Tuesday
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A Weekend For 'You'. A Weekend For Me.
Tuesday, October 3, 2006 at 08:33PM
Cabot's going on a jaunt next week to stay with his babysitting angel for a 10 days or so. I'm going away for a couple nights here and there in that time and I figured he may as well 'keep in touch' with his other family. I think it's important that he stays familiar with his 'other' home, especially since I know Marjorie misses him (and he, her, I'm sure) and I'll be leaving next summer for three months of training, at the very least.
The weekend after next the unit is going out on a exercise. Not sure where. Not sure what. Yanno, serious Army things. Training for Queen and Country.
The weekened after? That one's for me.
Sechelt.
Eva is on her way to visit a friend and I'm tagging along to get a couple days rest. Okay, just kidding, all I do is rest lately so let's go with..... I'm tagging along so I can get my body moving again.
We're going on the 20th of October so by then (dammit) my leg should be healed enough (or hopefully not rebroken) so that I can DO things.
And Vic might be coming too so while Eva catches up with her friend, Vic and I will do stuff and things, or, if not, I will do stuff and then sit around with a book.
Sechelt is a bit of a pain in the ass to get to.
*biggy me*We will be taking a train up the island to Nanaimo (inset is the island), catching a ferry over to Horseshoe Bay and then catching another ferry to Gibson's Landing where Eva's friend is to collect us and take us to Sechelt.
Leaving Victoria at 8 am gets us into Gibson's Landing about 4 pm. It's a bit quicker on the way back but the point is to enjoy the ride. I've been on the train up the island before and it's pretty breathtaking.
Sechelt has a lot of festivals and things and every year hosts writer's workshops so there is a veritable feast of beautiful places to stay. I chose Coracle Cove.
My suite (the bottom floor) includes a full kitchen & BBQ, three outdoor decks, hot tub on the oceanside deck, three course breakfasts and spa services on site (ie: in your suite).
Even though it's October, Sechelt is on what's known as an 'inland sea' so it should be pretty sheltered and cosy there on the water.
There are mountain bikes available and kayaks on site so I/we will be able to get out and about. I LOVE kayaking so I plan on doing a bit of that. Even if there's a storm, there's the watching of, and if that gets tiring, there's always the "Hey, get your ass up here and spa me, baby" option. Did I mention the ocean?
Even though right now I can hear the seagulls, smell the salt air and hear the foghorn on my very own portion of the Pacific...
I have four months of Manitoba to make up for and I have so missed the ocean.
The weekend after next the unit is going out on a exercise. Not sure where. Not sure what. Yanno, serious Army things. Training for Queen and Country.
The weekened after? That one's for me.
Sechelt.
Eva is on her way to visit a friend and I'm tagging along to get a couple days rest. Okay, just kidding, all I do is rest lately so let's go with..... I'm tagging along so I can get my body moving again.
We're going on the 20th of October so by then (dammit) my leg should be healed enough (or hopefully not rebroken) so that I can DO things.
And Vic might be coming too so while Eva catches up with her friend, Vic and I will do stuff and things, or, if not, I will do stuff and then sit around with a book.
Sechelt is a bit of a pain in the ass to get to.
*biggy me*We will be taking a train up the island to Nanaimo (inset is the island), catching a ferry over to Horseshoe Bay and then catching another ferry to Gibson's Landing where Eva's friend is to collect us and take us to Sechelt.
Leaving Victoria at 8 am gets us into Gibson's Landing about 4 pm. It's a bit quicker on the way back but the point is to enjoy the ride. I've been on the train up the island before and it's pretty breathtaking.
Sechelt has a lot of festivals and things and every year hosts writer's workshops so there is a veritable feast of beautiful places to stay. I chose Coracle Cove.
coracle n : a small rounded boat made of hides stretched over a wicker frame; still used in some parts of Great Britain
My suite (the bottom floor) includes a full kitchen & BBQ, three outdoor decks, hot tub on the oceanside deck, three course breakfasts and spa services on site (ie: in your suite).
Even though it's October, Sechelt is on what's known as an 'inland sea' so it should be pretty sheltered and cosy there on the water.
Even though right now I can hear the seagulls, smell the salt air and hear the foghorn on my very own portion of the Pacific...
I have four months of Manitoba to make up for and I have so missed the ocean.
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