We'll be flying on this turboprop this morning to Vancouver (baggage weight limit: 25 pounds). Should be fun!
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Sunday, July 6, 2008
Saturday, July 5, 2008
Gas Pain
And you think gas in the United States is expensive! This price is for one liter of gas, which is about a quart. That means a gallon is $5.78!
Friday, July 4, 2008
A friendly Canadian
Luis and I were looking at a map. This guy asked us if we were lost. I said we were looking for the lieutenant governor's mansion. He said told us to hop in and he would drive us there. On the way, he gave us a lesson in Canada's government. Just one more nice Canadian we've encountered.
By the authority vested...
We are now OFFICIALLY and LEGALLY married!!!
We had a beautiful ceremony by British Columbia marriage commissioner Laurie Smith. Laurie Smith was the first marriage commissioner to register a same-sex marriage in British Columbia after same-sex marriage became legal. (Another commissioner beat her to the ceremony but she was quicker registering the marriage.)
In four to six weeks, the marriage certificate will be sent to the home of a North Vancouver resident who is friends with our dear friend Nora.
It was wonderful to hear the words "by the authority vested in me by British Columbia..."
Yes, I'll say it again. We're legally married American-Canadians.
Thanks for all of your good wishes.
We had a beautiful ceremony by British Columbia marriage commissioner Laurie Smith. Laurie Smith was the first marriage commissioner to register a same-sex marriage in British Columbia after same-sex marriage became legal. (Another commissioner beat her to the ceremony but she was quicker registering the marriage.)
In four to six weeks, the marriage certificate will be sent to the home of a North Vancouver resident who is friends with our dear friend Nora.
It was wonderful to hear the words "by the authority vested in me by British Columbia..."
Yes, I'll say it again. We're legally married American-Canadians.
Thanks for all of your good wishes.
Independence Day Wedding
Happy July 4th. Neither Luis nor I will ever be able to forget our the anniverary of our legal wedding -- July 4, 2008.
We're getting married later today at the
Earle Clarke House in Victoria. British Columbia Marriage commissioner Laurie Smith will be driving a somewhat long distance to marry us. She was on the forefront of the push for same-sex marriage in Canada.
The owners of the B&B, Joyce Kline and Peter Such, will be our witnesses. We'll have a string duo playing classical music. Then we'll enjoy lemon cake and champagne and go out to a nice restaurant.
It's somewhat of a dreary day, not unlike the day of our commitment ceremony on Long Island. But that's a typical morning in Victoria. Usually, the sun will warm things up and it will clear up.
We're getting married later today at the
Earle Clarke House in Victoria. British Columbia Marriage commissioner Laurie Smith will be driving a somewhat long distance to marry us. She was on the forefront of the push for same-sex marriage in Canada.
The owners of the B&B, Joyce Kline and Peter Such, will be our witnesses. We'll have a string duo playing classical music. Then we'll enjoy lemon cake and champagne and go out to a nice restaurant.
It's somewhat of a dreary day, not unlike the day of our commitment ceremony on Long Island. But that's a typical morning in Victoria. Usually, the sun will warm things up and it will clear up.
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
Canadians among the happiest in the world
We arrived at the hotel. Of course, the first thing I did after checking in was to recharge my Pocket PC and then go to the laptop to do this blog update.
Yahoo.com is my home page, but it automatically went to ca.yahoo.com, Canada’s Yahoo, because we’re in Canada. The home page had a story that said:
“World’s happiest country. How does Canada compare to the rest of the world?”
It turns out that Canadians – and Colombians – are among the happiest in the world.
Yahoo.com is my home page, but it automatically went to ca.yahoo.com, Canada’s Yahoo, because we’re in Canada. The home page had a story that said:
“World’s happiest country. How does Canada compare to the rest of the world?”
It turns out that Canadians – and Colombians – are among the happiest in the world.
We're Canadians, eh!
We just went through immigration. The Canadians were so nice. They weren't bureacrats.
First we went through the line that every visitor goes through. Then, because we're arriving as immigrants, we went into a separate room. The official looked over our passports and a large document with three carbon copies that we had received in New York when we were approved for residency. We initialed that we've never been convicted of a crime and signed the document. Then we got photos of both of us shaking hands with the immigration official.
Then we went to customs and another official went through our entire list of items -- one page for items we have with us and nine pages of items to follow, everything including the brass J-O-Y letters we display at Christmas.
The Canadian officials were so pleasant, from the first immigration official to customs. Each one said, "Welcome to Canada."
We're so happy to be Canadian permanent residents.
On the ferry to Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Luis and I had to get up at 5:45 a.m. to board the ferry between 6:30 and 7:15 a.m., heading to Victoria, British Colombia to complete several years of work in our plan to emigrate to Canada.
Luis was very nervous. I guess I was, too. I had a dream in which…
I woke up and looked at the clock and it was 10:10 a.m. I went to check the time on our cell phone but it wouldn’t display a time. I frantically called the front desk and asked for the time. He said: “11:30.” I said, “a.m.?” He said, “Yes,”
Actually, we had more than enough time. Luis awoke at 4:30 a.m. and took a shower. I slept until 5:50 a.m,
The Victoria clipper checks the documents. But the official check comes when we enter Canada and Canadian officials check it.
We had to show our boarding pass and passport for the Victoria Clipper. Waiting in line, we would hear the Victoria Clipper employee say,” Any felonies or DUIs?” I couldn’t hear the answer from one woman with a large family. I just heard her say, “I’m a safe driver.” Then the Victoria Clipper employee said, “One moment,” and he got on the phone. He called the front desk and spoke for a bit as she nervously waited. Then he said, “I’m going to have to ask you to go back to the front desk.” The family waited, but we had to board.
The Victoria Clipper employee didn’t look for my visa, as it’s not necessary for an American. With Luis’ passport, he looked at the identification the front, then opened the passport to check the Visa. Of course, all was OK.
Luis was very nervous. I guess I was, too. I had a dream in which…
I woke up and looked at the clock and it was 10:10 a.m. I went to check the time on our cell phone but it wouldn’t display a time. I frantically called the front desk and asked for the time. He said: “11:30.” I said, “a.m.?” He said, “Yes,”
Actually, we had more than enough time. Luis awoke at 4:30 a.m. and took a shower. I slept until 5:50 a.m,
The Victoria clipper checks the documents. But the official check comes when we enter Canada and Canadian officials check it.
We had to show our boarding pass and passport for the Victoria Clipper. Waiting in line, we would hear the Victoria Clipper employee say,” Any felonies or DUIs?” I couldn’t hear the answer from one woman with a large family. I just heard her say, “I’m a safe driver.” Then the Victoria Clipper employee said, “One moment,” and he got on the phone. He called the front desk and spoke for a bit as she nervously waited. Then he said, “I’m going to have to ask you to go back to the front desk.” The family waited, but we had to board.
The Victoria Clipper employee didn’t look for my visa, as it’s not necessary for an American. With Luis’ passport, he looked at the identification the front, then opened the passport to check the Visa. Of course, all was OK.
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