In Canada :-)

I arrived in Vancouver on the morning of October 3rd, picked up my car rental and checked into my hotel. I had previously scoured the internet, mostly CraigsList for apartment listings and managed to see about 4 listings over the next 2 days. I was looking for downtown, fully furnished, and a short term lease (4 months or less) and was expecting about $2,200 per month in rent and that was what I found. It is not as bad as it sounds as it is all inclusive, heat, hydro, high speed internet, cable, parking, swimming pool and fitness centre. I really did not want to tie myself up in a 12 month lease as I am still not sure of my plans for the next year.

I flew to Ottawa on the 6th, checked into my sister Ann's condo, recovered on the 7th, had a 90th bday dinner for my Mom at a local restaurant in New Edinborough, got my motorcycle runnning, blew 4 transmission hoses on the SUV and spent $900 getting it fixed, got license plate stickers for the SUV and the motorcycle, and booked yet another emission test for the SUV as they gave me a 10 day temporary permit which is just enough because of the long Thanksgiving day weekend. It is funny that we worry about our carbon footprint when there is close to 3 billion asians fouling the planet in an unbelievable manner!!!!

Today is Sunday and I am just taking a break and tomorrow I have Thanksgiving dinner at my sisters Ann's log house in the Val Des Mont woods. On Tuesday I meet with Brent over Intelliga business, take my Mom to her physiotherapy appoint over lunch and continue with Brent in the afternoon. My schedule is enough to make me yearn for a SouthEast Asia beach with nothing to do but put lime in the coconut and spread a little suntan lotion on every now and again.

TTYL,

Jim