On the Road Again 2012 #23.

I am at the Painted Turtle Hostel in Nanaimo - Monday night  - August 20.

Leaving my son and family is aways so hard. I am not too sure why this is so. Perhaps it is in part leaving the island (Vancouver Is) and knowing that I am heading back to my other life; perhap it is a bit of anxiety about the upcoming trip, perhaps it is quite simply that I know I won't see them for another 5 months and that is just too long. I enjoy it out here and I am sad to leave.

My son and I enjoy a weird and unique relationship..... but there is never enough time for us to do all that we perhaps would like to do.

However in the past week we have gone swimming in the river and in a lake and have gone for two great and long hike. I will post pictures when I can figure out how to do it from the tablet.

One of the things that I normally do when at the hostel is go out for a veggie burger abd a beer. The restaurant was closed and so I had to make do with a submarine sandwich. Not the same at all.  I went to the dock area and watched folks fish and crab fiing. It is rather  interesting.

I am siting in what the hostel calls the "great room" with 5-6 other people all of whom are using the computer.

 I am hungry

later.....