ltmurnau | Bean Aweigh (Reply)

Took a short vacation. Lianne was on her way back from Ontario, and we agreed to meet up in Vancouver and go to Nelson for a couple of days. Which I did, and we did, and it was pretty nice. I'd forgotten how far it was to get there - a good eight hours driving but once we got there it was worth it. We went up to a hot springs a few km north of the town where they had the hot water coming out of a cave you could wade in, and a big pool, but a big thunder and lightning storm came so everyone had to leave the pool or become soup ingredients. (We had excellent weather otherwise.) We scooped quite a few DVDs as the local Movie Gallery was going out of business (along with the whole chain). We actually took two days to get home, first from Nelson to Hope (where we found a great small diner that had been there since 1962, very good food) and then from Hope to home. Then back to work the next day, at least for me.

Travel is nice but I prefer the being-someplace-else part to the getting-there part. We agreed there are lots of great places for us to see right here in BC; I'm reminded every day that this is the best province i've ever lived in.

Last night I talked to Akito on the phone. He's been doing all right - saw some movies, went to some caves - but he will be back home in only ten days. He was really worried about catching the right plane and about potential trouble at Customs/Immigration but there were no problems at all, which I think really boosted his self-confidence.