Friends from Washington

It seemed like a race. At the end of class, I got a text from Lynne saying that she and Joel were waiting in line at the border. I wondered whether they'd get to New Westminster before or after me. I got back and had not even washed my face by the time the doorbell rang. These friends had come up for two nights from Washington.

None of us had eaten and it was already 2 pm. Jay had, fortunately, put together Sri Lankan lamprais that only needed to be heated in the oven. It was a perfect and filling late lunch. After that and one of my stout beers we knew we had to get moving or we'd end up napping. A walk would be good. We walked up to Queen's Park first. The goats in the petting zoo were happy to see us.



We walked to Sixth and Sixth for a quick ice coffee, down to New Westminster Station to check to see what movies were on at the cinema, and then back. This jaunt was longer than my usual uptown walks. We had a pleasant evening.