The Sunshine Coast- Part Three

In the pool
On the ferry to Nanaimo.

Olympic countdown clock.

The cousins and the kids.

NEVER try to take a ferry in BC on a Friday afternoon without a reservation. Or you will end up sitting in a hot car with no AC and a fussy baby for four hours. Let's just leave it at that.

So we got back to Comox eventually, and had three more days left before we had to go home. I brought my mom back with me, and it was the first time she had seen Jim and Sue's new place. We had some great meals, and I managed to meet up with my good freind Jenn D (the Vancouver Jen was Jen K from design school and work) and her daughter Zariah who is almost two now. We had bought Graham a little wading pool, and he sat in it hour an hour splashing and playing. Zariah loved it too. If they are anything like their mothers, those two will be water babies. On the Sunday, Uncle Jim took me out on his whaler boat up to Lund BC, and the beginning of Desolation sound. It was beautiful. On the way over it was a bit choppy, but coming back it was smooth as glass. I saw starfish, and sea lions, and a jelly fish right in front of their house. (Uncle Jim dropped me off on the way back to the marina so I could relieve the babysitters.)

One of the definate highlights of the trip was when Sue decided to feed the Bald eagle mother. Now here is the story. There is a Bald eagle with a nest of two babies behind their neighbour's house. A week before we came, the eagle managed to swoop down and kill one of their chickens as food for her babies. Sue put extra chicken wire out, and the eagle was not having much luck finding food for the babies. So their neighbour Chris went to his place and grabbed some freezer burnt tuna steaks one night and brought it over. Sue waved it at the eagle, then laid it on the rocks by the beach. We all stood on the balcony ( I held onto Graham for dear life) and watched this magnificent creature swoop down and grab this tuna (better that then Chris and Darcee's little dog Chopper). Then she did a fly by right in front of us as if to say "thank You". I have never seen an eagle up close like that, and let me tell you, she was a beauty.

The time on our trip went by so fast, and I was sad to leave. Usually I have the itch to get home after a while, but I was not ready to leave. I think it was because it was so peaceful and relaxing.
But we were anxious to get home and see Scottie and Murphy, who I missed so much. Thanks to Uncle Jim and Sue for their great hospitality. I am looking at seat sales all the time now, partly because I want Scottie to see the area, and partly because I want to kick Sue's butt at CRUISE SHIP again!!!!