Vacation 2010 - zzzz

Hey there. Not much to report, I'm still so tired! I'm never usually this tired this far into my vacation. I just sit on my biiiig bed and watch movies and read. (Last night Wall Street, right now Ferris Bueller.)

It's been cloudy and rainy, so not really balcony weather. But it was still worth the chance paying for it, because all last week it was sunny and 20 degrees. So worth the chance.

I'm very happy with my hotel too. It's got everything I wanted, and things I didn't expect like... big towels! Shocking. What are hotels coming to these days?

Vacation 2010 - like a queen in my king sized bed

Today it was off to Vancouver!

We went for a Lebanese lunch in downtown Nanaimo, which was very good.

Then the boys and I cruised over on the ferry. Not many people, and this one had a covered observation deck, so we were able to sit in the sun but out of the wind, and finish reading Juliet on the kobo.

Portho Shakespeare was quite inspired by the mysterious misty isles.

The Mother is just getting over a big sickitude, so she took me for groceries and then dropped me at my wee hotel. It's so cute and nice! I got one of the redecorated rooms! And look, doesn't the balcony make alll the difference? 

There have been no bed bug reports in Richmond, but we check just in case.

Then climb up and settle in.

Our view is of the park.

The writing paper is Oscar sized.

Why is it the mini shampoos are the best part? Lotion too. Smells nice, like candy.

Vacation 2010 - more relaxin'

Lots more sleeping. Doing crosswords. Chatting with Parental Units. Then the Step-mommy and I went to see Inception, which was very good. And that's it!

Los Step-mommios & Oscar Doll

Vacation 2010: another day another laze

Today was another blue sky 20 degree cool breeze day, so I ventured out in the RV with my dad, to airport to work on his plane. Well, he worked on the plane; I sat in the sun reading Juliet, while the boys sunned themselves.

(Except when they were taking the plane out for a spin.)

We drove through Qualicum Beach on the way home, which is really really lovely (not just the shore, but the little town and nabes). But I didn't really capture much of that in these lazy drive-by photos. You'll just have to take my word for it.

Vacation 2010 - recharging

Let's see now, where are we re. Vacation 2010...

Monday:
Realized the Toronto to Van flights were all cray-zie. Decided to go through Ottawa instead. 11 Pm flight to Ottawa, no problem. 12-something flight to Vancouver fuller, but I got a seat. Yay! Watched Knight and Day, and Sex and the City 2, and next thing I knew we'd touched down. There was a flight leaving for Nanaimo in 5 mins, but didn't know that I could catch it (plus my bags) so I instead went for some Food & Drink and settled in to catch up on blogs and chat with Swiss Girl and took the flight 2 hours later.

There's our plane pulling up.

A little fresh air for the exhausted travelers...

...and then back in the bag.

Ahhh made it to Nanaimo at last.

And the boys finally relax before mountains and the Straight of Georgia.

Let's see... hm... someone's erased the rest of Monday from my memory! I know I went to bed at 11 PM and slept until 10 AM. That's all I thought I needed to get back on my feet, an 11 hour sleep.

But right after eating breakfast I felt like going back to bed. I didn't. It was super sunny beautiful, so I went out shopping with the pater. Then we made a picnic lunch and took the RV out for a spin to the beach.

(Stage right: Step-mommy helping Porthos pose.)

Relaxing as the sun sets.

We got home around 7 PM and I crawwwwled back up to my bed and fell asleep fully dressed. Woke up at 1 AM. Had a snack, read my book. Back to sleep at 2:30 AM, woke around 8 AM. So it turns out I needed a 22.5 hour sleep. My bad.

We spent the day reading Juliet. Oh, and took another nap somewhere in there.

Under a perfect blue sky.

With hummingbirds.

And in the evening watched The Mission. (Not really to Oscar Doll's taste, but the Shakespearian side of Porthos enjoyed it.)

So I'm feeling Myself again.

Laughter and Violence in Cinque Terre

I think I've said before that I cope with life through laughter, which is why the best person to be around me in a crisis is my brother cause he does the same.

Just now I was reading the vacation updates of Swiss Girl, who's back from her latest globetrot (Italy) and fell and busted her knee for the third time. (Not three times in one trip, but one per trip.) She's describing how bad the wound is, and how deep, and then--she is laughing her head off.

Watch the short video at the bottom of the entry. Laughing her head off. It made me realize one of the big reasons why we've been close friends since 12 years old. :-) I have super duper friends.

Farewell to Gilmabelfest!

And a lovely time was had by all. Tomorrow I'm off to wrestle with the flights again. They look even worse than Friday's, so I've decided to try going through Ottawa. At least I don't have a deadline, but wish me luck that I don't get stuck in the nation's capitol overnight!