Jun 12, 2020 - 12 Weeks Back in Canada

@@@@@@@ KAPOORS ON THE ROAD One day while we were taking one of our daily walks, we came down Fort Street and were surprised to see a fabulous portrait of George Floyd, the man who had been killed by a police officer who pressed his knee into Mr. Floyd’s neck for almost nine minutes. His death sparked protests almost immediately in the US, and people all around the world, including many towns and cities in Canada, joined in marches seeking changes in how police carry out their duties, especially when dealing with people of colour. My cousin...

Jun 5, 2020 - No More Known COVID-19 On Vancouver Island

Here’s an article about out famous Medical Officer of Health: https://www.newhamburgindependent.ca/news-story/10016315-bruce-arthur-i-felt-the-weight-of-the-world-says-b-c-health-officer-bonnie-henry-but-she-got-everything-right/?fbclid=iwar1ypk12luve2ctvsdbp6zf0vf5ycefpye_0lqgdhoezwjqik2eft4h60yc?s=e

Apr 23, 2020 - 6 Weeks Indoors

@@@@@@@ KAPOORS ON THE ROAD Well today marks six weeks since we returned from India, and a full month since we completed the compulsory two-week quarantine period. We decided that the social isolation asked of senior citizens in particular, wasn’t too onerous on us, so we would just continue it for the foreseeable future and make good use of the time and lack od distractions the situation provided for us. Almost from the start, I copied the text that I was entering in my travel journal onto a Word document for safe-keeping. After the end of...

Apr 10, 2020 - R.I.P. - Kamal Mehra

@@@@@@@ KAPOORS ON THE ROAD On April 11th, we received the very sad news of the unexpected death of the senior member of our close-knit ‘Gang Of Eight’. By this I mean, the four Kapoor siblings and their respective spouses. His death came as quite a shock to us all; we had just been together in Delhi in February to celebrate the 50th Wedding Anniversary of Anil’s eldest brother Arun, and his wife Neena. To me, Kamal seemed his usual vibrant self, but Anil told me later that he had complained of a certain loss of enjoyment in life due to his...

Apr 1, 2020 - 3 Weeks Indoors

@@@@@@@ KAPOORS ON THE ROAD The first two weeks of our quarantine period went very quickly as it normally takes us at least one day per time zone to get over the jet lag when we travel home. India in twelve and a half hours ahead of Victoria, so we usually allow almost two weeks to get our sleep-wake cycles back on Pacific Daylight Time. The ‘leap-ahead-fall-back’ time adjustment had just taken place in early March, but it really didn’t affect us because we were already really messed up as far as darkness and daylight were concerned. Our...

Mar 21, 2020 - March 21 & 22, 2020 - Toronto to Edmonton then Vancouver

Our flight to Vancouver had been changed to an overnight connection via Edmonton, so we still had a long journey ahead of us. We had enough time to go to the only restaurant open in the Toronto airport and have a meal. It took awhile as the managers were working the tables, as many staff were laid off. When it did arrive, it was delicious and we didn't mind at all as we had 4 hours to kill. Our flight to Edmonton left about an hour late as they were holding the flight for other international connecting passengers. Our seats (the only ones...

Mar 12, 2020 - Vancouver (In Transit)

@@@@@@@ KAPOORS ON THE ROAD We were pleased to find that the business class section of the flight on Air Canada to Vancouver wasn’t completely full. There were definitely more passengers than the five of us on the ANA flight from Delhi, but it didn’t feel crowded and we were happy that there were some empty seats around us and that some people were wearing masks like we were. The flight attendants were all wearing masks as well, it helps to protect them as they work and hopefully ends up keeping us safe as well. We had three hours to kill...

Mar 12, 2020 - I ❤️ Victoria

@@@@@@@ KAPOORS ON THE ROAD As much as we like to travel the world, we love coming back to our condo in Victoria. For nine long years, we travelled from September to the end of May, and returned to spend the summer months, without a home to return to. We didn’t mind it in the least, we loved the freedom to roam around British Columbia and Alberta visiting friends and family for June, July and August. When autumn rolled around again, we would set off and it was easier not to have a home to worry about, and all the associated cost of...

Mar 12, 2020 - We ♥ Victoria!

@@@@@@@ KAPOORS ON THE ROAD We left for India on February 1, 2020 in order to meet up with family to celebrate my husband’s older brother’s 50th wedding anniversary. Our daughter and son in law, who live near us in Victoria, were planning to join us a few days later. We had invited my sister and her husband to travel to India for the first time, and after the festivities were over, we planned to tour the states of Gujarat and Rajasthan with them, and then head to Nepal for a couple of weeks of exploration as well. We also tacked on an...

Feb 14, 2020 - Feb 14/20 - Vancouver to Toronto

We arrived at the YVR airport very early for our flight. The bikes took a little longer to check in and we found out that we had to open up the boxes for security inspection (after we taped them up like Fort Knox!). Our flight left on time with no issues and it was a pleasant flight to Toronto. Upon arrival we found out that we had to collect our bikes and take them with us. Thankfully the Sheraton Airport Hotel was able to put them in storage for us. It is Valentine's Day and only about 7pm so we head down to the lobby bar/restaurant. It...

Feb 10, 2020 - Mon Feb 10/20 - Amsterdam to Vancouver

We arrive into Amsterdam at 7:30am, Tammy, Shane & Val head to the KLM lounge and I go to meet Fero coming in from Vienna. His, and many other, flights have been delayed due to high winds and storm Ciara over England. He finally appears around 10:30am and we spend the next two hours, as well as a portion of the flight home, catching up and telling our stories. The flight zipped by and we arrived home safe and sound around 3pm. It’s great to be home, however Africa calls for another visit soon!!

Feb 8, 2020 - Anniversary Trip

I am so far behind on updates. This one will cover our 55th Anniversary where we spent five days in Brentwood Bay, Victoria, Canada. We were supposed to go a couple of days before our anniversary on the 4th but we found out the ferry to take us to Victoria was closed for maintenance. The only other way to go early was to drive to Seattle and take a ferry from there, we decided to go on the 8th instead. We took the ferry from Port Angeles to Victoria, it took about an hour and a half to cross over. Once we arrived in Victoria we were only...