Goin' home, I'm goin' home
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| Our Powell Lake float cabin home. |
I'm goin' home, I'm goin' home
I'm goin' home, I'm goin' home
I'm goin' home, bome, bome ...
Home, bome, bome ...
Back home,
Yes, I am.
Alright!
Wednesday Wayne and I drove to the Pacific Highway border crossing in Blaine. Because we became Canadian citizens in 2018 and Powell River, BC, is our home, we were allowed to cross the closed US/Canada border. It's closed to all non-essential travel for citizens from the US and other countries until July 31 and a Canadian quarantine requirement is extended until August 31.
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| BC Ferries recommended that everyone remain in their vehicles. |
Rules are in flux right now because of the COVID-19 pandemic, so check before you go with the Canadian Border Service Agency and US Customs and Border Protection.
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| Back in our Hewscraft finally heading up the lake. |
We'd hoped to wait until the quarantine requirement was lifted, but decided it was best to go now while there was still some summer left to enjoy our float cabin home up the lake. And there couldn't be a better place to isolate ourselves for the required 14-day period and beyond.
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| First Narrows on Powell Lake means we are almost home. |
The border crossing was smooth and our BC Ferries connections worked perfectly even without reservations. We left the Bellingham condo at 8:12 am after loading the last of the groceries and arrived at our cabin deck at 6:15 pm. That's a little longer than normal to make the 260 kilometre (162 mile) trip because we built in extra time for border paperwork and early ferry terminal arrivals.
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| There's no place like home! |
Living through the COVID-19 pandemic has been hard on everyone worldwide. Wayne and I hope you and your family are doing as well as possible during these difficult times. -- Margy
Labels:
Coastal BC,
Float Cabin Living,
Powell Lake,
Powell River
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Every time I read about your float house, I think how adventurous you are! I'd like to think I could do it, but I'm not sure!
ReplyDeleteAnyway, enjoy your remaining summer days!
Your support for 'My Corner of the World' is much appreciated! Thanks for your link this week.
I'm so glad it felt right to come home. It's a much better place to self isolate, especially during the summer when we can be outdoors so much. - Margy
DeleteOh, Margy, I am so happy for you! There's no place like (your float cabin) home.
ReplyDeleteSo true. It's funny, after a day it felt like we hadn't been away for long. - Margy
DeleteI'm so glad you finally made it there. How fortunate that you have citizenship!
ReplyDeleteIt took us ten years to qualify for Canadian citizenship but it is well worth it. Canada is a great country and British Columbia is the best place to live. - Margy
DeleteMargy you said it ...."There is no place like home". The float cabin sounds real fun. I loved the First Narrows photo a lot. Have a happy stay :)
ReplyDeleteWhen we see First Narrows we know we are almost home. That's a great feeling. - Margy
DeleteYou must be so relieved to see it. Yes, a perfectly lovely place to quarantine!
ReplyDeleteQuarantine isn't much different from self-isolation for us. But the location is way better because we can get outside much easier. - Margy
DeleteGlad you were able to make it back home without any problems. There's no place like home... especially when you've been away for a while!
ReplyDeleteThis is the longest we've ever been away. Even when we were still working in Los Angeles the longest stretch between holidays was three months. - Margy
DeleteGreat sky.
ReplyDeleteThanks Jim. The weather was perfect for ferry rides and driving home. - Margy
DeleteGlad you got to go back home!
ReplyDeleteAt home in Canada, a much safer place to be right now. - Margy
DeleteI am so happy for you!
ReplyDeleteHome sweet home!
Thanks Veronica. - Margy
DeleteSo glad you made it back to your float home, enjoy every minute of it
ReplyDeleteI'm enjoying gardening again, even if it is just cleaning things up after a season of going fallow. - Margy
DeleteYou are so fortunate to be able to go back home, and to such a lovely area. Also being able to be out in the open air must be quite nice. Here in Nashville many people don’t wear masks and I usually stay inside the house …since March. I was supposed to travel back home, but had to cancel my trip, because of the virus then also because France has banned entry to people coming from the US. Although as a French citizen I could go back for an emergency, but that was not one, I just wanted to go back home for a little while. I have been to British Columbia several times and love it there, it’s so beautiful.
ReplyDeleteLiving in Nashville sounds a lot like how we lived at the condo in Bellingham, Washington, from the first of March until this trip. So many trips had to be cancelled. We are looking forward to the fall to see if we can go back to Arizona and retrieve the RV we abandoned there in storage in late February. - Margy
DeleteI am so happy for you both and the float cabin would definitely be the perfect place to isolate ..... it’s so good you have Canadian citizenship. Enjoy your wonderful summer. (In case I haven’t already said this, I did very much admire how the two of you made the best of your stay in Bellingham under the circumstances and knowing you’d rather be where yo are now! You did good. But I’m glad you’re back on the Lake now.
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad you made it back. I was saying last week I had not seen a post from you in a while and I was getting worried. Somehow I missed this post. so glad you are safe and "home"
ReplyDeleteDawn aka Spatulas On Parade
looks like the perfect place to escape Covid - for a while at least. enjoy!
ReplyDeleteFloat cabin home!! So very charming. I had a quick look at your other posts,loved your floating garden too!
ReplyDeleteThank you for stopping by my blog. Glad I could come over to yours and read your exciting stories , Margi :)
Hope you have a great stay at your float cabin home!
-Priya (http://softypinkngloriousred.wordpress.com/)