J and C-today we are just off to visit friends east of Edmonton. Next Wed we drive to West Vancouver to pick up our DD and a few days there-then onto the island staying at our house exchange in Parksville, one night in Victoria, ferry to down near Seattle where we have a couple nights B and B booked and some back to school shopping/enjoying the scenery and sights and then driving home. I think it should be a fun family vacation as I mised our family vacation last year with my Mum's boken hip-of course I have travelled in the past year but not all 3 of us together so should be fun.