I must say that being back in not only Canada, but Powell River, two weeks back was probably one of the trippiest things that I have experienced in a long time. Actually I cannot possibly express enough thanks to those that invited, housed and put up with me that weekend because I had more fun than you could possibly realize.

However, I just want to say that the only thing which did not cause me JOY on this JOYous day, were the comments of a few rabidly-anti-american folks :).

Moreover, it needs to be stated that when bears come up in more than one conversation about unrelated incidents – there are too many bears in the area.