Whew! A busy week on the road. Great to see family and friends, and the old hometown.
But it takes energy and dedication.
It's seems easy to chat and laugh and enjoy the glass of wine. But it comes with a cost. We move more slowly than we used to and we have to push ourselves on to the next destination.
Lots of fun showing off the new car. To go from driving a beat-up over-sized SUV to this small, sleek black-on-black beauty is a big rush. Lots of sun so the top is down and we drive like this for hours and hours. Satellite radio too, so there's lots of music and talk. Amazingly it's easy to hear all this stuff no matter the traffic noise. A guy in a truck stops in the lane beside us in a downtown B.C. town "Hey, great wheels! This model is so new it's the first time I've seen it. Thinking of getting one. How do you like it?" GPS still hasn't been used in the proper way. Haven't had time to study it, but the mapping itself is fun to use, we spend a lot of discussion on it - even take out the book!!!!!
We take different and longer routes - see huge and stunning rivers and lakes we've never seen before. This is a country of great beauty and wonder. How often do we appreciate this land of ours? How often do we appreciate our freedom - the miracle of living here?
We have to get back to the business of finding a new home here. But we need to play too, so we find a golf course that is happy to see us. The walking and walking and walking feels wonderful.
On the way home, another son calls to say they're coming to see our new digs and check out the new car!
"We'll have a barbeque!"
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