It was a blast to have LJ around with us for the past two weeks. She's very down to earth and has a wicked sense of humour. She's also got the elusive ability to laugh at herself, which makes her great company. She definitely will be missed from our dwindling group of merry (wo)men, but I think she was happy to return home. We've been going at 93 miles an hour since we landed in Calgary and she's going to relish the chance to sleep in her own bed and relax after her vacation. Take care Ludge.
Sounds like the beautiful weather we've got here is being shared by everyone in Canada. After dropping off LJ at the airport, Robyn and I spent a day exploring Castlegar. Nothing too intense - we read in a local coffeeshop for a while and then hiked a trail in town that circles a small island. We sat out in the sun and talked for a long time. It was nice to spend some time just the two of us after spending the last two weeks in a group of four. The chance to reconnect affirmed in both of us that we're so very happy we launched out on this journey. We've already felt so much in this short period of time that we are both excited to see what else can change over the course of this year.
Robyn and I are going to kick around Trail for the next couple days: Amy is playing in town tonight at a local bar and so we get to see her peform and then we'll ride Red once more tomorrow (Saturday). Amy seems to have an army of friends all over BC and so we've already arranged a dirt-cheap rental car and a place to crash for free for a few days in Kitsilano beach. We're driving out of here Sunday morning and heading right for Whistler. We'll stay Sunday night there (after a long drive) and then ride Whistler on Monday. We'll head back to Vancouver proper on Tuesday. We've got things roughly planned from there until our return on th 31st, but I won't let that cat our of the backpack just yet.
Farwell-J, haha- love it. Glad to hear you enjoyed my company. I sure enjoyed coming along for the ride for the two weeks, and hope we can meet up along the way in the future....where?? who knows just yet...but isn't that the best part!!
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