Well, it's been a whirlwind the past few days and the time has finally arrived to begin my journey....take care everyone....wish you were all going with me but since you aren't.....see you next year :)
Day 1 of about 70 and all is good in my world. It was another short night last night but I think I managed to pack everything that I'll need for the next couple of months. And....if I've forgotten anything....I guess I'll just have to go shopping!
Had a good morning with Karen and Brad (thanks for the ride to work by the way - hope your trip to WA was all good) and then even managed to get quite a lot done at work. Linda, Jill and Denise gave me a wonderful send off with a great lunch at the Hooded Merganzer and then Jill gave me a ride to catch my ride. Thanks girls!! I'll miss you and am confident that you'll hold the "Martin Street Fort" in my absence :)
Left Berry & Smith in my inagural semi ride at shortly after 4 this afternoon and here I am sitting in the Ramada in Richmond right around 11:00 pm.
Paul, driver of my chariot, and chilvarous knight that he is....stayed with me at the Tim Horton's in Delta until my cab arrived so he could rest assured that I was safely onto the next leg of my adventure. (See mom....there are eyes watching out for danger at every turn) Once I was safely into the taxi - Paul was heading right back to the Okanagan, with another passenger he would pick up in Abbotsford for the trip home.
For my first time in a lorry (that's for you Jill) I think I did pretty well! I mastered the air seat, peed on the side of the road, was able to hook and unhook the trailer twice, didn't miss a single gear (well....it is an automatic so I guess that's not such a big deal) and only took out 3 small cars once we made it into the crowded streets of the city. And if you buy all of that....boy oh boy..... do I have a deal for you.....I have a mountain for sale in the Okanagan about 10 minutes north of Summerland just off the highway....there is even a dry river running across it just waiting for the spring run off to fill it to the brim so you can have your own fishing stream..... Honestly though, I did master the air seat (fun stuff) and the roadside stop was much appreciated....semi ride was great....thanks Bruce for setting it up and thanks Paul for taking such good care of me.
Rain has been falling ever since we made it over the mountain and I am hopeful, but not holding my breath, that it will stop by tomorrow as it would be nice to go for a walk....maybe even find a place to get my hair cut since I ran out of time to get that done before I left. :(
Taxi from truck stop in Delta to Ramada in Richmond took a little longer than I thought it would but I had a great driver. Cost $45 though so that was a little steeper than anticipated. Gas here is down below a dollar....97 cents at one place we passed! How sad that I didn't think I'd ever see gas below a dollar a litre again!!!
It's fast approaching midnight so I think I'll hit the hay and enjoy the fact that I don't have to set the alarm....I can just sleep till I wake up and then the only thing that I really have to do tomorrow is make my way to the Fairmont at the airport for my last night in Canada for a while. I'd say that I'll have no trouble at all breaking into the "do nothing" mode that I'll have to master over the weeks ahead.
Buenos noches :)
L
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