May 31, 2017
My penalty for blogging
I forgot to post this photo of the only piece of Copper River salmon that we will have this year. Despite the high price it was so very good that we would have splurged and bought another fillet. However when we get back from Europe they won’t be selling it any longer. It is only available for about three weeks a year.
So last night while I was working on my post, Colin was hungry but patiently waited for me to finish. However he was hungry so he snacked on the left over Copper River salmon. The piece was size and he only left me this. Sniff! Good thing that it wasn’t our main course. However your comments for the last post tell me that you enjoyed it so I guess it was worth missing out on the leftovers.
I love the view we have.
Hard to believe that the water was covering the patio and the lawn just a few weeks ago.
The past few days have mostly centered around preparing for Venice. Reading and doing some planning as to what to visit. No time yet on clothing but then we are only taking carry on and who cares what we bring or wear over and over.
I switched us from a three star hotel to a complete private apartment thru Airbnb. The $533.00CAD we saved totally paid for our 7 day transportation passes, our vaporetto between the airport and Venice return as well as two museum passes. We still have money left over to pay for all the other places we want to visit including a number of churches. It was a smart decision as I will still have money left over for a good lunch.
If any of you have some ideas on how to overcome a nine hour jet lag now is the time to comment and let me know, please. First we have to travel from Kelowna, almost west coast to Toronto, almost east coast. A three hour difference. Toronto to Venice is another six hour time difference and the flight is about 8.5 hours. We leave our home at 5:30AM and arrive in Venice the next morning at 9:00AM.
I suspect that these are the only babies that survived the flood. The first gaggle of geese on the right seem to be the loners or possibly the patriarchs of the bunch. The next group are parents with about eight goslings. The third group is a family with only four babies. The last grouping is made up of the parents and one lone baby goose of which you can barely see tucked close to its mama.
Yesterday as I worked at my desk I kept hearing this very thin tinny chirp. It was a fledgling and so weak that it could barely hop along the lawn.
Ahh, there is mamma. Our baby is a robin. It appears that it must have fallen out of the nest and was too young to fly. Mamma did come to feed it a few times and then flew off. The fledgling eventually managed to move between the hedge and our shed. Sadly I have not spotted it today. We did have a very strong wind and rain storm through the night. I can only hope that all remains well with the robin family. I am having some technically difficulties so I bid you goodnight. For some reason I can’t even start a new paragraph. Meanwhile Colin is being very patient and it is 8:30PM. Good thing that we eat late, that way we will fit right in in Venice.
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STAY UP ALL THE DAY BEFORE AND NIGHT. TRY TO STAY AWAKE UNTIL TORONTO. SLEEP FROM TORONTO TO VENICE. YOU SHOULD ARRIVE REFRESHED AND READY TO GO. YOU SURE DON’T WANT TO SPEND YOU ARRIVAL DAY SLEEPY AS THAT ONE DAY WOULD BE WASTED. ONLY 2 MORE FULL DAYS. YOU MUST BE GETTING SO EXCITED. SENDING LOTS OF HUGS. BE SAFE AND HAVE A BLAST.
Arizona Gal has it. Soon as you leave home, you are on Venice time. Eat at the times you plan to eat there even if it’s an odd hour to eat for you. Even if you can’t sleep on the plane, at least doze (I suggest bringing a sleep mask). When you arrive, keep up the momentum and have a full day, but plan to go to bed early. You should then wake up on time the next morning. That’s what I’ve done the two times I flew to Europe and it works great.
So excited for you!
Ginger tea will help to deal with jet lag.
The folks above have got it right. When I went to Hong Kong I arrived in the morning, I got some sleep on the plane and toughed it out, staying awake and busy the first day in HK. I was tired at the end of the first day but I was on HK time. Enjoy your trip!
At least he left you small piece of the salmon, very thoughtful.
Carry with you two inflatable neck pillows for the plane and two light weight blankets; eat a nice meal before you board the 8.5 hour flight to Venice (we don’t eat airline food); and get your physician to prescribe a few 10mg tablets of Ambien, cut one pill in half, give half a tablet to Colin and you take the other half and sleep the 8.5 hours to Venice. Oh, I forgot, ask the flight attendants not to bother you. If you decide to stay awake the entire flight, every hour or so get up from your seat and walk around to keep good blood circulating in your legs, you won’t feel so lethargic upon arrival in Venice if you walk around some.
P.S. Also, wear loose and comfortable clothes.
P.P.S. Going through security, wear easily removable shoes and do not wear large metal jewelry (it sets off the alarm.); security made Beach take off his belt with the fancy buckle, take all the change from his pockets, and show them his I-phone and camera. When taking aboard prescribed medicines, have them in containers with physician’s name showing and small amounts of liquids like handcleaner with labels and put those items in zip lock bags conveniently available in your carry-on bag to retrieve going through security. You can’t carry large bottles of water through security, but we buy bottles of water from a kiosk after we pass through security.
Not to worry Dee, I have flow before, all over the world. Its just that because of dogs I have only flown in Canada of late. I really appreciate all of your suggestions. However I will be setting off all the alarms as I have two titanium hips. I never buy water as it is too expensive but take an old bottle and fill it at one of the water refill station. Most airports now have them.
Contessa, I have an ankle with a lot of titanium, and the security alarm never has gone off.
Lots of water, not so much vino! Heck we do both on a long flight. Most important is to walk around every couple of hours to prevent blood clots. I never waiver from this as Peter can attest to. A blood clot would ruin your holiday big time, also compression socks or knee high stockings could be a good investment. Some people also say an aspirin before the flight could help thin the blood. Have fun, I can’t wait to see the pictures.
Cheers
We’ll never forget that wonderful salmon grilled on cedar planks. You guys treated us like royalty. 🙂