We are off on our trip to Canada early tomorrow morning. It is a long trip but worth it as it is a truly beautiful country. We always meet such lovely people whilst we are there and are forever surprised by the wonder of it all.
Last year our favourite part of the trip was a Whale Watching journey along the Gulf Islands. We saw plenty of whales and gazed in awe at the beautiful scenery around them.
I had a particularly spiritual event up in the mountains at Squamish, near Whistler, the year my sister Hazel passed over to the Spirit World. She passed over unexpectedly whilst we were over in Vancouver and we did not get to say goodbye.
There was an old English country garden at one end of the street and for a moment, her favourite bird swoop down and posed for me whilst I took a photo. In another instant it was gone and we didn’t see another all the trip.
I stepped into a store and there was a cd playing. The song was ‘No Matter What’. A song which we sing in our Spiritual church back home and one with lots of meaning for me.
We went into another of my favourite stores, named Tickleberries, on our way to the Okanhagan Valley. It is quite a big store and I always spend a long time in there. I can never make up my mind what to buy. They make their own biscuits, candy and ice cream, so such much choice.
The minute I stepped into the store Elvis started to play and I remarked to my hubby that Hazel would be happy to hear it. There followed an entire Elvis Presley album. I sang and hummed along as I looked around the store. I am sure my sister was telling me she was there.
As we left the store with lots of goodie bags, the Elvis album came to an end. It was just as if she had arranged it all herself. All her old favourites were on there. I will always remember these special things and look forward to amny others on this trip.
I will keep you all posted.