Mike Munhall

Dorrie and I spent a week at uncle Ted and aunt Diane's house in British Columbia a bit earlier in the year than usual. Normally, we are in B.C. in November or December. The spring trip was just as nice, of course. We were expecting more rain, though. We love rain.

We brought our friend Jen with us. This was the first time Dorrie and I spent any time in the house with someone else. Jen is a great person to vacation with (introverts are really good at staying out of each other's way). We all had a good time together.

On our first trip to the house a couple years ago, we ran out of propane (which is the fuel source for nearly everything in the house). On the next trip the fridge stopped working and all of our groceries went bad. On that same trip we ran out of propane on the grill just when our steaks were about half way done. This trip was no different as far as minor annoyances go. We couldn't get the heater to run, the garbage disposal quit working and there was no sound when playing DVDs. A quick call to a couple of Ted and Diane's "people" got all of the problems resolved lickety split. As usual.

My intention on this trip was to shoot exclusively with the Hasselblad. Unfortunately, the only lens I have for that camera crapped out on my second roll of film. I had no choice but to revert to the digital Nikon for the rest of the trip (which was nearly all of it). Since I've photographed the area so much, I wasn't as motivated to photograph as I usually am. I still got a few good shots that will make nice prints. Would have been better if I had the big camera though.

We didn't discover or do anything new on this trip. We visited the same beaches (China, Mystic, French), hiked the same trails (China, Mystic, French, Ewok), went the same restaurants (Point No Point, Vista 18, 17 Mile House) and shopped the same stores (Roger's Chocolates, Munro's Books). Dorrie made some fantastic meals (pasta with pesto, garlic and dill salmon, roast chicken, beef roast). I read, but did not finish any books (Dark Tower VII, Q & A Way in Chess).

I have no complaints about this vacation. Looking forward to the annual fishing trip this summer.

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