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Well, we left Victoria last Tuesday. The crossing on the Coho was just great. The water was glassy calm, the sun was shining, and we even saw harbour porpoises frolicking around the boat. What a lovely, relaxing way to start the big holiday.

The drive down to Vashon took quite a bit longer than we expected. The highway was twistier than we anticipated, the distances greater, and the ferry more time-consuming - mainly because at 'rush hour' it goes to Vashon via Fauntleroy and therefore takes at least 40 minutes. None of that mattered since we were pretty chilled out just getting on the road. When we arrived, we found a delightful little house and three sweet animals. A friend of the owner came and showed us the ropes, then left us to enjoy our first night on Vashon,

Since then, we've got to know the animals: Stewart, the old, somewhat creaky, rescue mutt who is a real dear; Nicholas, the 18-year old, rather skittish but once relaxed, loving, ginger kitty; and Herald, the 11-year old scruffy purring furball. We've been out on several great walks with Stewart, though we have to be careful not to exhaust him. This morning we went back to our favourite spot - Jensen Point and Burton Forest. It was very windy, though warm. I tried doing a quick sketch of the harbour, even as the gusts kept blowing my paper around. Boy, am I out of painting practice!!