Jerome from Villemoisson sur Orge, France and his trip up Grouse Mountain (photos)

Jerome from Villemoisson sur Orge, France

On Saturday, July 1, 2006, I was watching the FIFA World Cup in a local pub here in English Bay. That day, England was defeated by Portugal, while France prevailed over Brazil. Big day!

I met tons of folks from all those countries and it was a lovely chance for me to have French around me. I had a really good time, met nice people, spoke French, and had a pint or two (but who was counting – wink).

I met a 19-year old lad whose name is Jerome. He was over here learning English and was returning to France the following Tuesday. We chatted and Jerome practiced his English.

I got an e-mail from Jerome because I made the commitment to keep in touch with him and help him with his English (many, many miles away).


On Sunday, Jerome went to Grouse Mountain (just north of Vancouver). Grouse Mountain is quite visible from Vancouver (and certainly from the plane at night). There is a thing they call the “Grouse Mountain Grind”… and that is a hiking area of the mountain. It takes 7 minutes in the skyride (chairlift) or 2 hours 20 minutes on “The Grind”. The lads decided to tackle “The Grouse Mountain Grind”. Bravo!

(above) This is the view from Grouse looking southward to Vancouver. The big green 'blob' of trees there on the right is Stanley Park, and I'm in the area of buildings right next to that (on the south side). Anyway, I thought this photo gave an interesting vantage point and a rare view of the city.

(left) Yikes!














(left) How sweet is this little guy?! Nice shot (picture), Jerome!








(left) Snow in July!










(left) Victory for Jerome














(left) Just Desserts! True Canadiana and a great reward for conquering the Grouse Grind







Jerome, si tu preferes que j’enleve tes photos tu as juste a me le dire et je les enleverai tout suite. J’espere que tu as tout compris de ce que j’ai ecrit.