26 April, 2006 (Wednesday)
Returning from Tofino. Port Alberni. A quiet night in.
The return from Tofino was relatively uneventful.We stopped for a pizza brunch in Port Alberni, and while Emily wandered off to try and find a payphone we ate our food on the waterfront. I loaded up on donuts - 6 for $2.50.
Port Alberni is an industrial looking hamlet, with big furnaces in the distance. It feels old and faded; dilapidated store fronts and worn roadway. I guess that's character of a kind.
On the way back to Robbyn and Lorna's we decided to pop into downtown Victoria.
The streets are clean and it has a quaint European feel to it. The gardens are exquisite, bright flowers blooming in front of The Empress Hotel and neatly manicured grass leading up to their Parliament House. The architecture is stone wrapped in vines, bevelled archways and green domes. Parking is hard to find. (Picture: The Empress Hotel)
We got back to Robbyn's around 7pm. Lorna had arrived back, but sent her apologies, having retired early due to a niggling cold. The girls offered to cook dinner, but couldn't offer any suggestions. In the end we added to our stir fry from earlier in the week. After 10 minutes the girls asked if Sean and I could mind the stove as America's Next Top Model (with Tyra Banks) was on. Sean and I finished the cooking. Surprise! Two of Robbyn's friends visited to take in the latest developments and drama; Shauna, blonde and pretty and Leah, brunette and pretty. Robbyn has nice friends.
While the girls were curled up on the couch my evening wasn't idle. I spent the evening updating my resume, setting up a profile on http://www.monster.ca and sending out cover letters to potential employers in Toronto. Time for another industry change? I'm not sure what my qualifications mean here in Canada.
The return from Tofino was relatively uneventful.We stopped for a pizza brunch in Port Alberni, and while Emily wandered off to try and find a payphone we ate our food on the waterfront. I loaded up on donuts - 6 for $2.50.
Port Alberni is an industrial looking hamlet, with big furnaces in the distance. It feels old and faded; dilapidated store fronts and worn roadway. I guess that's character of a kind.
On the way back to Robbyn and Lorna's we decided to pop into downtown Victoria.
The streets are clean and it has a quaint European feel to it. The gardens are exquisite, bright flowers blooming in front of The Empress Hotel and neatly manicured grass leading up to their Parliament House. The architecture is stone wrapped in vines, bevelled archways and green domes. Parking is hard to find. (Picture: The Empress Hotel)We got back to Robbyn's around 7pm. Lorna had arrived back, but sent her apologies, having retired early due to a niggling cold. The girls offered to cook dinner, but couldn't offer any suggestions. In the end we added to our stir fry from earlier in the week. After 10 minutes the girls asked if Sean and I could mind the stove as America's Next Top Model (with Tyra Banks) was on. Sean and I finished the cooking. Surprise! Two of Robbyn's friends visited to take in the latest developments and drama; Shauna, blonde and pretty and Leah, brunette and pretty. Robbyn has nice friends.
While the girls were curled up on the couch my evening wasn't idle. I spent the evening updating my resume, setting up a profile on http://www.monster.ca and sending out cover letters to potential employers in Toronto. Time for another industry change? I'm not sure what my qualifications mean here in Canada.
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