Archive for September, 2004

Our coast guard escort just joined us. It must be about a half hour before we enter port.
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A hand of crib in the car, which Jim won, and a game of go fish, which Jim won, and a game of war, which Jim didn’t win, to kill the time until we bored the ferry. The day started with brilliant sunshine and the passage calm. About halfway across, the big rollers started....
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Got up early and joined the frequent stay program. If we stay 28 more nights we get a free night in the penthouse. Of course we need to bring the punch card with us every time. At our current rate of stay, it will be 2034 – past our hoped for retirement date. Arrived...
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Butchart Gardens. Much more beautiful than the pictures. A very nice garden although there are sometimes too many people to find a nice quiet spot. The flowers area amazing. We seemed to dwell on the dalias of all kinds. Nadya and I agreed that the Empress needs to find a better way to get...
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