What I find weird about the west coast is that it never feels humid - not like humid in England or southern Ontario (to me anyway).

On the coast, I can go out for a walk through thick fog, feel moisture on my face, hair goes all whoopdeedo, see water droplets collect on my jacket without it raining, yet the air still feels and smells wonderfully fresh and easy to breath. I often felt suffocated by the humidy in England and southern Ontario and wanted to crawl out of my own skin. Just something I've noticed since moving back here.

However the cloud cover in the winter here is another matter.

I really miss long walks in the fog. I'll swap you some Winter sunshine for a few dank and foggy days - the one's where the sounds are muted and the air is like cotton wool.

LMAO. It was -26 C here in March one day this year.

West coast bar stewards.

Will definitely report back on the forum how we got on and what we found. You will probably also hear feedback from our meetup from all those who attend. I apologise in advance for any unsavoury stories! I will give you a minute by minute weather report too, just to practice for when we get out there!!!!

I also note you are from Surrey, surely there can't be any more old croydonians on the forum!!!

I've been told that Victoria, not too far away, has one of the best climates in Canada. Vancouver suffers because of the Rockies... air rises.... dumps water. A lot. My mate has been there two years and still can't get used to it (he's English) and wonders how the UK can have such a bad reputaion for weather after he's experienced Vancouver. It's so bad (for him) that he is seriously considering taking the huge profit on his house (risen over 100k in 18 months) and getting out.

The Rockies are 800km east of Vancouver. The Coast mountains are what keeps the clouds stuck over Vancouver. But the city also has a microclimate, meaning the closer you are to the mountains, the wetter it gets. Living in North Vancouver has a lot more rain than Tsawwassen.

This past year has been unseasonally bleak though, especially last winter.

Victoria statistically has less rain, but it still gets the cloud cover.

What used to tickle me was other Vancouverites laughing about our wet climate on the North Shore when they lived only a few miles away in Burnaby or Langley. Its not like the sun was shinning down there while we up to our necks in water!

Victoria has the best climate cos it doesnt plummet to sub zero temps in winter. Mates who grew up in Edmonton or Calgary said they always preferred the freezing cold bright sunny skies to the grey damp of coastal BC.

Ha Ha.... I'm just wondering if they are all still there in January and up for another meal out to meet me!!!

I'm from Godalming - so no more Croydonions!!!!