7-20-10

BABY STEPS

THESE BOOTS WERE MADE FOR WALKIN'

POCKETBOOK

REUSABLE TOTE

KICKIN IT

STEP RIGHT UP

HOW'S THE WEATHER LOOKIN, SAILOR?

SIDNEY HARBOUR

We woke up for our last day of work at the Garden Path but Carolyn told us we couldn't possibly work on our last day and instead took one more day to explore Vancouver Island. She somehow convinced us that we had worked too much already, which we disagreed with but decided not to argue with. As a result, we spent the day exploring the nearby town of Sidney. Although this was a trip for pleasure, we did have to take care of one small piece of business: we dropped off several of Carolyn's books at a local green shop and also picked up a check to bring back to her. Officially our time in Sidney was productive.

Sidney is a harbour town, and ferries people, bikes, and cars from here to the San Juan Islands and to mainland British Columbia. Sidney is also known as "booktown" because it features over 23 bookstores in a five block radius. Obviously we spent the day perusing these stores but showed incredible self restraint and left empty handed. After hunger pangs were audible, and we had walked up and down the main street several times looking for some suitable place to lunch, we finally settled on a small Japanese place. The food was just as good as their decor, which had plants growing out of numerous types of footwear and women's accessories. Next time you're about to throw something out, instead think of an innovative way to reuse it.

Back in Saanich, we prepared and enjoyed our final meal with Carolyn, Guy, and Jane (Guy's visiting sister) and then they bade us adieu. Working at the Garden Path worked out to be the perfect way to spend our time in Canada. Carolyn imparted us with much knowledge, passion, and optimism and we intend to continue learning from her as we read her new book, which she kindly gave us a signed copy of. She also sent us off with over 10 packets of seeds which we are thrilled to plant, whenever we decide to stay somewhere for more than two or three weeks. Overall, we had a pretty good time in Canada, 'eh.