A byootaful Life

This weekend, Phill and I have major plans to do the tourist thing, but there’s one thing holding us back… the car rental place. This is the second time we’ve booked a car through them and the second time we’ve turned up only to be told that our car isn’t back yet and they’re sorry, but well, there’s nothing they can do. The first time, they tried to offer us a van for more money (of course). We said no, thankyou. That was the day I was going up Cypress mountain (the day I ended up on the bus by myself). This time around we wanted to give them the benefit of the doubt, so we made our online reservation, got our confirmation email and turned up fifteen minutes early to collect the car. Same guy, same story: no car.

He promised to call us if it turned up, which I am sure he won’t do since we never heard from him last time, and we headed home, frustrated. We’re hoping he’ll call tomorrow (since our reservation is for 24 hours). In the meantime, we’re stuck with no car and now we’re not sure what to do tomorrow.

We had planned to drive up to Lynn Canyon and have a look around. I’ve heard it’s just as good as the Capilano Suspension Bridge – and doesn’t cost $30 to visit. There’s also some hiking trails up there, which sound like fun. We’re not huge nature people but we have enjoyed a hike or two and it would be nice to get out into the fresh air and do some exercise together. There’s also a swimming area but as Phill pointed out, it’s winter – we’ll have to save the swimming for warmer weather.

Speaking of which – it’s Spring tomorrow! I didn’t realise until my work sent out a bulletin telling everyone that this year, our spring flowers would be daffodils to support cancer research. Apparently every spring, we get flowers in the office to celebrate the end of winter. This is pretty much unheard of in Australia, since winter doesn’t feel that much different to spring.  But I guess when winter’s as cold as it is over here, you look forward to the warmer seasons. I am excited about warmer weather – the sun was out today and it was nice to feel it on our faces as we walked. It’s still cold but not unbearable – I wore my hoodie, 3/4 jeans and a pair of thongs (flip-flops). I did notice a couple of locals staring at my bare toes. They probably thought I was crazy!

Anyway, we’re at home now waiting for my parents to come online so we can Skype them. We’re also waiting for the car rental guy to phone us. I wonder which will happen first? I know we can take public transport to Lynn Canyon tomorrow but we were really keen on driving. I guess we’ll have to see what happens. Needless to say, if we don’t hear from rental guy tomorrow, we won’t be using this rental place again.

Think positive car-returning thoughts!

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