Creating New Habits

Hmm I have gotten a hold of a computer, this is a bad sign.

Anyway the trip started out by me finding my travel mate J at Arlanda, she spotted me, I would never have spotted her.

Then things started to go wrong, apparently my 63 liter rucksack was to big to be able to go as hand luggage so suddenly I had 3 bags to check in, not two. That third bag cost me $150. When we arrived in at Newark Liberty Airport I realized I could have used those to by myself a bottle of Johnny Walker Blue. I can't say my mood improved rapidly.

Anyway Prior to arriving at Newark I was asked to fill out a form about a few things, among those there was the question about wheater or not I had been on a farm the last to weeks. I answered yes since I had and got my shoes cleaned by a nice chap in the US Customs. When they were cleaned they were mummified and put into a plastic bag.

In Newark I found out that my cell isn't working over here so that brick is just pure dead weight.

The trip to Houston was uneventful, in Houston the airport personel that is responsible for check in was concerned about people leaving their duty-free gods at the airport. So at one time he shouted out, "Do not forget your duty-free gods, if you do we will eat it, drink it or smoke it for you" I was way to tired cause I had a hard time to stop laughing.

Arriving at Vancouver I discovered that I had had my baggage searched, they had broke open my lock and searched it. Now this is midnight between 7th and 8th and I had been traveling for 24 hours by now. Can't say I was overjoyed.

We managed to get through customs and security and out to the cab by 1-1,30am and I had gotten my visa, I'm allowed a year in Canada.

Yesterday was a day for recreation and rest, we ditched all that and went for a couple of km long walk. I would guess that we passed the 30km mark with ease. Went around Stanley Park witch was 10km. And then onwards to Granville Island, the bridge over Granville Island and Wicked creak got me some perspective, cause for the first 4-5 hours downtown Vancouver where I am staying right now seemed to be everything there is in Vancouver, but upon that bridge it was just no end in sight.

On Granville Island we strolled for a while and saw a street performed who had a funny show, the juggling tricks was mediocre at best but the comedy was pure.

Today there is some meeting and then we'll see what we have to do. I need to find out if there is a bus going to Gibsons.

Quote of yesterday
"I'm sweating like I'm passing through US customs"