after 2011 holiday

hello !1 back to rainy toronto.  doing laundry, putting luggages away, settling -in , and receiving too many computerized phone calls.  
our holiday started 0oct4.. midnight trip by via rail.  received our berth, time to dine-in, and our beds are ready.  wandered around the train before heading to our rocky beds. dave on top bunk and i am lower.  no hidden agenda here.  breakdast in the morning bet. 630-830.  met our neighbors, john and margaret from abbotsford b.c.  we overslept a bit the first day, so our beds were not made-up.  the food in this trip is always presentable, edible and first class. dining in fine linens and silver cutleries, not like those cutleries, so sharp, thin, and grayish black.  my paranoia actually.  during dinner we met gray hair couples like us.  most of the passengers are older- seniors folks.  very few young people and children.  since this trip can be expensive if one purchse the real cost and price of trip.
it took me almost a month to get back to this vacation story, but, it is worth telling.. oct 31/11

in the train we have plenty of time to relax, mingle, chi-chat, view the sceneries, eat and play games. our first 2 days of travel was rocky,  like sleeping in a watery waterbed. the train is trying to make -up for lost time.  very rocky.  wakes me up ,  then fall asleep again. we stopped, stopped, and roll-on again. 2nights to leave ontario.  the landscape here is mostly tectonic rocks, few towns , trees pine trees and tamaracks??? a combination of yellow and green pinetrees.
by day 2 we arrived in winnipeg, 4 hrs. late.  or 2 hrs. i think.  i was told we were travelling at a top speed of 115 km. /hr.  a normal speed is 90km/hr,.. that is why it was so rocky last night.. noisy too.
i reminded dave to be back to the train by 11am.  the train leaves at 1130pm.  yes we have time to visit THE FORKS in winnipeg.  i changed watch again.. look i have 2 hrs to check-out the FORKS.. great shopping location, even saw JIM COADY of the blue rodeo.  bamboo clothings, but, too expensive.  still walking around,  come across this crystal place.. i spent money.  bought 3 crystal necklaces , a crystal piece to hang in my window.  oh!!! then i came across this bakery, they are serving and selling pies... pumpkin and other speciality.. paid for 2 pies.. 50+  , i have to pay for the pie plate as well, 5 $ deposit.  now when will i return the pie plates?? however, the pumpkin pie is not ready for another 20 min.  i looked at my watch and i say plenty of time only 1020am.
i wandered around again, .. at 1045am i was waiting and talking to other customers waiting for their pumpkin pies, .  the lady with a baby stroller asked me how am i leaving winnipeg, by train i said.. what time?  1130 , i replied, 1130 midnight? no i said 1130 this morning.. then she pointed to me the large wall clock hanging in the bakery wall.. it was 1145 ALREADY... i panicked,  i asked the sellers to give me my pies,  late or whatever, i have to have my pies..  fortunately, the pumpkin just finished baking and she immediately put the pie in the box without taping the box..  i have pies in my arm, everybody was looking at me, i think.. run to the exit, but, i can only move so much, luckily the train is only 2 minutes away from the FORKS.  immediately i can see the train is still in the station,  am i seeing the same train???
i run to check-in desk inside the station, and asked the receptionist whether the train is still in the platform..  she phoned,  only a few seconds to find the answer but, it feLt  forever... she replied, YES..
i rushed walking towards the platform as she pointed to me the way upstairs.  when i reach the top, i immediately  saw dave talking to a young men.. he doesn\t seem to be worried.  so he says, what happen?? i explained that i changed watch , and the time in my watch is CANMORE TIME, 2 hours behind toronto , and 1 hour behind winnipeg.. can you believe that??? it would be a money disaster had i missed the train  .  the train didn't leave for another hour.. but, lesson learned.. double check  and synchonized watches.  GOOD LORD .. IT WAS A BLESSED DAY!dave was ready to leave the train and wait for me.. so we can take the bus.  catch the train in edmonton.. holymolly..

my one and only adventure..

the next few days is un eventful.. stopped in jasper,  beautiful canadian rockies  in our view for at least 4 hrs.  then sunset.   bought my purple SUGELITE ring, a stone from brazil.  finally, vancouver.  early morning.. 0950.  train arrived on time.  took a taxi, only 25 $.

dave's mom was a little bit lost when we arrived.  everything has to be stored in the cabinet.. no luggages in sight.  the next day was dave's birthday party.. roast beef, the english puff pastry, a birthday cake,  sitdown lunch with susan, rebekah, cody, ashley and the other daughter of cody.
no pies to be served..
rainy days coming up,  tuesday, on dave's birthday, we walked and cross the bridge LION'S GATE into stanley park.we   the spend the whole day visiting the aquarium and walking back home to his mom's place.  rainy, wet, windy, loud car noises, .. the highway is constantly wheezing with cars.. the aquarium by the way is too samll for the size of the whales, and dolphins.  not too impressive... the building is old and needed makeover.  however, we also watch 4D.. yes, the chair moves, water sprinkling in our faces.  don't forget the miniature train in burnaby,b.c. wet and cool that day..
time to leave vancouver for tofino... took a taxi to greyhound station because we have to leave at 500am in the morning... left vanc. at 715... boarded the ferry at ??? horseshoe bay.. forget the place,   then to pt. alberni.  arrived midday , met glen and brett at panago.  indian pizza.. good and tasty..
drove anne's van to tofino.  very thick forest here, the foliage is richer.. rocks are not visible.  clear river banks, small water falls.. arrived i tofino and checked himwitsa hotel.. huged room.  comfortable.   to be continued
nonetheless, i become lazy... didn't exercise for almost 2 months.  the effect of which is my a1c, bs???changes here.  visited pilarski nov. 22.. again dec 9.