Quick Update from Nanaimo

Yes, we brought a lot of stuff and we had to find a creative way to carry it out of the airport!

Time is still flying by. We just spent four days on Gabriola staying with our friends and observing them working hard to their organic bakery. We spent a lot of time eating wonderful scones, fabulous pizza, and of course, bread! We also spent a great day at the beach - so far we've seen orcas off the ferry and at the beach we saw seals and many starfish, even babies. Also jellyfish and Morgane's second least favourite animal: crabs. Her least favourite is sharks. She saw a bear when walking with her grandpa down their street in North Vancouver, but that didn't seem to bother her. Good thing she wasn't with me! I would've climbed a tree because I've been skittish since being chased by a bear, years ago.

Today we came to Nanaimo and went to the farmer's market where the Slow-Rise Bakery (our friends) were selling their bread. They had a line-up practically the entire time and sold hundreds of loaves and scones. At the end, they had only two loaves left.

Tonight we have a family room at a hostel right in Nanaimo, great for walking around. Morgane bounced up and down when she saw her bunk bed. She's learning a lot on this trip. She seems to have learned how to do a British accent while playing with our friends' kids.

Bonus: at the market today, I ran into the coordinator of my program at UBC and his wife and two kids. Turns out he makes bread, too, and they know friends who know our bakery friends. Our bakery friends are doing a good job of luring us back to the island - they have a housesitting job lined up for us, but we haven't decided on our plans yet. We just want to kick back and have a big sleep tonight.