Cooler Day
Heat Dome Heads East Wed June 30th Five minute sit-down It is a cool early evening 24c as I write this and perhaps conditioned by the last few days, I almost feel ready to grab a sweater to keep warm. I am sitting in the garden of our N Van rental with a glass of Sauvignon with Fred, relaxing after two days of rushing around. Today we got the keys to the new rental in Gibsons and were up at 0500 to walk the dog and ensure we got a space on the first, 0730, ferry. There were no more bookings available (limited to a set number each sailing), so it was pot-luck. No problem we thought until we turned up at 0600 to see a long queue of lorries, trucks and cars full of families escaping early for the summer holidays. Schools close today. Our rental 'Cargo Van', a bit like a Ford Transit but with a larger engine that guzzles petrol, was one of the last on the boat. We'd made it! Jack, was not keen on the rental truck or the ferry, as we were on pa...