Just spent a week in Austin, Texas on a business trip, that I might also describe as a teaching and learning trip. I was down at SailPoint, learning all about their enterprise identity management product called IdentityIQ. That whole trip deserves a blog of it’s own, so I’ll focus here on the family-vacation.
The flight back from the USA went fairly smooth : AUS to SFO to YYJ. The transfer in San Francisco was a little tight, with only 40 minutes between landing and take-off. My bags made it, and so did I, into YYJ at 11:40 PM or so. Shared a cab into downtown, so home shortly after midnight.
Just enough time to put on some laundry, and re-pack the bags. Also did some household chores, and hit the sack at 3:30 AM or so.
Managed to rise about 5:30 AM to put the dog out, and then decided to stay up and keep packing. Oh yah, needed a trip to the bank downtown, and the grocery store for last minute pickups. Not feeling too bad after that nap, but I’m sure it would catch up with me later.
Managed to pack the fam into the van, and arrive at the COHO dock around 9:20 AM to secure our reservation. Full-on sunshine for the trip south, and we spent most of the voyage on the outer-decks running up and down the length of the ship. Kids with beans for sure.
Quick stop in Port Angeles for groceries, then a gas-up just past Sequim. The usual stop at Hoodsport Coffee for ice creams, and americano. I see they have a sign in their window : Thinking of Retirement – Business for Sale.
We ended up in Vancouver, WA, slightly east of downtown at the Best Western. The indoor pool and hot-tub did the trick for an hour or so after we landed.
The fatigue never really caught up with me, and we had a pretty good trip down the 101 and the I-5. Onward, and southward tomorrow!