This morning was busy; Tom wanted to find a rain coat and
some water proof gloves so we headed off downtown to hit some bike shops and to
get the rental van. At the bike shop
Tom found a great rain coat for only $140 and a pair of paddling gloves for
$80. What a steal! We then grabbed the van and when
back to Jos’ place to load up.
The ferry was delayed so we had an extra hour to get ready
and we used every minute of that hour. The
ferry ride was absolutely beautiful. The
sky was pure blue and the ocean was almost dead calm. Jos said that the Cook Straight was never as
calm and beautiful as we had it today.
It was beautifully warm and sunny and being out on the ocean was
perfect. Often being outside on ferry
rides is cold and blustery but not today.
Because we didn’t leave until 2:30 we didn’t dock until 6:00
and then we had to drive down to Blenheim.
We arrived at 7:00 Pm and Tom,
Amy and I headed off to a pub and Jos took Agnes off for a driving lesson. We were just finishing the first round, when
Agnes and Jos rolled in. Agnes had
passed the driving lesson. She had found
the traffic circles a little confusing but was good on everything else.
A wonderful day of touring and a great ferry ride.
Terry
6 comments:
That was really nice of Jos to take Agnes out for a driving lesson. Slow and steady will rule the driving day, that and waiting until another car comes by to make sure you are on the correct side of the road!
Later, Earnie
Great to see that the weather is cooperating! Good luck to Agnes with the driving. She will be comfortable with it in a couple days.
Thanks for the blog and great photos. I agree with Terry and Howard; a few days driving on the left, and a few scuffed left-hand tires, and it will become comfortable.
Keep up the good work.
Calgary Ken C.
Oops, that should have been Earnie, not Terry, although I probably agree with whatever Terry said too.
Calgary Ken C.
Off to a great start if Agnes can reprogram to driving on the wrong side of the road and you made the channel crossing in calm weather.
ditto the comments re good luck to agnes on the driving. I am sure she will have no problem.
chris
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