Only 10 more days. Now I’m getting excited. Woo-hoo!!!! We had a huge turkey and ham dinner with Chris’ aunts, uncles, mom and dad. Son and dad bonded with Uncle Dave over a game of snooker. Dad won.

After a gruel­ing overnight in the G-hound, we finally made it south to warmer climes. We’ve been in my parent’s adopted homet­own of Sorrento, B.C. now for about three days, and I tell you, retire­ment living has never had it so easy. It’s about 4 degrees celsius, which is down­right balmy for a Canadian January, [...]