At long last an update....

Aaahhh…life has been treating me well these days. Although I’m working full-time, I feel like I’m on a vacation, especially this week. I’ve been working on Vancouver Island and will be here for the next three weeks. I’ve been so consumed in my mind and my heart lately with various life things – mostly concerning where my life is going to go next. Being here, near the ocean, I feel more connected and have been able to just let all those worries float out to sea.

I arrived in Victoria Monday morning and drove up the coast to Campbell River. I stayed at a lovely B&B. The owners had a beautiful golden retriever named Bentley, and of course we connected immediately. This house was right on the banks of the river, and I took him down to the river yesterday morning. He liked to just float in the river….I understood was he was feeling…I like to do that too!

I connect to places so easily – it’s funny that I was sad to leave a place after staying there only one night. But by the time I arrived in Comox I had already forgotten about it and fell in love again with this new town. After checking into my hotel (which was rather regal – complete with red carpeting and a soaker tub), I wandered down to the marina and looked at the boats. I leaned over the dock and stared out at the ocean, enjoying the breeze on my face and the smell of the salt water. My mind had wandered off to who-knows-where, but I was brought back to reality by aggressive splashes in the water. There were two sea otters playing mere feet in front of me. It was so cute! They were flipping this way and that, teasing each other, having fun. It brought me joy, just like the dolphins in Zanzibar and the Maldives did. I had dinner at the marina afterwards, and I giggled at the waitress as she told that it was “white trash Tuesday” meaning the special was pork chops in mushroom sauce served with fries. Sounds like home, eh?

I went for a long walk that night, and I was convinced that the average age of the population was around 72. I didn’t pass many pedestrians on foot, but I passed a good many in their motorized scooter-wheelchairs. But nevertheless, when I was in the hospital this morning, looking at the list of locum docs, I sure got excited about the possibility of spending more time here in that capacity.

So now here I am in Nanaimo. I’m on the 14th floor of a waterfront hotel with a glorious view of the ocean below. I feel so spoiled! And this room has a Murphy bed, which is totally cool. Adds a certain level of funkiness to the room. I am quite content.