Continuing the Journey

   We are still keeping tuned to what is happening back home, but as we continue our journey, we hope that you don't find it insensitive that we continue to record our trip here on this blog.  The idea of posting a travel blog was an idea suggested to me by several people as a way to share our journey, but the thing that convinced me to do this was the fact that it would force me to document things along the way.  I'm looking forward to having this record of the journey to share with my family for years to come.  In light of that, I hope you will know the spirit in which it is written and know that Oklahoma is never far from our thoughts.
   I have posted pictures from the last two days on Jerry's facebook page:  https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?  set=a.10151655456497456.1073741837.677627455&type=3&uploaded=121
 
   I have been cold and wet for most of the past two days, and am looking forward to leaving the Pacific northwest.  We had been asking ourselves, how could anyone choose to live here, with the overcast, rainy cold weather.  Today, Zach and Jess overheard someone talking about Oklahoma.  They were saying "How could anyone choose to live there?"  I guess it is all perspective.

   We did get some sun while we were on Vancouver Island.  I just had to include this funny shot.  We were walking to Chinatown in Victoria and had to pass a few blocks of less than desirable businesses.  Jerry and I crossed the street and motioned for the kids to follow us.  (They were about 1/2 a block behind.)  As they were crossing the street, I noticed the business name in the background.  I yelled that I was going to take a picture to post on the blog, and Zach and Jessica sprinted out of the picture.  Josh was left as the only one in this "compromising" photo.

   Other than this one "shady" street, Victoria, BC is really beautiful.  I think this is a hotel.  I would love to stay there. 

Later, on the ferry to Vancouver, we were sailing through a picturesque passage between two islands.  I took this shot.  A little while later, I went to find the rest of the family . . . 

Found them playing "Go Fish"  

   Annette -  "Have you been down here the entire time?"  

   Jerry - "Yes, we've been playing cards."

   Annette - "Jerry, we've been passing some beautiful scenery, have you not been looking outside?"

   Jerry - "No, we've been concentrating on our card game."

   Annette - "You've got to be kidding me."

   Jerry (sensing that he may be in a little trouble) - "But, we've been enjoying the scenery in our peripheral vision."  

   Did you notice that he has dragged our new daughter in law Jessica into his gang?

   Here are a few more shots from the last two days for those of you not able to access Jerry's facebook photos.  

This is for my friend, Benji, who works for the postal service.  She better get to work on those Oklahoma mailboxes.  They just don't measure up!

I didn't even know that Canada had submarines, but this little one was steaming out of Victoria Harbor.