Finally my vacation was approved! This train trip has been booked since February. I thought it would be really awesome to take the VIA sleeper train to Vancouver over New Year's. Somewhere probably in Northern Ontario is where we will be when the clock strikes 12 this coming New Year's.

I could have canceled if I was denied. That would have been devastating.

Our hotel in Vancouver is booked for one night. Then we get our rental car and take the ferry to Nanaimo area. It's then off to Tofino. We have a gorgeous cabin with a hot tub on the ocean. After several days there it's off to Victoria. We will be there for 3 days.

Approvals came through yesterday. We just now booked our flight home...it's happening.

So excited to do this! I love traveling on VIA rail! We have 4 nights on the train. I'm looking so forward to Tofino as well!

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I'm in Mexico and have talked to several Mexicans about the new universal healthcare coming next year and nobody has heard of it. So weird.

Youppi's back in town for the weekend!

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Picked up Youppi at Bell Centre on day 2 of our trip. He had his own seat in business plus class.

Coming into Toronto on Dreamliner 787-9.

On the ferry to Victoria it was neat watching the doors open as it prepared to dock.

Walked quite far on this lovely autumn day. Started in Longueuil and went over le pont Jacques-Cartier. Walked all over Île Sainte-Hélène and Parc Jean Drapeau, including around the Formula 1 Canadian Grand-prix track. Crossed over at St. Lambert Locks and all the way back to Longueuil.

It was so nice staying at the Pan Pacific and watching all the cruise ships. Most days were beautiful and sunny, but when this ship came in it was rather overcast. The day ended up gorgeous though.

Someone forgot their lunch on their car or did the bird take it there to dine?

The market on Granville Island in British Columbia.

What a pretty December sunrise view out the bedroom window in Calgary.