It has been a wonderful two weeks since I last wrote here. After being rained on in Juneau, snowed on in Haines, and almost frozen in Whitehorse, I decided to go down to the 48th parallel near Vancouver, BC. Abbotsford/Aldergrove was my destination. I decided to visit my children and their families. Surprise, surprise, my daughter-in-law's baby decided to make an appearance, seven weeks early!
Born on January 22nd, 2012, Kaleb Alexander Lang weighed 4 pounds, 1.5 ounces, fully developed and very healthy. Although his mother was discharged from the hospital on January 25th, he was sentenced to stay at the hospital until he has gained enough weight to be legal in a carseat, minimum five pounds. (Maybe they should feed him some McD's burgers and fries...HaHa).I was also available to attend my 3rd grandson's (Ethan) 11th birthday dinner at his parent's new house. All in all, a fortuitous trip!
While here, I'm also taking advantage of the cost reductions to fix my car up, for it to last a few more kilometers safely. Windshield, tires, headlight lenses, oil change, all in a good cause, safe driving, day or night.
I wanted to check out what was available in Bellingham and had to go through the Peace Arch Crossing. It took about ten minutes and the agent was polite and let me through without a lot of flack which some are prone to do.After some late lunch and a quick trip through WalMart, I returned to Abbotsford by the Sumas-Huntingdon Crossing. Today a quick trip to Sumas for gas and lunch, then back home. Gas in Sumas was $3.53 a gallon. What a saving!!!
Well, last night, I wanted some Japanese sushi for supper and upon entering the restaurant, I was pleasantly surprised to discover one of the cooks was a friend who used to work at my hotel restaurant. I spent a nice evening conversing with the staff and drinking Sake, one of my favourites. I really look forward to returning there again while I am here.That's all for now. Watch for the next episode of the travels of the Yukoner!
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