Dec 9, 2020 - Wow! December Already

Not a very exciting year to be sure. A Trip Journal with no trips to speak of. All trips were cancelled this year and it looks doubtful for any cruises in 2021! We did a quick two night trip to Whistler in June. A lot of it was closed but we did some exploring both on foot and in the car. Such a beautiful area! Maureen made and sold 34 dozen butter tarts as a Christmas in July event. Facebook Buy and Sell works well for that. She also made 46 ten inch round Christmas Cakes in November. Then another butter and mincemeat tart sale in early...

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

May 18, 2020 - Bye-bye Vancouver

Standing at the Vancouver International Airport in the dark and pouring rain, I could only hope that Madrid would be a sunnier place! It was 5:30 am and I was all set to go. I had narrowed down my belongings to one manageable back-pack with a detachable daypack. All of my necessary documents were safely tucked in my money belt beneath my waist band. I was ready, set and raring to go! The flight to Toronto was uneventful -- the usual breakfast-and-a-movie kind of flight. I read and re-read the instructions in my guidebook for...

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 - 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...

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...

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...