Courtenay Air Park

151: LEAVING COURTENAY

I like Courtenay, I really do, even though there's not much to do in that town. But today was my last day and I was off to take the plane back to Vancouver. It was a tiny 16-seater plane that I had to scoot myself into because it was too small to stand up in.

150: SOME PRETTINESS TO OFFSET MY SORROWS AND DISGUST

Today was the Stanley Cup finals. I went out with a coworker from Vancouver as well as the pharmacy manager and her family to eat and watch the game at Boston/Vancouver Pizza. I was prepared for cheering and (happy) madness, but it was the opposite, as the Canucks lost 4-0 to Boston. Needless to say, it was very disappointing and I had to drown my sorrows with pizza and a fancy cocktail. I went out for a walk afterwards, and it was so pretty by the water with the sunset, which put me into a better mood. I love the snow capped mountains around the city. They're gorgeous in real life when the sun is out.

When it got dark, I joined my coworker at the hotel gym, where the two of us worked out while watching in disbelief as downtown Vancouver was destroyed by the riots. I was riveted to the tv. The riots, with all the looting and burning and smashing and fighting, were so much worse than I could have ever imagined. I was so disgusted by these rioters. What I couldn't believe was that these people were breaking into stores and stealing things, even while they were on live tv! What idiots. After watching the live news coverage for a couple of hours, I didn't even care about the Stanley cup at all. All I wanted was for the rioters to leave downtown and to stop ruining my city. These hooligans are NOT representing Vancouver.

149: AIRPARK

There is an airpark right behind my hotel, so I went for a walk even though it was starting to rain. I went to dinner by myself downtown, and I was so surprised when I got my food just five minutes after ordering. I didn't even have time to check my twitter on my phone because the food came so fast! My coworker told me afterwards that it was probably because they felt sorry for me, because people in small towns don't eat by themselves. I really don't mind going to restaurants by myself since I do it all the time because of my work, and I got to enjoy a nice but efficient candlelit dinner, as I was in and out of the restaurant in half an hour!

148: BIRD'S EYE VIEW

I flew from YVR to YQQ (Comox) because I will be working at Courtenay for the next few days. Everyone on the island is so friendly. They all smile and say hi to me when I'm out walking, which doesn't happen much in Vancouver. I like it here!