Getting better

Not coughing as much today. Still just stayed in. So much on TV tonight. Glad I have the PVR. Watched the Ryder Cup this afternoon. Must be trying to fill gap left by NHL lockout.

Sleep

Getting 8 hours sleep but still not well. One rib has been painful but is fine tonight. Just getting old and creaky.

Finn Slough

Slept in and decided to pick up a package at Point Roberts. Gave up when I saw the full parking lot and a line that went out to the road. Bought gas and wine. Found a new cache near Finn Slough. We used to bike there and play on te wharfs. We'd lie down and ride e waves from freighters. Duh! Too many people at Pajo's so went I Save-On at Terra Nova. Had some Japanese food in the same mall. Thought miso soup should help my cold. Went home and fell asleep for most of the afternoon.

Tired of coughing

Stayed in and rested all day. This bug just doesn't want to go away. So many accusers against John Furlong. The Straight and CBC have done a lot of digging. Hope the investigation is swift and thorough.

Gastro MD

Got parked right outside my gastroenterologist's building on Hornby near Davie for a 10 am appointment. Trouble was it was supposed to be 1:00. Went back home for a coupe of hours and tried again. This time I had to park on Howe. Love using the PayByPhone app for the meters. My appointment was short. I don't need and tubes stuck down or up me and I can stick o over the counter treatments for my GERD. Dr. Ko agreed the altitude last week set it off. Turns out she is a liver specialist if I need one. I did some research and my Tamoxifen could be affecting the liver. Stopped at Whole Foods for sone groceries. Still coughing.

Need a new plan

Saw an oncologist this morning and she wasn't happy.  My tumour markers have gone up and there is something wrong with my liver.  Karen is away so no changes will be made for a couple of weeks until she gets back.  They'll redo the bloodwork and do a CTScan in the meantime.  She also wasn't impressed by the two tumours popping out of my groin.

Stopped at Granville Island for groceries and then came straight home.  Still coughing and that was clearly enough for one day.

Nothing to do now but wait and be patient.

Getting better

Felt more human today but still took it easy.  When I do start to cough, it's hard to stop.

Watched Game Changer tonight after it won the Emmy last night.  Sarah Palin is a true idiot.  Is Ryan any better?   Both seem to lie with such ease.

Still sick

Bit better today but still stuffed and sweaty.

Watched the Emmy's and it was a train wreck.  Couldn't hear much in the first part as the mike's idn't seem to be on.  Who thought it would be funny to do a parody of the In Memorium segment?

Cough, cough

Slept well in spite of my cold.  Had a hot shower 🚿 and then went to IGA for fresh groceries - my Safeway is closed while they build a new complex.

Watched 3 Indiana Jones movies and the Lions game.  🏈

Trying lots of fruit 🍊and DayQuil/NyQuil liquicaps.  💊

Cold

I do have a cold.  Spent the day sniveling and eating fruit.  Chicken soup seemed smart for dinner.

Caught up on everything I recorded on my PVR last week.  Updated my iPad to version 6.  Siri is fun to play with.

12-31-365

Bloodwork at the Cancer Agency at 9:30 this morning.  Had to turn my head and take deep breaths to get the flow going from port-a-cath.

Got the final coordinates from the CO for the 12-31-365 cache that I finished in Utah.  I have at least one cache on each of 366 days (including Leap Day), 100 per month and 100 for each day of the month.  Decided to go for the final near SFU.  It was hidden on the Trans Canada Trail and it was a bit challenging on the downhill bits but my cane kept me upright.

Home by 12:30.  Fell asleep this afternoon.  Feel like I might be coming down with a cold.  Not budging tomorrow!

Granville Island

Attended my metastatic cancer group this morning.  Enjoyed the company and conversation.  Main topic was the importance of hope.  

Picked up some groceries at Granville Island.  Enjoyed a bowl of cock a'leekie soup and chatted with a couple from PEI who were on a bus tour around the city.

Did a bit more shopping and then home.  Still tired from trip.

Home again

We checked out this morning and found a couple of caches south of the airport.  We loaded up with gas and dropped off our Jeep Compass at about 11.  We were flying Alaska Air but the first leg was a Delta 757 at 1:52 (MST).  There was a 3 hour layover in Seattle and I had fish & chips for dinner.  The next flight was Alaska Horizon at 6:10.  It was a prop plane and was flying so low we could watch all the towns go by.  We could even see the white rock at White Rock!  The last bit up the Fraser River was fun to watch. 

Lori & Pam took the Canada Line & bus to Delta.  They put me in a cab.  I was too tired to even think about the CL & a bus ride home.  I asked the cabbie to carry my bag upstairs.  He agreed when he realized I was giving him a $20 for a $13 ride.  Worth every penny!

We accomplished everything we set out to do on the trip.  Pam got to 100 on some days of the month, we all finished our Jasmer Challenge (finding a cache placed in 149 months since May 2000), a count of different types of caches and a bunch of Earthcaches for another challenge.  We also saw amazing scenery.

Pam & Lori drove 1,212 miles/1950 km
I walked 2.33 km today in airports and a total of 10.8 km.

Salt Lake City

Another great day of caching.  I was up and down to the bathroom last night so just had tea and toast for breakfast.  Was feeling better by lunch and managed Mexican for dinner.

We wandered around the Temple area.  The building and grounds are worth a visit.  We also had to go up to the State Capital building.  Truly impressive with a long wide street leading up to it for miles.

Went up/down Gravity Hill and couldn't tell if we were going up or down. Very weird feeling!  Our GPSs were telling us what our eyes weren't seeing. Visited an artesian well and then a hot springs. Water seems to be the theme for many of the Earthcaches around here.

Utah, Colorado and Wyoming

Took the scenic route back to Salt Lake City and dipped into Colorado and Wyoming for caches.  I have now finished another challenge - 1 on all 366 days, 100 in each month and 100 on each day of e month.  I also have enough Earthcaches for a couple of challenges.

Saw some amazing scenery.  I'll post a slide show in a couple of days.

Felt sick again for a few hours but it's gone again.  Tomorrow will be just around here.

Jasmer Challenge

Success!  Lori, Pam and I have been trying to complete our Jasmer chart - finding a cache placed in every month since May 2000.  Today they climbed a mountain in Utah to find Potter's Pond - the last one!  Lori and Pam were brilliant in panning how to find this remote spot.

I looked for another one while they were gone and ended up in the middle of a flock of sheep being driven up the trail by a man on horseback.   Got some great photos.  The whole area is magnificent.  Lots of little wilderness camp spots and people on ATVs and horses.

We then went to an event in the camp ground, met some local cachers (and one we met in Seattle last month!) and had a great lunch.  The man organizing the event cooked stew and desserts in big cast iron Dutch ovens. He sat them on some briquets and then put some on the lid.  Delicious.

We headed off to Vernal in Eastern Utah, finding more Earthcaches along the way.  The fellow in the first hotel was not on the ball and finally decided he didn't have a room with 3 beds.  Best Western Antler came through for us.  Found 5 more caches in the dark after dinner to get Pam to 100 for the day of te month.

I was sick most of the afternoon.  Another GERD attack that might have been caused by the elevation.  We were over 9,000 feet twice.  It settled down after a few hours and I had poached eggs and toast for dinner.

Idaho to Utah

We started out early and Pam and Lori climbed a mountain to snag Idaho's Oldest Cache.  It was a hot climb on a very steep slope.

Spent sometime at Antelope State Park and grabbed some Earthcaches while watching antelope and buffalo roaming free.

It was 9 by the time we made Fairview, UT and very dark.  We are in a little motel but it is clean and has 3 beds.

Idaho

Matt took me to the airport this morning.  I was nice and early so sat and read my newspapers (on the iPad).  Lot of walking to get through baggage and customs after Lori and Pam arrived.  We were flying Air Alaska but it was a very small Delta plane.

Arrived in Salt Lake City at 4 local time (1 hr 45 min).   More walking.   Our rental is a black Jeep SUV.   Lori drove to Pocatello, Idaho and we found 6 caches along the way, including 2 Earth Caches.  Pam and I need a bunch of these.  Applebee's was close to our Best Western for dinner.

All packed

Rough time last night.  The pain in my left leg came back.  Got up and took a couple of pain killers and it eventually eased.

Quiet day of reading and packing.  Think I've just about got it done.  Tomorrow, Lori, Pam & I fly to Salt Lake City for some geocaching in Utah & Idaho.

Met Moira for Japanese dinner at Applause. 

Birch Bay

Pam needed numbers today so we headed down to the Blaine & Birch Bay area.  Lucky we were in the Nexus lane as the other traffic was down to one lane and it wasn't moving.  It is 9/11 and there is always a large rally of first responders at Peace Arch.  It really looked impressive.

I logged 13 caches and Pam had 25.  A very good day.  The sun was shining and we were along the beach quite a bit.  Had a good lunch at Bob's Burgers.

Finally got home at 7 and I am tired!