VICTORIA DAY – Welcome to CANADA
Since we have been “boat bound” without the dinghy we are ready to head out again. The weather is cloudy with the sun breaking through as we have a very calm passage into Canadian waters. Fred called up Canadian Customs before we entered their water to begin our clearance into Canada . We were given our customs number to display in a window while we are in this country. We were informed to call again when we are on the customs dock in Sidney . As we were entering the channel into Van Isle Marina at Sidney we noticed that there appeared to be a flotilla entering to clear customs. The dock holds about 4 boats at a time. The dock was full and there were at least 6 boats in line. I called up Customs and said we would be happy to wait our turn to get on the dock or could they give us our clearance so we can go right to a slip? The officer took pity on me and said yes. We were given a great slip out on the main dock with the “big boys”. As I was stepping off the boat to tie up the spring line, I tripped over the line form the boat next to us. Their black dock line was stretched across the dock and tied on our side. After my face plant on the deck, I proceeded to tie up lines (I’m OK…really). In the afternoon we saw Bob & Cathy Irzyk walk past with their dock carts piled high. They have just arrived to begin their season. We agreed to get together tomorrow. We enjoy watching our DVD’s in the evening, especially with popcorn! We have noticed that in the middle of some of the shows we watch that the picture would become pixilated and we would miss 10-30 minutes. It seems that the best course of action will be to purchase a new DVD played at Costco tomorrow.
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