long as we don't fly near people.




































After a while, Miss Kiki got tired of playing and she decided to put a few things she recently learnt from her new favourite book to use. This book is called The Girl's Book of Adventure was purchased just the day before. It taught the basics of various skills including photo composition. This time, Miss Kiki asked to borrow the Olympus and challenged her own photography skills. I discarded many, but here are a few of her pictures...




Then it was my turn to play with the drone, and DH took over the Olympus...




After Emma Lea Farm, DH and I went to Walmart and outlet mall at Tsawwassen Mills and my sister took the kids home...



We then met up for dinner in Ladner, at a nice Italian Restaurant called Il Posto. They have indoor and outdoor seatings and delicious food. We shared a few appetizers and pizzas. Reservations for this restaurant is recommended as they are very popular.













After we drove back home, DH took the Olympus and headed out for an evening walk before sunset. These are photos from the neighbourhood. The streets were empty and it seemed very peaceful.















So that was the end of our third day in BC. Thanks for reading, and please stay tuned for the next post!





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