TORONTO, ON Tessa visits Hua in Toronto for the first time. Hua wore the nicest shirt he could find and took Tessa to a restaurant that he could not afford.

MARTINIQUE BEACH, NS Shelley, Hua and Tessa learn to surf the Atlantic ocean. Hua realized that the cold ocean water was not for him. Tessa was too busy surfing to notice.

EDMONTON, AB Hua and Tessa at Robyn and Fabs wedding. To this day, Hua regrets getting his hair buzzed before a wedding.

CAPE BRETON, NS Hua and Tessa exploring Cape Breton with Larissa (📸). They made the trip in Tessa's Honda Civic and Hua only got carsick twice.

TOFINO, BC Hua and Tessa enjoying the beautiful Tofino weather with Greg and Shelley. Hua might have beaten Greg at crib, but who's counting...

MAUI, HI Tessa and Hua celebrating Chinese New Year with the Lu family. Luau with Chei-wei, Wen-ying and Wei.

LAKE LOUISE, AB New years snowshoe to Skoki lodge with Curran and Shelley. Curran's advice is not to sweat. Hua was already sweating 750 meters in on this 10 km endeavor.

CHEAM PEAK, BC Tessa and Hua hiking the beautiful alpine meadows with Marcel and Shannon.

NORTH VANCOUVER, BC Something furry was growing on Hua's upper lips and Tessa was feeling left out.

VIK, IS Tessa and Hua touching basalt during a stop in Vik. This was one of many stops as they camped along the south coast of Iceland with Justin and Krista.

MT CHEAM, BC Hua taking Tessa on her first multi-pitch climb! Hua mumbled a couple things he remembered from a second hand course and then they were off to the races. The hike down was more treacherous...

LAKE TAHOE, CA Tessa and Hua enjoying some R&R after a trail race in California. Don't be fooled - it took them 5 minutes to 30 meters from the parking lot to this spot.