After the family reunion, Grandma and Grandpa took three kids with them back to Langley because there wasn't enough room in our car for everyone to go back in that. Those three people were: Lizzie, Sam, and (you guessed it) Me!
The ride was about sixteen hours. I listened to music almost the whole time so it didn't seem too long. We arrived at about midnight on Saturday or Sunday, depending on which side of midnight we arrived on.
The next day (or same day if you decided we arrived on Sunday) we went to church and settled in and came up with some things we wanted to do that week.
Monday, we continued to settle in and make plans. Lizzie and I went to Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Part 2) which was great. Some things were a little jarring or surprising but the overall movie was great. I loved that they skimmed over some stuff I didn't like in the book, they came up with some stuff I did like. Unfortunately, they had some characters say things out of character for comic relief.
Tuesday we went on a 'hike'. It could more easily be called a walk. I think Grandpa was amused by our slow pace, (we were taking pictures!) but we had a good time.
Wednesday was the beach! We had a wonderful time there. Sammy and Lizzie went around with other kids, hunting for crabs. (Blugh.) I took a bunch of pictures. Here they are:
I always imagined the ocean as being rather wild but it was beautifully serene
Sammy, wishing his crabs would fight
Lizzie, looking for seashells
This is how our family looks when we're thinking. We're commonly asked, "What's wrong?"
I had a really cheesy description for this one character a while ago that went something like, "His eyes sparkled like diamonds in the golden sands of his face." I saw this shell half buried in the sand and thought of that line, so I just had to take a picture.
Thursday, we went to Vancouver Island to visit the Petersons who we haven't seen for years. It was great to see them.
Friday we traveled to Vernon, where we stayed with the Kilistoffs. We went swimming a lot, which was a real novelty because we don't have many good swimming lakes here. Aunt Boo introduced us to cliff jumping, which is both awesome and scary. Unfortunately, I got swimmers' itch. It's fading now, but it really puts a damper on the whole experience.
The rest of the family arrived in the middle of church on Sunday. We went camping in our boat - which was less than great because I hate camping - on Wednesday and came back to the Kilistoffs' on Friday. We left for home on Saturday morning.
So there is the summary of our trip. After three weeks away, my own home seemed strange. Which just shows how much of a homebody I am.
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