Another week has passed on the shore of the Pacific Ocean far from the middle of the prairie. The weather has been favourable, and we've been enjoying our time here. I've been able to get out for golf practice and play—very enjoyable indeed! This seems like a good place to live! The markets have been troubled and the TSX remains down for the month, but I was blessed with a very good gain this week. Wendy has been busy with repairing and painting walls in the condo. She and Erica have also been engaged in a full-scale cleaning of the place. However, we plan to start our return trip tomorrow, so we'll have to say good-bye to the Pacific. The Riders hosted Montreal this evening and we enjoyed the win, although the performance was not that impressive. The Jays have continued to flounder, but are getting some players back from the injury list, so we remain hopeful that they can turn things around. Wendy and I drove down to Victoria on Friday where we met Dave and enjoyed a lunch with aunt Connie and cousin Bill.
On Monday a crew assembled at Eric/A's to pack the 26' UHaul. The day started slowly as the UHaul agent failed to show up, and they had to get it from a different depot. By noon, the day had warmed up to an uncomfortable level and the mammoth truck was in place. It took until 8pm to get it loaded, and then we all headed to Boston Pizza for a well-deserved meal and celebration! Uncle Andrew and Uncle Dave were the main sources of outside assistance; they were supported by Eric/A, Haaken, Liam, Aiden, Kristian, Wendy and me. Eric and Haaken headed east Tuesday morning. We were able to track their progress via Find you Friends app, a bit stalkerish and creepy, but Erica dismissed all such complaints and labelled it endearing! They arrived in Prince Albert on Friday and got everything moved into their new place. Back in Parksville we passed the week with excerpts from The Girl Who Saved the King of Sweden, various excursions for shopping and garbage disposal, and a trip to Cathedral Grove to see the monstrous Douglas Firs, approximately 800 years old and 75m (250') high! Kristian was terrified that we were going to be devoured by some forest monster at any moment! Liam, Kristian and Erica went to the movies on Friday: Guardians of the Galaxy; the review by Kristian, "It was awesome!" Liam has received notice of acceptance to Briercrest High School in Caronport, so that's a good thing checked off. On the down side, they're still having issues with their septic field at the Kenora house—a large concern!
We have been able to keep in contact with Erin via text and FaceTime. She is holding down the roost in Regina, and planning to spend the weekend over at Grandpa's. We plan to get back that far in the next week.
Trav and Joanna also keep in contact regularly. They're struggling with pool chemicals to keep algae at bay, but generally enjoying life and work in TBay. We look forward to getting back there in another week or so!
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