First I’m going to start with our current Airbnb situation…We arrived in Toronto late Saturday and got to our 18th-story apartment downtown. It’s nice. Catherine, the young woman who posted the place on Airbnb, said her parents own this unit; and she (Catherine) will be moving back in soon. The building management recently changed the…
During our last week in Vancouver before going on the cruise, Laurel & Charlie walked a couple miles to Waterfront Station where they took the Sea Bus (ferry) to North Vancouver and then a bus to Grouse Mountain where they took a gondola and ski lift up the mountain and went up an elevator in…
We only have a few more days here. I was looking out at the bay and mountains and lit-up boats and skyline from Kitsilano “Kits” Beach just after sunset last night and thought how much I’ll miss this beautiful city. Here’s a recap of the last week: On Saturday, June 28, the kids walked to…
Thanks to everyone who posted suggestions about my rental situation. I called Airbnb’s emergency number Sunday evening and had a 48-minute phone call, about 45 of which was waiting on hold. The young man with whom I spoke told me he didn’t know what to do and couldn’t find someone who did. He said he…
I’m subletting our current apartment which I found and rented through airbnb.com. I wonder if any of my friends and family could offer advice about our current situation. The listing on airbnb is under Genevieve (and it has her last name), but I have dealt exclusively with her husband Seth since we have stayed here;…
On Wednesday we met up with Laurel’s NaNoWriMo friend Gillian at the Experience Music Project which we all enjoyed. In addition to music exhibits, there are science fiction, fantasy, and architecture exhibits. Charlie really liked that last one that included Lego models of the world’s tallest buildings. On Thursday we toured Chihuly Glass Museum. Dale…
We woke up at 4:00 am today (Tuesday) in Vancouver, left the apartment a little after 5:00 and walked three miles to the train station. Then we took Amtrak to Seattle. We’ll be here through Friday evening. I had told Mom about this trip last month when I planned it. She said she and Dad…
My mom died at 2 pm EDT today. She had been in the hospital for a few days with pneumonia but wasn’t responding to antibiotics. Maureen and Jane were with her as were my dad’s sister Verna and my cousin Derek. I prepared an obituary for her today, but the funeral details are still being…
We’ve enjoyed our time here in Whistler and will be heading back to Vancouver tomorrow morning. Due to the nature of the development here – pedestrian mall/ski resort connected to a curvy street and trail system – it’s easy (at least for us) to get lost. Charlie, who has had an excellent sense of direction…
We returned to Vancouver from Maui Friday morning, moved from one apartment to another Saturday afternoon, and took a taxi to Whistler Sunday afternoon. Monday was Laurel’s 14th birthday, and we went zip lining through the temperate rainforest in the morning. There were just two other zip liners with us, a man and his 8-year-old…
Travels with Charlie and Laurel 