Day Six

Three weeks already

New From Old
Friday April 23rd 

It's hard to believe how quickly time has flown by.  Tomorrow will be three weeks since we arrived in Canada.  It feels very normal.  We're not getting used to north American TV and are rather glad we brought our Apple TV box.  The BBC's Sounds app works well; so we go to bed with the Today programme and wake to the World at One. 

The Covid Pandemic continues to have a constraining effect on Canadian life. The vaccination programme is well behind that of the UK and USA and cases have started to rise again.  Travel restrictions have been put in place across Canada; no direct flights from S Asia, only essential  inter-state travel.  In BC all but essential travel limited to your current health region.  Fortunately our next rental on The Sunshine Coast is the same as our current health region and Nick and Lizzie's.

The weather since we have been in Vancouver quarantine and over the last week has been a delight but turns tomorrow, Saturday, with rain for the next few days, so wet walks and a soggy dog ahead.

The decision has been made on the car and as we will be running just one vehicle we've avoided the bigger gas guzzlers and gone for the Land Rover, which meets our needs well. Hope to collect it early next week.


An early evening walk took in the local forests.  The ability of new trees to grow out of old trunks and fallen timber is quite amazing.




The forest is full of small creeks.  This one ran down to Fisherman's Trail.  There is something very restful about the sound of running water.  Something to fall asleep to - except I'd probably be up every 10 minutes!














  

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