We arrived home late Sunday night ... well really it was early Monday morning. Our flight out of San Diego was delayed a couple of hours so, of course, we missed our connection in Washington!

It really was a great vacation. Lots of sun, sand, surf, food, booze and adventure! We went sailing on a 75 foot catamaran in Ixtapa (the Picante) and snorkelling there as well. I swallowed quite a bit of ocean and didn't even need a salted rim on my margaritas for the rest of the day! Cap'n Tony & I bonded and he let me help his crew hoist the mainsail and jib for the return voyage. I think he was taking advantage of my kind heart as it almost exploded from the work of hauling a sail up an 80 foot mast! But he was a pretty cool dude and we had a great time out there with him.

Here's Jo and Jody snorkelling in the bay. They were having a good time and we're very proud of Jodene for travelling so far out of her comfort zone. This whole trip has been quite an experience for her. First time on a plane ... all alone ... changing planes ... cruising on a big ship ... sailing on a not so big ship ... snorkelling, etc. Jodene was always telling us how grateful she is to us for taking her on her dream vacation and I have to say that for Jo-Anne & I it was a dream vacation too. As a parent you always want to do something like this for your child. It was a dream come true for us too. A great feeling for a parent.

We are just about finished packing for our western adventure. Tomorrow I have to pack the pick-up and off we go. Dennis is all geared up for taking care of our cat and his 2 bedroom apartment. Our cat also has a cleaning lady coming in once a month to clean his 2 bedroom apartment too!! How sick is that ... LOL

I have our route planned out and just have to sit with Tom-Tom and get him up to speed. I changed the oil in the pick-up today and put in a new air filter. Fill the tank and a spare tank as well and off we go. Truffles, our little poodle, knows something is going on but can't quite put her paw on it just yet. We got out a pair of her booties to show her so she has kinda figgered it's gonna be a tad on the chilly side for the next little while.

Our route planning software tells us that it'll take 38 hours of driving to get to Delta, BC taking a route through the northern US states. Looks good to me! I checked the weather and highway forecasts for our travel area and it looks real good except for maybe a few flurries through Washington state. The Snoqualmie Pass in Washington can always be quite unpredictable so hopefully it won't get closed. We'll be checking in with the Challenger BC office to confirm our arrival in time to take the Canada Post run to Calgary & Edmonton. After that we return to Delta and leave for the Yukon on Wednesday evening. Should be in Whitehorse Friday morning if all goes as planned. Hahaha ... we'll just have to see, won't we!

Stay tuned, eh!