June saw Mrs. Sip and I (along with the kids for two of the three) travel to a trio of different locales around British Columbia. This made the month fly by, as it seemed we were always either heading out somewhere or returning from the destination. Here’s what we got up to:

Before we could get to our first expedition of June, the Sip Advisor had a long-planned night out with the boys to survive. We started our day by grabbing beers at 33 Acres, settling at Jonathan Rogers Park to consume them. After downing a handful of brews each, some food was necessary. For that, we walked to the nearby Steamworks – Mt. Pleasant, where we split Hawaiian and Pepperoni Pizzas, along with some Onion Rings. To drink, I had the Heroica Red Ale.

The main event of the evening was watching a Vancouver Whitecaps game. While a couple more beers were enjoyed, I didn’t record what they were, but random photos on my phone tell me they were big and tasty. Not ready to go home just yet, we had an encore of sorts at Devil’s Elbow, where I believe whiskey entered the fray, before it was finally time to call it a night.

The next morning, the Sip Family was off to Whistler for a week of relaxing in the resort community. We didn’t get out into the village as much as I thought we would, but did have one good happy hour meal at El Furniture Warehouse. I loved my General Tao Bowl with Chicken, while also partaking in Spicy Margarita and Jack & Coke beverages.

In the middle of the month, we had a friend’s birthday, celebrated at The Farmer’s Apprentice. Here, they served a family style set menu for the table, costing each person $85. The food was all pretty good, as were the cocktails I tried. These included the Junipero (mezcal, gin, carpano bianco, poire Williams, and lavender bitters) and Legal High (bourbon, unicum, devils club, maraschino, Benedictine, and verjus). I finished the feast with a glass of Powell Street Tangerine Dream.

Following the meal, and while we waited for rideshare prices to go down, Mrs. Sip and I popped into Cactus Club for a nightcap. I selected the Parallel 49 Stir Crazy Hazy, as it was on late night happy hour pricing. Mrs. Sip also added some Truffle Fries for our sitting, despite the fact we had just finished a massive feast.

Days later, Mrs. Sip and I travelled to Sechelt, since she had some work to do there. This was our first time ever taking a seaplane over to the Sunshine Coast, and it was nice to share that experience together. While waiting for our plane to board, I noticed that the Cockpit Cafe Lounge, with the Seaplane Air Terminal, offered a limited edition Harbour Air-affiliated beer available, so we split a tall can of the Bowen Island Harbour Hazy Days of Summer/Memories of Summer Pale Ale, as we watched some other planes takeoff and land.

While in Sechelt, Mrs. Sip and I tried a number of local food options. We started with Batch 44 Brewing, drawn in by their fun and energetic (great host, who worked hard to make sure everyone enjoyed themselves) Rock N’ Roll Bingo. To drink, we started with a pint each of the Old Creeker West Coast Cream Ale, which were $2 off. We also split a serving of Strips & Fries and capped the event off with the Gone Nutty cocktail (Red Head Macadamia Nut Rum, Bacardi Rum, passionfruit, pineapple, cardamom bitters, soda).

Before returning to our hotel room, we went to the Lighthouse Pub next door and shared an order of 2-piece Fish & Chips, along with Potato Boats. To drink, I had the Foamers’ Folly Yada Yada IPA and we enjoyed the tranquil setting on the water, watching the sun disappear for the day.

For lunch the next day, Mrs. Sip and I tried Lucky’s Barbecue House/Lucky’s Smokehouse. There, we shared an order of Pulled Pork Sliders with Potato Salad and Baby Cornbread. I also ordered the Tapworks Storm Rider IPA to wash the food all down.

That afternoon, we enjoyed happy hour at El Segundo. Our drinks included the Sechelt Mule, Blue Hawaiian, Danger Bae (Pandan Leaf Infused Vodka, pineapple, coconut, ube, lime) and Honolulu Fizz (Gin, orange, lemon, pineapple, simple syrup, egg white, Angostura bitters, soda). The food here was fantastic and we very much liked our Dynamite Bowl and Crispy Shrimp Tacos with Truffle Tots. The atmosphere at this restaurant was also fun.

That evening, we returned to the Lighthouse Pub for a few more drinks – Foamers’ Folly Hot Box IPA and a Rum & Coke – before playing a couple rounds of pool, where I had forgotten just how bad I was at the game!

For Father’s Day, Mrs. Sip let the kids each pick out a beer for me, with Girl Sip picking the Rewind Rainbow Road because she likes rainbows, while Boy Sip selected the Phillips Dinosour Stone Fruit Sour because he’s a massive dinosaur fan. As a treat to myself, I also later picked up a bottle of Howler’s Head Whiskey.

To celebrate Girl Sip’s graduation from kindergarten, she chose Old Spaghetti Factory for a family dinner. I enjoyed my Chicken Parmagiana with Fries and Salad, which I paired with a double Long Island Iced Tea. I’m not the biggest ice cream guy, but I do like the spumante/spumoni ice cream offered by the eatery.

Our final getaway of the month, was taking off to the Okanagan for the Canada Day long weekend. We stayed at a house at Orifino Vineywards, thanks to friends who are members of the winery. The weekend was largely spent travelling to eight wineries in the region. I didn’t taste much, given I was on child care duty, but I was impressed with how most of the places were welcoming of our kiddos.

Prior to heading home, we stopped at Abandoned Rail Brewing, which I thought had a really good setup, amongst the countless wineries that make up the Naramata Bench area. There, I tried the Weizenbock, while Mrs. Sip with a Doppelbock. We also grabbed cans of the Red Hefeweizen for the road.

That wraps a very busy June (and the start of July). The summer only heats up from here, with much of the calendar already booked and what’s left filling up quickly!