....not the same old song......

 .....it was time. Time to pack up the owls. (yup, one for the deck, and one for Halloween) TBC.......

......beautiful Burnaby sky, but not for much longer........

.....and a beautiful night this was at Tugboat Annie's in Richmond.

.....and that was a good portion of fish and chips, I'll tell you what. (...and just perfect as we're not sure when we'll make it back there again.)

.... not sure what happened with this moon shot, but interesting enough.....

Will never forget all those morning views of Mt. Baker.

On this night, I hopped on the SkyTrain and headed downtown to meet up with fellow Teamster cast driving peep Jordan.

I had a couple of tickets to see the Canucks and Dallas Stars, good for me, lol.

Oh ya! One frosty cold one and a Stanley Steamer dog please!!

Dang, we had pretty good seats.....

Getting amped up, the good old hockey game! (kudos to the late great Stompin' Tom Conners)

Actually, the final score was 6-1. I surprisingly wasn't too upset. I was fascinated how one team (Dallas) could be on such a high while the other team were the complete opposite. Canucks finished the season in 32nd place, last in the N.H.L. They had 58 points, the next worst was Chicago Blackhawks with 72. (Ohhh, I can't let myself get me started!)

A lot of my Teamster peeps were working their last day on a show called Watson. Junior was working on it as well, so I drove down to say hi, and Eugene (I call him the most interesting Teamster in film, for so many reasons. He's the random trivia king.) took me into one of the cast trailer rooms and made me the most refreshing cappuccino. He really knows his coffee. Thanks Eugene!

This I will try to forget, a rare March 10th snowfall causing chaos in my neighborhood. (Actually all over the lower mainland.) We got through it.......

...but it stuck for awhile, yuk.

... okay, for the most part we were just acting. (poorly, lol) Feeling a little unsettled right now, definitely needed a shot, though.

Hey! Who ordered that moving van that showed up outside of our building?

Oh ya, it was us. Wow, after 3 months of planning it was finally moving day.

Where did everything go? This night was spent in a hotel in Burnaby.

The following day was spent getting a lot of stuff out of our rented storage unit, before it was time......

.....to head to the Horseshoe Bay ferry terminal to catch the 8:30 p.m. ferry to.........

.....our new home! There's the moving truck.....

....and there's the mess......

.....oh boy, I see some work ahead here.....

...cheers to our first night and our move to Parksville!

We were couchless, so the first couple of nights was lawn chairs, but all good. (At least the internet and cable were hooked up!)

Our first visitor.......

The neighbours have been very welcoming. One couple brought us these flowers, while another lady baked us some fresh muffins. Everyone is so friendly here.

....of course we had to check out the local Legion. (This is in Qualicum Beach, just up the road.)

....and the start of a new routine, keep track of garbage, compost, and recycling day! (lol, makes me smile that my pick-up truck does not fit in the garage. Well it does, but I have to fold the mirrors in and take the antennae off. It's probably staying outside, lol.) Definitely not a deal breaker.

I think the blog title was from an old Monkees song, "take the last train to Clarksville. I adjusted it a little to make it our own song, "take the last ferry to Parksville." It's a hit with us, for sure!

Reminds me of an old Monkees song.........

Well, a little tardy. Seems I was too busy to blog, let alone work. Did manage to clear the head with a couple of skating sessions. (Yikes, this was way back in January!)

Hmnnnn, how many more times will my southeast view be of our beloved Mt. Baker.

 

My hockey art, using just 2 gloves and a helmet! Hopefully using the gear again soon....

The, have to laugh at ourselves, making sure the dishwasher doesn't leak, for a very good reason, pic.

Less time, more pics of Mt. Baker for the memory bank. (I think I nailed this one, just sayin', considering just using my iPhone 16.)

Another day, another beaut!

Deer Lake in Burnaby, a beautiful chilly January day. Maybe the last time?

Missed! (Hard to get a pic of the lake without Metrotown towers in the background.)

There was still frost action on the shady parts of the trails.

A little chilly, but it was a nice week-end in Parksville all the same.

Yes, we were guests at the Parksville Legion. (I'm actually still a member of the Summerland branch, been a while since I've lived there, hmnnnn.....)

Dang, never gets old.

This pic does not show the beauty of that particular morning looking out towards Baker.

Decided to change it up a bit and find a new Saturday night dining experience. (Sorry Wings in Burnaby, you have slid downhill since I first visited you in 2016.) TugBoat Annie's in Richmond was a great pub experience. (and less than 20 minutes from our place, bonus.)

Outside was Shelter Island Marina.

......the countdown.......

Jeez, there was more stuff in my condo storage than I remembered, time to empty it out.......

......I'm smart, emptied out the condo storage and rented a unit at a storage facility, wait a minute!, Huh?!

So many reasons to celebrate! (We always seem to find a way to hoist a cold one!)

Oh ya, it was my birthday, and we celebrated by cooking amazingly fabulous steaks from Kea's Meats in our recently acquired air fryer. Winner, winner, chicken, I mean steak dinner!

Ok, we're getting good at this. Let's get back on the ferry........

......new horizons?

.....could this be it???

.......we need to eat and think. Ritsue helped the situation with this off the cuff asparagus wrapped in pork, call it what you want, I'll call it a delicious meal.

Do not, (not that you know what the heck I'm talking about) get me going on bathroom fans. This is not the answer, unless you want it to blow, not suck, lol.

Well, if you're going to be oot and aboot, without access to refrigeration, you may need (and we did) to buy an electric, charge in your hotel room or in your truck, cooler, and heater, yup!

Wow, the 2026 Winter Olympics have come and gone. That was in February, now it's April, what??? I was happy to see Mark Messier and Wayne Gretzky together at one of the hockey games. Now what?? (The only song in my head was the Monkees hit "Take the last train to Clarksville. Why does that ring a bell???) TBC.........