Annual Talent Show

Today was chores, checking out the thrift stores, some sewing and off to the school for the show. The kids were amazing, even 3 Grade One's doing solo's. There was everything from art work to music and dance. Here's Buster the dog. He is part Havenese/Pekeinese, who they got from a widowed older women who couldn't look after him anymore. The family was on the trampoline after dinner. Tomorrow I'll plant the carrots and herb garden and then head for the ferry.

More Fun

Sunday was Church in the morning when Suzanne did Prayers for the People. They have a very nice congregation. We stopped at the garden store and planted the veggie garden. Lexie and Trey thought the worms from the compost were the neatest. The VanDerW's came for dinner at night. We sat in the sun out front and corralled the kids in the back yard until the girls hit the computer.

Annual Pig Roast

Last night we went to this annual family party which was really fun. The big hit was the bouncy castle, supposed to be for the kids but some moms joined in. All the pot luck food was wonderful, to go with the pig and later the camp fire was on for warmth and smores. This gang is really an extended family and it is fabulous to see all the kids interacting and taking care of each other. What a great time.

Off to Gibsons

Ron and I had coffee at Horseshoe Bay before I headed off to see Hana's Dance Recital.
It was really cool. She has a great teacher and all the routines and kids were great and looked like they were having the most fun. One father closes his Barber Shop for the day and is the official parking attendant win his tutu which cracks up the younger kids. Hana was in a HipHop number which was cool. There were 2 older girls who did a mirror image dance and they were really good.

Busy with Friends

We had a very nice visit with Joy and Roman Monday. He is finally on the road to good health after a 5 bypass open heart surgery. He's 20 lbs thinner and although they're both worn out, they look great now they're finally getting a good night's sleep again.
We've been busy with medical appointments and having fun with friends. Friday is always Pool at the Elks, Sat. we played Mexican Train with neighbours and Sunday we had dinner at Agnes and Hans which was delicious and fun.

Welcome back to the Pacific Northwest

We had a good day at sea yesterday with people hot tubbing and lunch on deck. It was fun watching the coast as we cruised down.
We arrived in Seattle and looked out to fog nearly down to the water and drizzling rain. Here's our rainy decks. Certainly felt right at home. We appreciated our cruise weather so much - we really lucked in. We had a nice orderly disembarkation and caught the shuttle to Canada. Our driver had a great sense of humor and we stopped for a break and coffee at a rest stop with this magnificent old tree stump. When we got to the Border, our bus was 6th in line but the Border Inspector came out to us checked passports, took our declaration and said, 'Have a nice day'. Simple. I certainly recommend that for going through the Border.

Prince Rupert

As we arrived at our last port, a fellow was out in his little boat by the new container port. He raised the Canadian flag and played Oh Canada on a trumpet. The whole ship cheered. People went off to Bear tours, kayaking, everything your could think of. Rupert developed as the terminus of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railroad and has many old buildings forming the historic downtown core. The home of First Nations People for over 10,000 years, it is now culturally diverse with a rich history of railroad construction, fishing, logging and shipping. There is an eagle sitting on the railing above the kayakers in Cow Bay, named for the first dairy herd who had to swim ashore before the first dock was built, way back when.