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Our last full day in Vancouver picked up where we left off on the previous day's walking tour, then we worked our way towards Granville Island for lunch, followed by exploring the shoreline.
Our second full day of playing tourist consisted of going to the botanical garden and walking around the west end, including hitting the beach.
We both got a good night's sleep, and after grabbing breakfast, we were ready to start our day. The only thing we had planned for was doing a walking tour of Gastown and Chinatown, but we ended up also going to the Vancouver Art Gallery and the Vancouver Christmas Market.
We had the opportunity to purchase two-for-one Amtrak tickets, so Melody and I decided to make another trip to BC, Canada, this time to Vancouver. This makes the third vacation trip we've taken this fall, each for three or four nights. After having done long vacations the last few years, we chose to break it into smaller chunks.
We were doing a bit of spring cleaning yesterday (well, I guess it’s spring in the southern hemisphere) and I bundled up the piano cover to wash. That simple action reminded me about the cover’s history.
When I spoke with my cousin earlier this year and she told me that my Uncle Bob had cancer, I felt, in quick succession, surprise, sadness, confidence, and respect. It's easy to understand the first two emotions, but the latter two underscore how I saw Uncle.
Our last day had us driving from Port Townsend, along Hood Canal, then through Olympia with an impromptu visit to the State Capitol building.
Having seen many of the sites on the west side of the Olympic Peninsula, we set off towards Port Townsend to explore the north side.
After a tiring hike the day before, we did less strenuous hikes on our second full day, all around the La Push area.
Our first full day on the Olympic was dedicated to hiking along the Hoh River Trail.
Our second mini-vacation of the month is to the Olympic Peninsula, on the other side of the Strait of Juan de Fuca from Victoria.
Our last full day in Victoria included the Royal BC Museum in the morning and a walking tour of Old Town and Chinatown in the afternoon.
Our second day in Victoria centered around Butchart Gardens. We got up early enough to shower, eat breakfast, and head out to the bus stop. We decided to take the bus since the tours give you a couple hours at the gardens, and we figured we would want to stay longer than that.
Melody and I are on a quick trip to Victoria, BC. It's been about 25 years since I've been here, and longer for Melody.
Whenever my family gathers is special, but this past week has been more so as we fondly remembered my Aunt Toshi, who passed away earlier in the month. To say Auntie was a force of nature wouldn't come close to the impact she's had on family, friends, and community.
For a little while, I've been following Horace Dediu's blog, asymco.com, and listening to the podcast he does with Dan Benjamin, The Critical Path. I do find that it takes me a while to digest what he says about tech markets, not because he isn't clear, but because the concepts sound simple but feel like the tip of the iceberg. I think a lot of what he's been saying is starting to click into place for me, in large because of a recent Critical Path episode. This post is different than all the others on this blog, and is pretty rambling. I still have lots of unformed thoughts about the topic, but find it fascinating enough to share, however incomplete my knowledge.
While I've been thinking about it for a while, a couple weeks ago I decided it was time to get an external flash for my camera. Thus began a lot more research and a little bit of luck also came into play.
Our last day in San Francisco was pretty leisurely, since the timing worked out that we didn't have to rush. That gave me some time for final thoughts.
We spent a large part of last Monday at UC Berkeley, and today was mostly spent at Stanford. Campus Mondays, I guess.
This was Melody's last day of the conference, after which we went down to have dinner in Saratoga with my mom and Mr. and Mrs. Evans.
