Despite an "earlier than mom and dad would like" start to Spring Break, when Ollie and I both got up at 6.15am feeling sick, we went ahead as a family to explore Barnston Island.
Barnston Island is in the middle of the Fraser River, and is largely made up of farmland. I thought maybe it should be called animal island, dad thought it was smelly island, and mom made the more probable suggestion of barns-on island. Anyway, i was a bit confused as to how we were going to cycle around an island when there's no bridge to get there, but it turns out there's a little ferry you can use to cross the river.
The island was great for riding bikes as it's really flat, and there weren't many cars at all. Ollie had a little nap in the trailer (thanks dad) before climbing on to the back of mom's bike to see the view. He missed seeing the great laundry drying spot, but was awake in time for the donkeys, sheep, cows and llama...or maybe it was an alpaca? There were cranberry fields, too and a herb farm.
Best of all, mom packed an awesome picnic and even included some toys for us to dig on the beach.
All in all, it was the best day out....we're not going to mention how far we drove to find a regular toilet because i wouldn't use the pit toilet on the island, nor how hard it was to find a playground in Surrey. We ended up in our favourite park in Richmond though which was a great outcome, but a long drive on a sunny afternoon!
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