Six on Sunday

1)       The last few weeks sailing have been fabulous. However the sunny spring that I was promised by the other crew members “May and June are just gorgeous... hot and sunny sometimes not very much wind but nice and warm”… has not come true.  Granted the layers of down and wool are not present but neither are the shorts and tee-shirts.  We had the privilege of sailing last week with the members of Power to Be, I was fortunate to have sailed with them as well two years ago and have been looking forward to the trip all season. We had a mix of both the developmental needs program and the high-risk youth on board and it was so incredible the way the two groups blend and interact to capitalize on each other strengths.  It was a trip also filled with much laughter and joy with the unrestricted enthusiasm and joy that each of the youth bring.

2)      My house mates and I are discovering that house maintenance actually requires someone being home to do it… we may soon be voted off the block for our unmowed front lawn….. never mind not owning a vacuum cleaner… a lawnmower may be the next purchase

3)      As a frequent flyer on BC ferries let me give you a few tips- some from personal experience some from the fascinating pastime of people watching

a.       Always know where your keys are, if you are in your vehicle make sure they are in the ignition- never good for the line to be moving and you not

b.      Take a moment to orientate yourself to where your car is parked on the vessel.  You may not know your port from starboard but look what side you are on in regards to the middle of the vessel.  The fact that the boat turns around a few times is not an excuse… your car didn’t move and no matter; what you will never have to back off the ferry. 

c.       Don’t laugh, say a prayer for the person who has there hood up while every one goes around them in the line… one day it may be you and you would hope that people are praying not laughing

d.      “may all people please return to their cars in preparation for boarding” is the best time to get in the line at Starbucks really as long as you are not parked at the very far end of the line you have plenty of time

e.      The BC ferries website on your phone with the % of ferry fullness is the best gauge as to what time to leave home/how fast you need to drive

f.        Wonders of wonders if you were planning to go the island this month the government is having a sale =)  40% off on the weekends… they have to fill there exhorbent amount of sailings somehow… why is it with all the added sailings there is never a 8pm.

4)      I may have been wearing a scarf while driving with the air-conditioning on in my truck… very occasionally the need to look cute overrides common sense.  On second thought common sense was also overridden this week when I felt the need to touch a fly zapper to see if it worked (got quite a buzz)

5)Im still plugging through “An Imperfect Offering”  so good but with a content the needs to be be evaluated and thought on.  This quote from todays read- a conversation between the author and another worker as they struggled to get back into Rwanda. 

“ Even if it is impossible to help the refugees, we must keep trying and find the truth of what is happening, and we must speak. Sometimes speaking is the only action that is possible. To not speak is to fail the possibility of humanity. NO, all is not fair in love and war. IF we are to remember or even discover what love really is, what peace really is, if there is to be real hope for any of us, we need to be reminded of this. 

6- Location- Spirit of BC- abeam Beaver Point

Reading- Not much…. just between books

Cooking Next- Jambalaya