We left for a vacation on September 6th and the rains arrived the following day. When we returned 40 days later, the night-time temperatures had dropped, but we enjoyed beautiful sunshine during the day and the leaves on the trees were magnificent colours. It's always nice to return to the comfort, familiarity, and routine of home. Lisa returned to a particularly busy time for her contract and immediately began doing hours of work each morning before I even woke up (due in part to her slower transition back to this time zone). After a jam-packed travel schedule where we did as much sightseeing as possible, I was fortunate to return to nothing more pressing than editing and posting my travel photos. We both continue to walk daily. Eventually the weather did become more typical for this time of the year. Our walks down to the bay became interesting with the arrival of several dozen sea lions from California. Lisa continues to do battery replacements and new installs for LifeLine. We saw a new dentist for the first time since moving. In the sixteen days since our return, we have watched many movies and read two novels. We celebrated Halloween with new friends and neighbours, Mark and Charlie. We had drinks at their place before heading down the hill to the "Halloween Howler" at the Cow Bay Pub. We enjoyed dinner (halibut & chips for me and Lisa) despite the high volume of the music. Charlie won "Best Female Costume" with her cute minion outfit, making the outing a success. We then continued the conversation over some more drinks back at our place. Lisa and I returned to the pub three days later to celebrate her birthday with halibut tacos. Coffee and dessert was back at home. We welcomed 79 trick-or-treaters to our door. Some of the Halloween spirit(s) around the neighbourhood...
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