Canadian Thanksgiving 2011

This weekend is my third Canadian Thanksgiving in Vancouver and obviously Sam's first, which was spent with the family - Scott M (and new girlfriend) as well as Betty. It was low key event, with a harvest full of food and wine at Scott's apartment and a good time had by all. Sam certainly enjoyed himself, although we had beef instead of turkey, so his first taste of turkey will have to wait.

Anyway, what are Canadians thankful for? The American thanksgiving holiday is famous for the celebration of the Pilgrim Fathers and the Mayflower ship landing on the East coast of the USA. Many Canadians are unsure on why they are thankful and receive a public holiday, especially as I ask a few of them the question at this time of the year. Thanks to Wikipedia, I discovered that the history of Thanksgiving in Canada goes back to an explorer, Martin Frobisher, who had been trying to find a northern passage to the Pacific Ocean. Frobisher's Thanksgiving was not for harvest but homecoming. He had safely returned from a search for the Northwest Passage, avoiding the later fate of Henry Hudson and Sir John Franklin who died.

I forgot to get some photos of our thanks giving meal, so enclosed is a recent photo of Sam enjoying one of his meals.