Rain Arrives

Last night saw our first significant rain since arriving in Nanaimo nearly 4 weeks ago. Out of habit, I suppose, the weather forecasters claim that the skies will clear later today and that the fair weather regime will be reestablished. Nevertheless, the rain is undoubtedly a harbinger of the Fall/Winter weather patterns typical for Vancouver Island.

Yesterday we hiked on Newcastle Island, a provincial park only a 10 minute ferry ride from downtown. In the evening we went to an art opening at the Nanaimo Art Gallery on the Malaspina campus. It featured art by Malaspina faculty and a rousing recitation of an original poem by a member of the Art History faculty.

Tomorrow we'll participate in an all day kayak clinic. We're not supposed to bring harpoons, which is reassuring. The weather forecast sounds favorable. We went to such a clinic some years ago on Lake Pend Oreille (under a full moon), but are otherwise neophytes.

Today may find us shopping for bits and pieces. We'd like to find a decent bed. The aero beds are working, but could be better.

This was the first week of school. Eli is taking an intaglio class, while I am teaching a course entitled "Introduction to Linux Kernel Mode Programming" (let me know if you want the lecture notes). Eli's course has lecture on Monday followed by a week of access to the printmaking facilities. Because this recent Monday was Labor Day and a holiday, she had nothing to do for the course this first week.

We've been investigating the vicinity by bicycle, however bicycling has mostly been supplanted by walking. A frequent route is to hike down to the waterfront (5 minutes away) and then walk along the shore promenade for about an hour before reaching the condo again

Richard
2006.09.09