Borrowing a page from Sue, I give you the Readers’ Digest version of what I’ve been up to the past week:
Approx. Kilometers Driven: 1200
Ferries Taken: 4
Coasts visited: 3 (mainland west coast, island east coast, island west coast)
Minutes waited in line for the Earl’s Cove-Powell River ferry: 4
Nights gone: 6
Hotels Stayed in: 5
Hotels the dog was snuck into because no pet-friendly rooms were available: 2
Destinations we’re already planning to return to for more extended stays: 2
Number of times our plans changed: 3
Wineries visited: 9
Wines tasted: too many to count
Corked wines served: one – which is one too many!
Bottles of wine purchased: 20
Cideries visited: 1
Bottles of cider purchased: 6
Cheeseries visited: 2 (Chris & Jill: Nancy @ Little Qualicum says “hi!”)
Cheeses purchased: 2
Chickens caught: 1 (and nothing is hotter than a city boy exhibiting his farming prowess by effortlessly scooping up barnyard fowl!)
Vinegaries visited: 1
Bottles of Ancient process Balsamic Vinegar purchased: 1
Number of times I’ve had to hold myself back from coating myself in the vinegar and licking it all off: countless
Hours waited in line for the Departure Bay-Horseshoe Bay ferry: 4
Hours of sleep caught up on: enough. finally, finally enough.
Scrambled eggs waiting for me to finish blogging: 2
Which means I’m going to go have some breakfast, and hopefully post some pictures and stories during the week.
Welcome home! Can’t wait to see photos!
I believe you missed a step after the fowl incident:
Chickens eaten: ?
No Chickens were harmed in the creation of this blog post. The farm at Little Qualicum Cheese Company had just received a shipment of chickens, and they were letting some kids unload the birds into pens.
One escaped, and Neil grabbed it and returned it to the enclosure.
I wish I had video… does anyone have a chicken I can borrow?
Sounds like a fun vacation! Maple balsamic vinegar? That sounds delicious.