Solo Southbound
Our summer in Vancouver is coming to a close; my wife Kathy has headed out for a visit with her family in Michigan (and will also continue out to friends in upstate New York) then fly to Tucson. I'm here for another couple of weeks and will drive back to Arizona by myself.Prior to moving to out west, Kathy and I drove across North America each summer out to British Columbia, but I have been doing a bunch of solo driving for a variety of reasons, as I will this Fall from BC to Tucson. I've come to enjoy the time alone, even though the days are long.
This has been an unusual summer in Vancouver. It started out rainy (the frequency, not so much the intensity) and got colder sooner than expected. After the rat race of selling our NH condo, buying a place in Arizona and moving there, we were both ready - delighted in fact - to just kick back and do nothing often. To sit and read for several hours in a day is a huge luxury for me. It's not that I don't have the time, I just never seem to give myself permission.
We did have a few highlights: sister-in-law Sue & niece Sara came up from the US for a week; a continuous adventure, that. Did some boating with our friends Blake & Libby. Completed the process for Canadian permanent residence status. Had a couple of excellent meals out, and a few others "in". Bottled two batches of wine and drank no small quantity of it. Finally got to the Vancouver Fringe Festival as well as the Folk Festival (separate blog entry on that).
All in all, not a bad summer.
Labels: British Columbia, driving, road trip
posted by Scott & Kathy @ 8:47 AM
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