My history with blogging photos of things I’ve done or places I’ve gone to shows that this shouldn’t be happening. That less than 24 hours of being out, I’m already showing you photos I took. But look here, this is real blogging progress. I’m posting Canada Day (July 1) photos for you guys! Hope my fellow Canadians enjoyed this holiday.

I ventured out with family to Granville Island. We were there for the activities, I swear, but we ended up either eating or buying food. We haven’t even been a few hundred meters  past the bridge and we were already holding plates of Canadian lobster from The Lobster Man:

We were happy campers eating $16 lobsters.

After eating lunch, we decided to walk again. We stopped to watch a street performer balancing on a ladder, while juggling knives. I squeezed into La Baguette to grab a loaf of bread and a bag of half baked potato baguettes. Why yes, more food! A few more steps and I was hoarding the last few donuts at Lee’s Donuts after being so patient waiting in line. On our way to the False Creek Community Center, we got so distracted and no sooner, entranced, by the scent of barbecued seafood: squid!

Fresh, tasty squid in a small plate for $4. Not bad, not bad at all, considering that we’ve been talking about having bbq squid for the longest time. To be honest, I think we all miss our Asian street food, too.

They do sell other barbecued food, such as chicken, tofu, and lamb, but there was no question that we only had eyes for the tentacled kind.

Yeah, I didn’t take a lot of photos, mainly because I was busy eating or buying food. No trip to Granville Island would be complete without a good few pounds hauled from the farmer’s market: Rainier cherries, local cherries, raspberries, and blueberries, avocado, figs, and fresh herbs. Can’t wait to make stuff in the kitchen this weekend! Fig galette anyone?

The year flew by and half of it is over. Happy July to you all. Hope the first half has been fun, now time to really bask in the summer fun. :)