As we were out walking the dogs this morning Karen commented that by the time we head to Mexico at the end of November we will have been on a 7 month solid run of house sitting. This has consisted of 7 sits in 3 countries, with 3 of the sits being repeats with home owners we have sat for previously. We certainly will have earned our holiday by the time we board that plane south.
The increase in our time we have to spend in Canada has presented us with an outstanding opportunity to explore areas of this country that we have never been before. The challenge for us is that we have come to the conclusion that we prefer warmer areas. In Canada, during the winter, this is a problem. So, when scheduling forces us to be in Canada during the winter months you may notice we seem to have an inclination to explore British Colombia. For those of you not familiar with Canadian weather, due to the proximity of mountains and oceans, BC enjoys significantly warmer winters than the rest of the country. Of course this comes with the downside of excessive dampness. One simply has to pick which winter issues one wants to endure.
As part of our house sitting and travel lifestyle we are members of various online groups whose interests intersect ours. It was interesting in the last month as we were part of a group Zoom chat with several other international house sitters and we were chatting and sharing how things were going. The subject came up of what the future holds and what directions we were all considering. Unsurprisingly several couples commented on wanting to pause and reevaluate what their futures were going to look like. This consequently caused Karen and I to delve a bit into that line of thinking once we were finished the call. The results of our chat simply reinforced why we have been so successful in the last 11 years. We looked at each other and pretty well simultaneously said that we were very happy to stay the course and carry on with our current lifestyle. Which is good as we are pretty well booked solid with travel for at least the next year.
With just a couple of weeks left in our time here on Vancouver Island we are now very excited to start thinking about our holiday in Mexico. In addition to visiting with friends we are super excited to be spending the first Christmas in 5 years with both our boys while we are in Mexico.
Stay tuned for an update from Puerto Morelos, Mexico.
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