15th - 17th September 1997

Monday 15th September
I slept in until 10:15am and then went to the coffee pod.  I did all my chores; took videos and vcr back to Movies and Munchies, bank to cash my pay cheque, post office (no post) and back to coffee pod.  Tonight is the big night out as Tiff and Dan are leaving so I'm going to the bar after work.  It's 1pm now and I think I'll go home and call Mum.
I called Mum and told her I was OK, they were worried because I hadn't been in touch for 2 weeks.  She is a bit depressed about work but she's finished now and it officially on holiday.  I spent the rest of the afternoon moving our stuff, yet again and watching tv.  I also had a decent meal for a change.
Work was slightly more boring than usual.  There aren't many people around now so it gets a bit tedious.  I had one guy who was drunk and wouldn't take no for an answer.  I persevered and he still wouldn't leave so I called Kevin, he wasn't around so I tried the Sandbar.  Shelley came and practically physically threw him out.  I went to the bar and met Claire there.  She was already quite merry.  She had dinner with a guy called Al who caught some salmon.
I ended up getting quite drunk and going home while Claire went to the Legion.  During the night I couldn't remember where I was and I couldn't find the light.  I ended up in the wardrobe!






Tuesday 16th September
Woke up with a hangover at 9:30am, Tanya and Lesley were talking in the kitchen.  Didn't really know what to do with myself and it was raining so much.  Almost wished I was housekeeping again, at least I'd get $8 an hour for watching tv.
I called Aaron and went round there.  He had stuff to do in town and then I picked Claire up and we ate sausage sandwiches back at the shack.
Claire called in on her was to her crab dinner with Al and she's a bit upset with Tanya.  It seems that Mike called round yesterday afternoon, which I gave Janine and Claire a lift to Fourth Street Dock, and she only just mentioned it and even then it was a kind of by-the-way thing.  Anyone could phone or call round and we wouldn't know about it.
Kevin asked me to work the weekend of the 27th.  This could be our last weekend here.  Hopefully it I talk to Chantal I can do the days at the weekend and have the evenings free.  I somehow feel like I'm leaving them in the lurch but they always knew I was leaving at the end of the month.  I'll probably work until the 30th, the end of the pay period.
Claire was in bed asleep when I got in, so I fumbled around in the dark and went to bed.  I didn't feel like sleeping at all but I must have fallen asleep within half-an-hour.






Wednesday 17th September
Woke up at 9:30am again with people in the kitchen. The weather was better but I still didn't organise to do anything.  I moved our stuff upstairs and then went to the pod which is where I am now.
I still have stuff left to do; Kayaking to Meares Island, Hot Springs, Christmas Shopping etc.  I have to buy Heather a dream-catcher, she's into all that.
My job is getting me down at the moment, it is really quiet and I get quite bored and I'm getting fed up with the drunks.
Claire came in with her crab bloke, they went down on the wharf to watch the sunset, ah sweet! 
I'm having Party of Five taped for me tonight so I get to watch that tomorrow.  We're going to organise to go on a flight above the sound.  Apparently if there's 3 of us it'll be about $22 each, not that bad really.
This evening I've managed to write 1 postcard and 2 letters to Niall, Richard and Andy respectively.
Time seems to be going slow at work but quickly everywhere else.  We've been here 6 weeks which is how long a school holiday used to be.  I remember when I was at school 6 weeks was a life time, it seemed to be so long before we saw our friends again, but this past month has flown by, I expect the rest of the year will too.

<these are extracts from my diaries written whilst travelling and working in Canada and the US in '97-'98>