YVR

The Madlynne has landed

with a good tail wind

and much flapping of wings.

12 hours later, my second plane, which left from Montreal, landed with a mighty BUMP! and a resounding bounce or two. I guess the pilot had trouble seeing the tarmac through the fog.

There was a robust, though height-challenged, welcome committe waiting inside the airport.

I think the pilot might have overshot our destination!

Oh, wait a minute...it gets worse. We weren't actually at the North Pole, these were Christmas decorations, up already on November 4! Argh!

But as Scarlett reminds us in the Relator video,

"You can leave whenever you want out."

Greetings from the West

A friendly, though somewhat surprised, face greets me at the Vancouver airport.

Rear view from the new Canada Line which whisks me (stirred, not shaken) to my downtown bus connection.

Next morning, opening my bedroom curtains to a familiar view.

The sun is shining on the west coast. All is swell!