To Auckland ....... and Beyond!!!: The Bright Side

I am sorry - I have left you languishing in misery from the last post for longer than intended. Finally, however, it is time to focus on the bright side of our travels in Canada! So bright, in fact, there are 14 good things vs the 11 bad from last time!

Turn that frown upside down!

1. So much sunshine! Many summer days over 20 degrees.

2. Waffles.

3. Scoring some $4 (CAD) jandals from Walmart. Bargain!!

4. Cheaper fuel prices.

5. Kitchens in our places of accommodation = cheaper and healthier food!

6. Hearing Brooke Fraser's "Something in the Water" playing in a grocery store in Victoria.

7. Nice and relaxed driving style on Vancouver Island - nobody seemed to be in a hurry, so it was a good place for both of us to start practising to drive on the right side of the road.

8. Anna's ginger thins! If I were a ginger... No, that thought is too terrible to complete.

9. The cutest honey container.

10. New and exciting cereals to discover! Definitely one of my favourite things!

10a. On that note, though not strictly Canada, since I discovered it in the UK...

SPECIAL K PEACH AND APRICOT!!!! SOOOOO HAPPY!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!

11. 11am check-out times. It's the life! Somehow checking out at 11am is so much easier and more civilized than at 10am. And although one may argue that starting late wastes the day, when the sun is setting at 10pm it doesn't really seem that way!

12. Flowers at Victoria airport. Nice way to brighten up the place!

13. The secret to discerning how many stars a hotel has. In The Dark Side, I mentioned our stay at a 1 star hotel. It had one chair outside, identical to the ones in the photo below, except that it had a crack down the middle. Then, what did we find at our next place, a 2 star hotel?

Two chairs!

I think that my argument is so powerful it's not necessary to talk about it.

14. Our stay at Knotty Pine cottages. So rustic! And cosy! And with a great view!