Just got down from three days on the Sunshine Coast with Keli’s aunt Aileen. It’s been great to reconnect with family and friends again in BC, and a couple of days up the coast in Aileen’s cabin was really relaxing. We took Keli’s granny Louise out for lunch and had a laugh with her cousin Emma too.
One little story that I thought worth a mention happened in the doctors surgery, where we took Gran for a quick check-up on Thursday. Gran is fairly deaf and so conversations happen a volume that lacks subtlety. Returning from her consultation she waited with me while Keli booked her next appointment. We were chatting away when she leaned in to my ear and whispered, at something like 60 decibels, ‘have that man’s trousers split dear? It looks like his crotch is bursting out, perhaps the stitching has gone?’ The man was sitting directly opposite us, probably 8 feet away and of course heard every word. I maintained my compusure and avoided eye contact. I said to Gran, at a more modest volume, that I wasn’t aware whether his trousers had split, to which she replied (again at 60 dbs) ‘well take a look then and find out for me’. At which point Keli returned and we made a swift exit. We laughed a lot when we got home!
We got down tonight and headed out to the ballet – a production called ’9 Sinatra Songs’ by Ballet BC. I’m not exactly fluent in ballet, but I’m learning slowly. Kel had a great night and really enjoyed seeing the company again – she used to have season tickets.
Now we’re heading off again, this time on a road trip to San Francisco to view a yacht, and then to our awesome friends Andrea and Hardy in Riverside. We’re hooking up with Mark and Claire Dowds on the way through SF and I’m going dirt biking with Mark and Shaughan which will be amazing! Then on the way home we’re stopping in Seattle with Michelle Ford and our friends Marge and Bob Liston.
So, off to start packing for a 5am departure from Vancouver, but just wanted to touch base with our whereabouts. The boat we’re looking at is one of four in our shortlist, and I’d say it’s probably no.2 at present, but no.1 is in Rhode Island – a long way away. It amazes me that we will be driving for 17 hours tomorrow and still be another 7 away from Andrea and Hardy!
Check out the boats here if you’d like, if I new how I’d start a poll!
No.1
No.2 – which we’re going to see on Monday.
No.3
No.4
Will get another proper post up as we travel, and we’ll bring the camera so we can capture some shots of me killing myself on a scrambler!
Sat 4th October, 2008
at 8:24 am
thankyou stewart for your update, has made my morning as i drive past your house about 5 times a day and im so curious to know about your wee lives. Tell keli fb had her 1st ballet class, she was really good from what i could tell. o and funny granny story, i can imagine the scenario- very awkward. WE have a lowly knights practice all morning, busy with gigs till christmas.
well have fun days, The aickensxxxxxx
Sat 4th October, 2008
at 2:15 pm
I think number 2 is my favourite, although with number 3 you get more propane rings… so maybe better food. But still number 2 wins on looks alone for me!
Mon 6th October, 2008
at 8:02 pm
Hey Stu,
took me ages to find this page cause me and Jude kept spelling your lovely wifes name wrong lol OOPS! Sounds lie your having a great time,thibgs ticking over rightly back here. Moved into the new flat with andy, all is going well except for the fact that the celing in my bedroom fell ontop of me last week, typical andy had just gone to work or it woud have fallen on him lol! By the way think boat number 2 is the best but then what do I know I chose the house with the dodgy roof, suppose I should have realised when it started to rain inside lol!
Anyway, hope to hear more from you soon
Sara Mc x