Briefly: Ichiro, Ryoko and Dave are hopping the jetliner to BC from April 11 – May 25 to introduce Ryoko and Ichiro to family, friends and culture and together enjoy slow adventures and *usual life* with you
Theme: Family, Friends, Parks and Gardens
Locations:
- Langley/Surrey: current til April 19
- West End / DT Vancouver: April 19 ~ 25
- Metchosin: April 25 ~ 29
- Victoria / Oak Bay: April 29 ~ May 3
- Pender Isle (Woods & Sparrow): May 3 ~ 10
- Fairview / Kits: May 10 ~ 12
- North Van / Lynn Valley: May 12 ~ 17
- Langley / Surrey: May 17 ~ 25
- Home to Tsuchida Cottage: May 25/26
Note to Pals *yes you* – get in where you fit in and please be a part of our activities. As such, there is a GDoc to which you can request access with all the deets cause i/we don’t wanna be monitoring all the social comm-channels via pocket-robot while on the ground.
If, for some reason we aren’t able to get together because, I get it, people have lives, and I’m a bit elusive, consider this an invitation to come to Japan, which is safe, efficient, amusing, endlessly interesting, and surprisingly affordable / we will welcome you with enthusiasm and tea.
We want to:
- visit parks and gardens (Stanley, Butchart, Bear Creek, Lynn Canyon)
- check out White Rock pier, Granville Is market, Lonsdale Shipyards, maybe Steveston & various tea gardens
- meet up with pals at the locations above and especially other Ichiro-aged kids (you know who you are)
- eat dim sum, perogies, meat pies, fish and chips, etc
- hit up low-key museums and chill public spaces
- share tea ceremony and awsum gifts (and hugs)
- usual things like home centre and grocery stores for Ryoko
Memo: we aren’t crossing the USA border for WA, UT, ID, OR etc visits this trip (for various reasons)
Need to figure out (advice welcome):
- Translink compass pass (ok, confusing but got it)
- Pay-as-go data/phone SIM card (sorted out, travel eSIM)
- Ride hailing service that doesn’t suck (nope, so updated Ubr and Lft)
- Are there public restrooms yet? (seems like mostly “no” including at Skytrain, shocking!)
- yikes tipping!?!?! and taxes? how does that all work again (yes, onerous, will avoid restaurants to over-stim and thrifty reasons)
Considerations / Disclaimers:
Dave avoiding MECFS “crash” by pacing activities, limiting transportation and exertion [read more about MECFS], by:
- avoiding restaurants at busy times / dinners (i.e. hotel breakfasts, picnic lunches etc) to limit over-stim
- not getting overwhelmed by planning and details – let’s enjoy time together, not on phone / social planning
- of course, realizing albeit sadly, we won’t be able to do everything and meet up with everyone and some things will get canceled… it’s just the way the world works with the illness
- & obv, avoiding C19 (makes return to Japan complicated etc etc)
Even More: there is a GDoc to which you can request access with all the deets
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