Vancouver Island

We *mosed* our way across to the island, actually, I enjoy the game now that I've played it so many times.

Aunt Cindy Higgs knew what to do. 4 girls travelling? She brought two cars to the airport to pick up us and our luggage:-)
It wasn't quite that bad, but we fitted so much more nicely into 2.

Friday night was CYC at Victoria ecclesia. Such a nice sized YG. I think we met everyone that night. They had a class and some games. It was so weird being at their opening class for the year when it was September. Was really cool to be there and spend some more time with the Higg's who we had met at January Youth Conference in Perth, and also Jeff Hibbs.

We toured 'downtown' Victoria, climbed some peaks and enjoyed the views, visited the world famous Butchart gardens, enjoyed a spot of horseriding with the Bennett's and during our last hour on the island I achieved my goal of canoeing on another lake outside of Manitoulin Island in Canada.

Everyone in Victoria was so friendly, and we were invited out everyday. It was really nice to be staying with a family who were half Australian, because they understood exactly what we meant, and we didn't really have to explain anything. We even learnt the art of shuffling cards... have to add that to the list of things I've learned since I've been away!! I think Aunt Cindy is now hooked on Mose!!!

I'd love to go back and spend some more time at that ecclesia and get to know people a lot more:-)

5 long days later, Cals and I were parting from Shann and Kate and loading our things back on the ferry.

The moon was rising above the sunset as Natasha & Kristen Jackson, and Clare Erbert picked us up the other end.

Was really cool to catch up with some Vancouverians for dinner, some of whom had driven over an hour to have the unexpectedly expensive dinner with us:-) Cals and I are very thankful to Wes Butler who took some of our luggage of us and will take it with him straight to India. With a standard baggage allowance of over 40kg on all of our flights, we would've been slugged for the internal flights which only allow 15kg's in Thailand & Cambodia!