Day One

8:10am on March 21, 2009

I’ll be writing up the day before on the morning after.

Day one was our travel day – it was the most enjoyable travel day.  We got up and spent the morning with the kids and then left for Mark and Anni’s around 11:15am.  The drive to TO was fun, so was waiting in the airport, and the flight… only the bus ride from the airport to the resort was kind of bad, but it was short and we stepped off the bus into this little piece of paradise.

After we got settled into our rooms, we met for the 11pm buffet, which was, oddly, burgers and fries. This concept of going wherever I want, eating whatever I want, drinking whatever I want, and never handing over a dime will take some getting used to.

We fell asleep around 1:00am and I managed to sleep until 6:38am. That’s 38 minutes longer than I was expecting!

I took a walk to the ocean and stood there for 10 minutes. The water comes much further in and out than it does on our great lakes and the sand is much softer.  The noise of the ocean just after sunrise… I’ll be doing that every morning.

The weather is absolute perfection: about 25 degrees, no clouds, and no wind. I love the international flavor of this place; I’ve seen a lot of people already this morning and have yet to hear the English language.

Heavenly Father, thank you for these places you created as part of the earth. Help us to enjoy ourselves, enjoy out company, and above all and through all, to enjoy you. Amen.

Now, let’s go find some food and coffee!

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Michael Krahn (michael.krahn@gmail.com) is a husband, father, Pastor, writer, and recording artist who enjoys books, theology, technology and the Ottawa Senators.
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