It was so good to see our sibs. Rob & I have travelled and worked away from “home” much of our adult lives, but for some reason when we left this time it made me realize how important the families are that we were leaving behind. Maybe it’s just being all grown up now (sort of), or not having our own kids and family, or the fact that we’re all getting older now, but for whatever reason it’s harder being away from them now.
So having Leslie up for three days and Stann for a week was marvelous. To get to share one of our favorite places in the Northwest with them was special. We were sad Leslie could only stay three days, but we’re looking forward to seeing her in San Diego in a couple of months.
We went to Turtle Bay and sat on a hook, visited the little town of Bamfield, and took the hike on Effingham Island that I’ve always wanted to do. We also got a couple quick tours of Tofino, which is a town in Clayoquot Sound north of Barkley (it was nice to have cars after three months without).
But now they’ve gone back to civilization and we’re getting ready for our next big passage south. This is the one we’ve been thinking about for years and we’ve prepared ourselves and our little boat. We’ll get a forecast from the weather guy again and decide when to leave. We’re getting the boat ready for a Thursday departure.
