Happy Easter

21 Apr 19
07:10 hrs

     My Lobster and I fled the Valley with the Mobile Wayward Inn heading north to one of our favourite haunts. The site is about 1/3 full and we haven't had any rain so far but some is expected later today. Yesterday, we visited a cetacean interpretive centre at a nearby resort.

     I'm looking out the window and I can see a tugboat towing a barge through the strait between the islands. The barge is full of stuff needed for and by someone in the village across from us.

     Last week I made a purchase of a larger espresso maker that I can take out camping. This was necessary as my old percolator pot had developed a leak. This new one is identical to the one the Big Swede has but mine has a handle where he uses a pair of vice grips as a handle. It makes six espresso cups of eye opening road fuel which translates to two camp cups or one thermal coffee travel mug. I'm enjoying some this delicious elixir as I tap this out.

     We have neighbours across road from us in the camp site. My Better Half calls them: Cotton Eyed Joe. The four guys, all buddies from Hub City - which is an hour and a half farther away than we are - came up with two trailers, a camper and a big ass boat. They dropped prawn traps and had rigged crab pots - but didn't drop the pots. They pulled the boat out last night. I guess they must have to work on Monday. Too bad as the weather is perfect outside. The water is flat calm and the rain will hold off until this afternoon. I know that if it was my boat - and if I was qualified to operate a larger vessel - I'd be out trying to hook up with some big 'buts. I haven't fished for them and I would really like to. I may just have to tag onto a charter trip. The only issue is that I would be the only one enjoying the feast as my fish eating compatriot at the Wayward Inn is now munching on carrots instead of cod.

     The additional copies of my latest book  arrived last week. Just in time for The Road Trip. I also recieved the emergency led road flares. I first saw them at an accident scene that I attended as an Animal Control Officer. The RCMP constable took out this package of enlarged orange hockey pucks pressed a button to initiate the flashing led strobes and placed them across the roadway. I watched as approaching vehicles slowed when they saw them. Some even drove over them by accident. No problem.  The kept right on flashing. I found that Central Bandits carried them in their store for $20+. I picked them up on Amazon for less than half the price. Three per pack, they run on triple A batteries. They have a hook to hang up and a magnet to stick it on your car. I think they are a must need for your vehicle emergency kit.

08:05 hrs

     My Lobster is still dozing away and I heard a small drizzle of rain fall. There isn't supposed to be more than a couple of ml fall today. Tomorrow we are expecting a larger deluge. I'm hoping to see a whale or some orca in the strait. (Yes, an orca is a whale, a toothed whale but it is a whale.)

     I heard that on Thursday - or it could have been Friday - the ferry from the Island to the mainland had a four sailing wait. That's about six to eight hours depending if you are at the head or the tail of the pack. And for those of you who indulge there is no smoking on BC Ferries property which includes the parking lot. I'd like to see them try to police that with four boat loads of pissed off drivers jammed in the parking lot for a work day length of time.

22:20 hrs

     For supper I cooked up two steaks while my Better Half did up the veggies. We had purchased a table top Napolean grill. It does a mighty fine job.

     We'll be heading back to the Valley in the morning. Once we get back I'll have a couple of days to sort out the Mobile Wayward Inn before I head back to work.

22 Apr 19
18;30 hrs

     We are home from being away. Laundry is done. The Onion made supper which was really tasty despite not on piece of meat to be seen. Today is the Sr. Sages birthday we all called and wished him the best.