07-16-24 so long,Van Isle (updated)
I was woken by a client call at 7:15 or so. I wasn’t grumpy exactly, yeah I was grumpy.
I headed up to the production trailer to do my payroll for today
Next was getting my camp undone and packing up my stuff. This took about an hour and a half in the blazing son. I was done in and needed a shower. I went to start the car and the battery was dead. I sat dejectedly in the car seat wondering how long BCAA would take when I noticed there was a button, never used, on the left lower – saying 12 V batt reset, so I pushed it.
There was an odd sound, and then I tried the push button ignition to find that it came to life. How cool is that, that my car boosted itself.
After making my rounds to say goodbye, I headed for Crofton, which has the ferry that goes to Vesuvius Bay on Salt Spring Island
I laughed when I parked in line at the terminal at exactly 4:20
First stop was to train my friend/client on his books and then he took me out for dinner at Cassette Diner & Dive Bar which used to be a Shell Station. The food, drinks and company were all fabulous
After Mark took off I decided to do a slow loop through the village and I heard a voice that I recognized. I parked and went with video rolling to see Tom Hooper on the wee Shipstone’s dockside stage where I used to host. After chatting with friends I ran into, I went in and casually stood by so as not to interrupt Tom on his break talking to someone. He glanced over at one point, did a serious double take and leapt off his stool to give me a huge hug, introducing me as a dear friend d that he hadn’t seen in a decade. More hugs were had after a quick update on things Grapes of Wrath and it was time for him to get back on stage.
I wandered and soaked up the sea before heading up to my brothers. It was great to see family in their own environments. We had a nice visit and then I fell asleep blogging lol
triumphgal 