Home Sweet Home

First, a short drive to the border, where we anticipated the worst but experienced the best crossing in years. Probably as a result of the Olympic games in Vancouver, the border was fully manned with every lane ready to receive traffic. As a result, there was no wait at all and we were through in under 5 minutes.

Then, on to the Tsawwassen to Duke point ferry. By this time it had started to rain again and when we arrived in Nanaimo it was coming down in buckets. We turned on the heat on the boat and retired to the Pub for supper. It was a cold, wet welcome to the coast, prompting us to wonder why we came back. The boat looks fine though and not much worse for wear for all the neglect for so long.

But, oh what a difference a day can make. We awoke to sunshine and blue skies and warm (12C) temperatures, making us wonder why we ever left. It was nicer here than a lot of the places we have visited in the last three months.

Over the last couple of days, the weather has been a little cool, but overall pretty pleasant. We have settled into our old routine, taking long walks to the harbour for coffee and such. It is a little surprising to see the trees are already starting to bud, and there are already some flowers in bloom. And the grass is that colour of green you only get in a rain-forest.

For the next while we are not planning any great adventures, just paying bills, doing some boat maintenance and trying to get used to the idea of not living out of a suitcase.

And, of course, we are watching a lot of the coverage of the Olympics, what with them going on just across the straight.