Quiet week, followed by storm

This has been a pretty quiet week. Karin was gone for a few days to visit a fellow backpacker up north. Her friend also nannies (a word I include since Karin hates it), so they compare notes. Unfortunately her friend looks after twin three-year-olds and Karin only has Alexander, so I think Karin comes out the better in this.

A storm came through at the end of the week. On Friday, Mike took the noon ferry back, and it was a bit of an adventure. The ferry company was using one of their medium-sized ferries, where we sit very close to the water. The waves were really running, and the ferry moves at a good clip, so we would leap into the air off the top of the waves. There was a large group on board, and at the first leap, they all went "YEAAAAHHHHH". After about five minutes of leaping, it was down to "Yeaaahhh", then "yeah", then "Yuck!". Definitely a Disneyland-quality ride.

Alexander, meanwhile, hunkered down in an impromptu tent in the living room, complete with entourage.