We Didn't Fall Off the Face of the Earth

October has been very busy for us. (Mostly Ken). We docked the boat and headed back to Calgary the next day. Ken, RJ and Russ had a house to paint. (Never really retired!)

October 6th we attended the Fire Dept. Retirement Party. It was a lot of fun and we had a great time catching up with people we haven't seen for a very long time.

We were kept busy the two weeks while in Calgary having lunches and dinners with different friends every day. We apologise to those we did not see!

I spent most my days with Lea and had a wonderful visit. Enjoying her Grand kids.

We then headed to Winfield to say goodbye to RJ and see him off to his new career. It is wonderful to see them all grown up and realizing their dreams.

We have been here now for several weeks getting the house ready to put on the market. The market is booming here and we should realize a large return on our initial investment. Not bad.

Now boat related.

We bought 2 sea kayaks and are enrolling in lessons in the pool. Falling in there is not as cold as the ocean!

We joined a yacht club and will attend our first meeting this Fri. This allows us to get reciprocals as we travel south. An advantage in California where one can not anchor in many bays.

We joined Bluewater Cruising Assoc. and the Fleet which is a group that offer classes in boat related topics. It is also a social where you can talk to the doers and the want to do. Fleet is for those boaters travelling offshore or coastal cruising that plan on leaving in the next year.

We are in the planning stages of booking a school in Guatemala where we will study and home stay with the locals for 4 weeks. It is a total immersion and should help us with the needed Spanish for our trip. We are looking at the month of Feb.

Ken will be going to Calgary to work on a job with Russ and I will be looking for a job in about a weeks time.

Now everyone is caught up to what we are up to!

My Summer is Over

I sit at a mooring buoy in Plumber Cove just one day from Vancouver. We had our roughest sailing in 5 months today with a 25 knot SE wind. It would have been nice to just wait the weather out but we have to be to Calgary in a few days.
I sit alone writing this blog after witnessing the best sunset since we left. It is a full moon and the sky is lit up, competing with the lights from houses. Civilization!
Wow it feels strange. It has been a great summer. I look forward to visiting with friends and attending the Pensioner’s Banquet but I will miss the tranquility we have found.
We are exited to say the kids are doing extremely well. RJ made it on the Fort McMurray Fire Dept and starts Oct. 22. Alanna has been accepted to med school in Australia but is being convinced by the Dean at U of C and Doctors at Foothills to wait and see what happens this Spring. She has a major decision to make. I am sure she knows what is best for her.
We plan on getting jobs in Vancouver and getting the boat ready for the big trip beginning next Aug.
Many of you have been following this blog and it has been fun to keep many friends informed to what we have been doing.