My old friend Jo's birthday. Not much to write about as yet. I lay in really late this morning finally getting up at 11:30am. This was when I discovered that the power was off, it had been off since 9:15am and apparently there was no power for about 50 miles. So I had some cereal and then a bath and for some reason really felt like talking to Kev, so I did. It was nice chatting to him although he didn't say much, nothings changed there then.
I decided to get dressed and go out for coffee. Just as I was stepping out the door, Wendy, a woman staying at the house said the power had just gone on. So I reheated the rest of the Kraft dinner from yesterday and then went back to bed and listened to CBC. I finally got up at 3:45pm and made my dinner and came to work.
Claire came into work at 10:30pm and I went to the bar with her. I don't think I've ever been on a Saturday but its just like Ritzys. It was really good.
Sunday 28th September
I got up at 10am after already getting up once to answer the phone. I'm now at work where I'll be for the next 5 hours.
Claire said that Doug was asking after me which is kind of sweet but I'm not at all interested. I was really chuffed that in the bar last night Tony said "Hi Katie", I'm surprised he said Hi but to know my name as well!
I fancy ordering pizza at work today. I'll wait and see if Claire will go halves. Probably not.
I called Claire from work and she brought me over a bagel with cream cheese. After work we had a "ready, steady, cook" dinner with everything that was left in our cupboard. Pasta, mushroom sauce, garlic, onions, mashed potato and cornflakes. She has now gone to watch the sunset with Al! Ah! i've got to finish the book I'm readying. It's all about how an English couple travelled from Uruguay to New York. Claire got it out of the library pm Aaron's ticket and we have to take it back on Tuesday.
Claire's going to the bar tonight to play pool. I may go, but I'm feeling kind of tired and I do have to read my book.
I ended up going to the bar as we had a couple staying at the hostel who were "using" the bathroom. I sampled two more beers, blue Labatts and a Shaftesbury Cream Ale.
Monday 29th September
I woke up late due to the women below talking all night. I went to the coffee pod and Claire and I organised to do a whale-watching trip at 3pm. In the meantime I went to the Beer and Wine store and I got off working this week so effectively I finished yesterday. As I started walking back to the coffee pod it started raining, as we walked to Jamie's it rained heavier. As we got in to the zodiac it got worse and I discovered I had a defective life suit. Water has started coming in at the crotch which wasn't pleasant. The rain got heavier and the waves bigger. We were with a group of Germans and they requested to go out in the open ocean. Claire and I were at the very front of the boat and we got soaked! By the time we got back I was wet from the waist down and right through to my knickers! We also had to walk home in the biggest downpour. Meanwhile Claire had missed Al so we weren't the nicest people to talk to.
We had a chat with Tanya about rent for this week. Claire is paying $57 and not sleeping there at all. I'm not sure what I'll do. I could probably stay at Aaron's but it becomes a problem if I'm going to the bar at all. I wonder whether I can pay $77 and just stay there on Thursday night, after the bar. I'll have to talk to Aaron about it.
<these are extracts from my diaries written whilst travelling and working in Canada and the US in '97-'98>
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