Out to the Left Coast
Somewhat on the spur of the moment, I decided to go out and visit Pat in Victoria. After checking with him, I booked my flight on Porter from Hamilton to Vancouver, the Harbour Air from VCR to Victoria. And (of course) my stay at the Best Western. And Pat had some days off over the weekend of July 23-28. So we were set. My plane was set to go at 7AM, which meant an early rise for me. Breakfast and a new carafe of coffee for Darlene to remember me by, and I was off. It was great to see the sunrise while driving to the airport, and I got there in good time. One of my worries was soon put to rest: I got a disabled spot close to the actual airport entrance, and off I went to get checked in. The Enbrauer jet that Porter uses has only four seats across, so you either have an aisle or a window seat. I had the aisle, which was fine for me. My row-mate at the window turned out to be a woman going to BC to help her daughter with wedding plans. She was very happy to be going; we had a nice chat. ...