I am overdue on the blog front due to some very worthwhile distractions. My sister Alex and her 7-year old son Nicholas decided they had quite enough of disappointing spring weather in Victoria. So - they called and said - "could we come this Sunday for 10 days?"
Our first house guests!!! And I just found new motivation to finally set up the guest room!
So after hauling our bikes out of the guest bathroom, and dusting off the red carpet - we were ready for our visitors. Alex and Nicholas flew in on Sunday June 22. We were all very excited - and Julian after doing "how many more sleeps?" countdown was beside himself with excitement to see his cousin...and his aunt.
We had a really fun visit which included:
- swimming at the house day and night.
- Nicholas joined Julian for a week of sailing camp.
- Alex, Mark and I raced at the St. Thomas Yacht club on an IC 24 (modified J-24)
- the six of us went sailing to nearby Christmas Cove on nearby Great St. James Island where we anchored then swam and snorkeled off the boat.
- dinners out as well as creations by guest chef Alex for Mark's birthday.
Alex and Nicholas did their best to visit many of St. Thomas' beaches. They also escaped to St. John for a night to check out the Westin Resort.
It was so nice to have the visit. Alex commented on several occasions how surreal it was that we lived here. To visit us several thousand miles away - and to be sitting on the couch that used to look out on West 14th Avenue - that now faces a harbour and some islands in the Caribbean. The big fir tree in the front yard of our old home has been replaced by a large coconut palm.
Now Alex and Nicholas are back in Victoria - sailing on their boat for the weekend. The house feels a little emptier -- and the bikes have returned to their home in guest washroom.
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