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Not of a hot one out there today. Supposed to feel like forty plus degrees with all the extras added on top. I miss the BC weather all ready! I know I’m getting older because my back hurt just from sitting down on those consecutive flights, and not much else. My shoulder was hurting from all the driving we did. It was a fun trip though, even with the minor inconveniences of personal injury. Ha! Also my innards do not seem to care for the cabin air pressure changes. Does a number on my guts that lasts for a few days. Not my favourite aspect of air travel these days. With any luck it will be a few months if not longer before I have to head back out on an airplane again.

Just found out I can no longer fly directly back into the UK until I sort out a British Passport for myself. That might make a Euro trip a bit tricky in the coming years. I’ll have to look into that sooner rather than later. But with the stuff going down with Russia and Ukraine, and threats to Poland we may hold off going to Europe for a bit longer still. No worries.

We had to spot friends that wound up getting shot down by the Russians when they took a passenger jet out of the sky in the early 2020’s. It was very very sad for the whole town. The family was well liked.

Getting back into the swing of things. Working on some new stuff today. All the best.

We totally got all of our steps in this time around! Not only that but we put quite a few kilometers under our heels in the rental car driving between Comic, Courtenay, Cumberland and Campbell River as we found beaches, animal rescue tours, river bed fossil tours and whatever else took our fancy in the moment. We also got to see a bunch of my side of the family, and the kids had time to play with their cousins and swim until we all turned pruney. It was a blast. Sad to leave, but real life awaits us back here at home.

Now we focus on getting over the red eye flight, and doing so much laundry in this heat! What a way to return from a week in the mid teens with rain, it’s going to feel like 40°C with the humidex here during parts of this week. Ugh! Nasty. Welcome home!

Landed. Booyah!

Today concludes our family trek to the west coast to not only see family, but search every beach we can for sea glass, or fossils, or treasures of any sort. It has been mild in temperature, and mostly overcast and you know what? We’re fine with it. Heading home to temperatures in the mid thirties, so nearly a week in the mid teens has been most welcome. Also the complete lack of humidity has been very refreshing. Kids love it out here. Sad to have to say good bye once more for who knows how long, but we will be back to our regularly scheduled life in just a few short hours, and two flights, and three separate airports. Hello Sunday morning!

On a warm sunny day where it is 22°C in the full sun you walk deep into the forest where the temperature drops six full degrees and the air becomes noticeably damp. You follow a downward sloping path that leads deeper and deeper into the sun shaded woods. Before too much longer you begin to hear the thunderous roar of rushing water. There are various warning signs plastered up on the ever widening trees whose canopies disappear into the mist well above you. You approach a set of stairs leading down. Many fellow travelers around you balk at the sight of the steps. People murmur in quiet panic as you push past them and wander down, down, down. The dull roar of the water is now so loud you can barely hear anything other than the water itself. At the base of the steps is a long, and narrow bridge that visibly swings under the pilgrims foot steps. You are standing with one foot hovering over the edge. What do you do? Roll for initiative…

Having an aimless wander along the beach in search of sea glass, fossils, or sea creature teeth is a big thrill for us. Cheap, and easy to do as long as you can find somewhere to park, and have the time to devote to wandering around whilst staring at the ground looking for minute pops of colour that’s faintly different from all the rocks, sand, and water borne debris. Helps if it’s cool and rainy, because then the beaches are deserted, and we don’t have to worry about bothering other people, or having our treasures found before we get to them ourselves!

Hard to believe it is Friday all ready. We are gearing up for the England versus Norway game tomorrow afternoon. Should be a fun watch!

My wife found us a river bed fossil tour to go to yesterday just off of the highway on the outskirts of town and it was a shake busting blast! Started off with a short guided tour through the museum then a short drive to the fire, and a quick walk down to the river. We took my niece along for the ride, she seemed to enjoy it. My knees weren’t so fond of the two straight hours of either kneeling or squatting, but they’ll get over it.

I’m in that kind of mood, and you can’t stop me, so nah-nah-nah! Might just be the fatigue talking, but there’s a kernel of truth to the sentiment as well. I’m exhausted, and too tired to string more than one coherent thought together at the moment. I’m going to eat and then rest a little more before I drive anywhere today. Onwards and upwards.

And it is now 12:37 Wednesday and I have not yet fallen asleep. I feel like ass. Let me turn these lights out and drift off to sleep. Oh boy my back & right shoulders hurt. These kids are an over tired mess! Ha. Speak to me again in the morning.

Just adding some fuel to the fire here to keep things going! Writing at three am this morning might not have connected due to where this site logs the time stamps from. Might be California or overseas I’m not sure where. Also I’m tired, hungry and feeling a little cranky.