So, its April 2nd, 2018,
Easter Monday. John and I arrived back home to the Jazz in
Parksville (British Columbia, Canada) late Friday. We drove the 2,300
miles/3,700 kilometers from San Carlos (Sonora, Mexico) in thirteen
days. It took us the weekend to move from the little Wanderer and
get resettled. John turned on the water, checked the phone and
internet connections, got the propane furnace lit for heating our
abode while I transferred food and clothing from our travel RV.
After laundry, grocery shopping and
putting the little Wanderer in storage, we're a bit tired and are
ready to slow our pace. Our first day and a half back home was sunny
though chilly (50F/10C). Then a day of rain and cold. Last night down
in the low 30's F, 1C. Today partly cloudy and 48F, 9C at the moment.
Although we're enjoying wearing our
“winter” clothes for a change, it would be a lie to say we don't
miss all that San Carlos warmth and sunshine. On the positive side
though, the view of snow-covered Mt. Arrowsmith out our back door,
the rising and falling tide in the estuary, and the migrating water
fowl are wonderful to behold.
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| Estuary and Mt. Arrowsmith |
Today, I gather myself to reconnect
with work on my book, with making art, with friends in the area and
to life as usual in our little community with my little family. Life
is good, even when tired. I have much to be thankful for. Good
health, a husband that's handsome and handy and who loves to cook in
the Instant Pot, two of the cutest dogs on earth, the best friends
anyone could want, loving family members, the resources to sustain
homes in Mexico and Canada, and a sense of wonder about the many
things I have yet to learn.
I truly wish you health, wealth and
happiness in your lives. Thank you for following along with our lives
the past many months. Over the coming weeks, I will share some of the
most striking differences between our lives in Canada and Mexico.
