Our Epic Northwestern Journey – Part 12 – Crossing The Border

From Washington, we drove about five hours until we crossed the Canadian border.

Coming up from Washington we had cool, chilly, wet weather, just as we did from Idaho and all through most of our time up in Canada. We weren’t prepared for it either. We packed mostly shorts and summer clothes, expecting warmer weather. We knew Vancouver was going to be cool and wet, but we had no idea that so much of our trip would be. But, we made the most of it, did laundry a few times, and thoroughly enjoyed our days, even though they were cooler and wetter than we expected. 🙂

Crossing the Canadian border. When crossing the Canadian border, just like crossing into Mexico, passports are a necessity.

Headed to Coquitlam, just outside of Vancouver. We were headed to Vancouver for a few days to visit with our friends Kim and Roberta. Dennis, Lee, Larry and I all met Kim and Roberta many years ago on a trip to Fiji. We’ve all been good friends ever since. One of the many benefits of traveling around the world is that we have many friends all over the world too; kind of like writing a blog. 🙂

Kim and Roberta, as always, welcomed us with open open arms. They are always so gracious, and show us all around town. We are always doing fun things when we visit. We stayed with Kim and Roberta for three nights. When we first arrived, we visited a lot and caught up with each other since our last visit. Then Roberta showed off her gardening skills by introducing us to all her plants that are very, very happy plants indeed.

Roberta is very proud of “Rhoda”, her thriving rhododendron.

Because Roberta has so many plants around, she also has a lot of birds and butterflies too. This momma Northern Flicker, the same ones I get here at home, had a nest inside this tree. She was feeding her babies.

While Roberta was introducing us to her plant family, Kim was busy in the kitchen cooking up a delicious steak dinner. Like me, Kim is very happy in the kitchen.

After dinner, we all just had a good time visiting with each other and sharing lots of laughs. You know, exactly what good friends do. 🙂 We started our Vancouver and Canadian adventures the next morning.

It’s always so much fun connecting with people and making friends wherever I go. Good friends can always pick up right where they left off, regardless of how much time is between visits. Make friends wherever you are, wherever you go. The world will be a much better place and a lot more fun. Have a great day and make everyday great. Stay safe and stay well. ‘Til next time.