came near you, twice, thetis island in 2015 and tofino in 2016
the kids liked it. i had to work all during the trips and so enjoyed the work environment but worked
am partial to islands, where one can ruminate on the big worlds given internet, Skype, and such these days, and distance to allow perspective
the distance and quietude must be used properly, else one go tropo
si helps to avoid tropo-ism
the coconut liked the to & fro 2015 of thetis trip

the jack felt as if he was in a minecraft-esque scene

but liked having access to a real fire truck that apparently was necessary for our host, and was good jack saw how the country folks survived where there be fire hazards :0)

he wasn't quite used to the big empty, and did wonder, but had much time to wander

i liked what the daily prawn-trap inspections brought

... per living off the water routine

this year we visited whidbey and tofino islands
erita looked around whidbey

jack marched around same

played minecraft w/ paul

you remember paul, he who grew up w/ erita

... like two peas in a pot

the pot is good benchmark

and benchmark is useful, like si dialogues are useful to see how wrong some can be so as to make sure one is calibrated correctly

... anyway, 2016 visit tofino was very good where one takes in hot cocoa and engages w/ fire place during the summer, and the surf sound is much closer to the bed than we are able to manage in hk

your proximate neighbourhood is where the coconut trains for dancing over the past two summers
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