It was an absolutely beautiful day...with spectacular views as we entered the ferry terminal...
On the ferry waiting to depart...
The skyline of downtown Vancouver in the distance with Mount Baker in Washington State barely visible......
Chrome Island with Denman and Hornby Islands in the distance...
Shortly after 10:00, Steve and I headed out for a walk. Following Don's directions, we found the trails he described and made our way down to the beach.
On our way, we spotted this bald eagle perched on top of a tree...
We made it down the rather steep trail...
We headed a little further north up-island to a quaint little pub called the Fanny Bay Inn (or 'FBI') to meet good friends, Earl and Allison who live in Royston for lunch. You will likely recall that we spend a lot of time with them in Quartzsite but manage to see them occasionally up here in BC.We had a great time catching up with them while enjoying lunch. Wonderful seeing you both...see you in Q come January!
Then it was time to make the drive down island to Victoria...about a three hour drive. After taking care of a few errands, we arrived at Rob and Angie's shortly before Rob got home with Conner and Bryce. One last quick visit with our grandbabies before we catch the ferry back to Coquitlam tomorrow morning.
It was still pretty choppy out there, though...
Apparetly the mall opening attracted 284,000 shoppers in its first six days. The grand opening attracted 50,000 alone and caused massive 4 hour traffic jams in the parking lot and surrounding streets. There were hundreds of people waiting in line for the doors to open...crazy people!
Bass Pro Shops have a huge beautiful store...I even managed to find a long sleeved safari type shirt. They also had a nice selection of pants...but I guess 2 pair will have to do me!
That large fish is a Fraser River Sturgen...
We arrived at Chris and Angela's place around 1:30...it was a very blustery afternoon!
Saturday morning, we headed out to Langley Memorial Hospital for Steve's echo-cardiogram. It didn't take long and we were soon on our way out to where our RV is stored so that we could put the new bike cover over the bikes, in the rain. We had forgotten to take a picture when we dropped the rig off...and I almost forgot again. This is a last minute picture taken through the car windshield...
We made a stop at Walmart in Langley to pick up some prescriptions...one of which was supposed to be the anti-malaria drug we have to take while in Africa. They had not received the prescription. What?! The Travel Medicine and Vaccination Clinic was supposed to fax it over. I'm glad that the Travel clinic was open today...so we were able to drop in. As it turned out, the nurse had missed faxing it to have it signed off by a doctor...therefore nothing had been done. She was very apologetic and put a rush on it...it would be faxed to the pharmacy on Monday. That ended up being another whole "episode"...but to make a very long story short, we finally managed to pick up the Malarone prescription Tuesday afternoon.
Sunday Steve and I made another trip out to Langley to visit our trailer again...in all of my packing, I had left my new sweater and raincoat in the closet. I guess since I was planning on wearing it on the plane, I didn't want to pack it in my suitcase and had totally forgotten about it. Good thing we were planning on going out there anyway!
That evening Steve's cousin, Bev, and her husband, Rob came over for dinner along with Angie, who is working over here this week. She had come over from the island late this afternoon, for an early start tomorrow morning. Bev and Rob had Chris and Angela for dinner awhile ago so this was a great opportunity for them to reciprocate while we were visiting.
Relaxing with a drink before dinner...left to right, me, Angie, Bev, Rob, Chris and Angela...
Then it was time for dinner...(Rob, me, Steve, Chris, Angela, Angie and Bev)...
It was such a lovely evening...so good having a "mini" family get together. We'll have to have more family gatherings when we get back from our trip.
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday were spent getting ready for our trip...I can't believe it's almost time! The weather was really yucky....rain...rain...and more rain. I drove Chris to work each morning, so had the use of his car to do all of my running around. Thanks so much Chris!
This was pretty much Steve's position all day Monday and Tuesday...too wet to go outside, so he enjoyed himself lounging on the couch watching TV (he was really happy he didn't have to go shopping with me!). He did get out Wednesday morning for a haircut and a walk...it was actually quite a pleasant day until later in the afternoon, when the clouds and rain set in again.
Well, that brings us to tonight...as I sit trying desperately to get all sorts of little things cleaned up (banking, flight check-in on line, etc.) including this final blog update. We will be up early tomorrow morning...and heading to the airport. So I will be signing off until our return in four weeks. Stay tuned!
Saturday morning, we headed out to Langley Memorial Hospital for Steve's echo-cardiogram. It didn't take long and we were soon on our way out to where our RV is stored so that we could put the new bike cover over the bikes, in the rain. We had forgotten to take a picture when we dropped the rig off...and I almost forgot again. This is a last minute picture taken through the car windshield...
Sunday Steve and I made another trip out to Langley to visit our trailer again...in all of my packing, I had left my new sweater and raincoat in the closet. I guess since I was planning on wearing it on the plane, I didn't want to pack it in my suitcase and had totally forgotten about it. Good thing we were planning on going out there anyway!
That evening Steve's cousin, Bev, and her husband, Rob came over for dinner along with Angie, who is working over here this week. She had come over from the island late this afternoon, for an early start tomorrow morning. Bev and Rob had Chris and Angela for dinner awhile ago so this was a great opportunity for them to reciprocate while we were visiting.
Relaxing with a drink before dinner...left to right, me, Angie, Bev, Rob, Chris and Angela...
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday were spent getting ready for our trip...I can't believe it's almost time! The weather was really yucky....rain...rain...and more rain. I drove Chris to work each morning, so had the use of his car to do all of my running around. Thanks so much Chris!
This was pretty much Steve's position all day Monday and Tuesday...too wet to go outside, so he enjoyed himself lounging on the couch watching TV (he was really happy he didn't have to go shopping with me!). He did get out Wednesday morning for a haircut and a walk...it was actually quite a pleasant day until later in the afternoon, when the clouds and rain set in again.Well, that brings us to tonight...as I sit trying desperately to get all sorts of little things cleaned up (banking, flight check-in on line, etc.) including this final blog update. We will be up early tomorrow morning...and heading to the airport. So I will be signing off until our return in four weeks. Stay tuned!
Wow what a great visit with so many friends. And those cute grandbabies! Have a fantastic time in Africa! Can't wait to see those pictures and stories!
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