One with the Force

JGKF - the laws of attraction were in full force as we made the transfer from Gabriola to Vancouver this week!  As we lined up for the ferry, we couldn't help but notice the wind.  That makes for a rocky ferry ride!  "I will not throw up on the ferry.  I will not throw up on the ferry."  OK - maybe this one was the Hyland's Homeopathic Motion Sickness ... regardless ... I was FINE on the ferry.  YAY!  We had to then transfer to another ferry.  We were in line when the ferry 2+ hours previous was leaving, but when it was finally time for boarding our ferry, we were getting nervous.  I repeated over and over (and over ...), "we will get on this boat!"  We did.  Just squeaked on.  When we got off the ferry, we were the last car off the ferry.  Insane.  Then, we were driving toward Vancouver, our gas light on, thinking we'd for sure see a gas station imminently, only to find ourselves stuck in very heavy traffic going over the Lions Gate Bridge (for those of you unfamiliar with this bridge, or I suppose bridges in general, there is no gas station!).  We end up in downtown Vancouver mere blocks from our destination, and we miss one of our turns.  In doing a loop to turn around, lo and behold:  ESSO!  While I suppose running out of gas on the bridge would have made for a good story several years from now ... we much preferred things working out this way!

We spent the rest of the evening visiting with Rach - we saw her cutesy new apartment then made our way over to Gosia's, (where we are crashing - thanks Gos!) for take-out and chatting.


Yesterday we hit Vancouver on foot. We wandered around W4th, then in the afternoon met up with Rachel and Megan on Granville where we toured a few antique stores and art galleries, then went down for a walk/talk along the water.




Then we walked all the way back and headed over to Mike's (I mean, Dr. Mike's) for supper: we ordered southern BBQ for 3, and ended up with a huge tray of pulled pork, brisket, ribs, chicken ... so good. And incidentally, for those of you who know my history with Mike's cat, I need to report that Jasper didn't even hiss at me ... not one time!!


Thanks for joining us on the walk back to Gosia's Mike -- so much visiting to do, but we needed to try and keep Maki somewhat on his routine! Robin showed up just in time for a quick hello before Maklin literally closed his eyes and went to sleep as soon as we laid him in the playpen. Nice to see you guys -- great to catch up!

Maklin is in the middle of a big growth spurt.  He is eating A LOT and is waking up 2 hours earlier than usual ... to eat. 

He's needs his sustenance ... he's a Jedi in training.