The Grand Hotel Nanaimo
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FAIRWELL TO NANAIMO
HERE ARE THE LAST PICTURES TO END MY VISIT TO NANAIMO. BOTH JOANNE AND BILL ARE LOOKING PRETTY GOOD. AS OF TODAY ALL THEIR DR. VISITS HAVE BEEN POSITIVE. LET'S HOPE IT STAYS THAT WAY.
I HAD A GREAT TIME. I GUESS WE WILL ALL BE SENDING EMAILS OR CALLING ON NOV. 2 TO WISH JOANNE & BILL A HAPPY ...
OUR LAST SWAN SONG! BILL MIGHT CALL IT A DUCK CALL
AFTER ALL THE BREAD WAS PUT IN THE VAN AND WE WERE GETTING CLOSE TO OUR TIME TO LEAVE FOR THE TEA, JOANNE AND I PLANNED OUR FINAL SKIT AND SONG FOR BILL. WE WERE HIDDING IN THE DEN AND WATCHING FOR HIM TO COME BACK FROM THE BATHROOM, WHICH HE HAD, BUT HAD SAT AT THE TABLE INSTEAD OF SITING BACK IN HIS CHAIR.
WE HAD BORROWED (TAKEN WITH PERMISSION) 2 OF THE YELLOW GOWNS FROM THE HOSPITAL. OUR SONG WAS ...
Five days on Vancouver Island
... ve had beautiful weather, sunny and pleasantly warm. That changed on Wednesday, with cold, damp, rainy weather. It didn’t stop us from going down to Nanaimo’s waterfront. They have taken advantage of their waterfront and there is a long waterfront walkway in place with a variety of shops and restaurants lining the walkway. We saw some people fishing on the pier so we walked out to see what they were catching. They ...
To begin....
They say that once you go to Africa, a part of you deep down inside never really leaves-even after you have travelled back home and continue on with your daily life. It’s as if your heart has finally found its home. I remember the exact moment when I realized that this had happened to me. It was in Uganda in 2010, and I was driving away from the children’s home I had been volunteering with for the ...
Early winter on Vancouver Island
... the mountains almost to sea level, so it was making me wish I had my skis along. Saturday was a late-Thanksgiving / early Christmas dinner at Viola and Wendell's, and some catching up with family. Early Sunday it was off to the ferry (with an entire boatload of football fans heading over for a game in Vancouver), then off on the flight to Heathrow and onto Manchester. Quick trip, but good to be ...