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It was fabulous.

Elinore came up on Thursday and we left on Friday morn.  Picked up Ekk and hit the road.  The weather wasn't too bad.  Ekk drove and Elinore sewed. *grin*

Arrived, checked in, and checked with goldsquare about dinner.  He had to change it to change it to Sat. night so Svana and I joined baronernst and Iheronimus and friends. :-)  We got a ride to the restaurant  from the hotel.  Dinner wasn't too bad...so so sushi.  But the service was great and the company better.

Spent the rest of the evening visiting. :-)

Mirabel and I shared a room. :-)  the hotel did not implode.

sat. was breakfast and then my stint on security at the door.  That was fun.  I spent the rest of the day walking and visiting and hugging.  Lunch with Nikolai and Bea at JD's.  Really really good burger and sweet potato fries. :-)

By 4 pm, my back, hips and feet were screaming vast amounts of nastiness at me so I went up to the room to lie down.  Goldsquare and Nudgepincess showed up at about 7, I thnk.  After much corralling and more hugging, we got to the restaurant.  Much better food than Friday night but it was a Pub/Bar and the noise was awful.  Drix joined us as well.  Great fun.  Just as we were finishing, the band (the ones on the stage right behind us) started tuning up, so that was our cue. :-) Got back to the hotel about 10pm and everything was over. :-(

Roamed and shmoozed until about midnight at which point I decided it was time for my walk.  I managed 20 minutes and dropped in at Ernst's room to say goodnight and goodbye to all therein.  Mirabel left with me and we hit the room.  She fell in love with my bio-hazard T-shirt, so I gave it to her. :-)  I've had it for about 15 years.  Time for someone else to enjoy it.  What's amazing is that in all those years, only Scadians have noticed what the symbols are. *grin*

Slept very well Sat. night, unlike Thursday and Friday nights.  Mirabel got her stuff down to her car and then she got my stuff down.  She transferred over a big shopping bag full of crappy romance novels for me. :-)  I do love them. *grin* 

We have decided that we shall share again next year, and this time, hugh_mannity had better not be sick.  Got that?

I missed too many people and didn't really have much chance to talk with those I did see.  Birka needs to be longer.

Anyhow, met up with Ekk and Elinore and we headed out to a buffet that is now a traditional stop for them.  The sushi was absolutely terrific. The Chinese dishes I tried were really substandard, though.  So I suffered with another few plates of sushi.  I didn't eat again until about noon today. *grin*

I picked up a few things.  I've decided that since the Quebec govt. has gotten even more greedy (sales tax is now 8% on top of the Federal of 5%) I'm going to try to avoid buying taxable items in this province.  Luckily, food is not taxed. :-)  I don't need very much other than food, so, I don't think it'll be too much of a problem. :-)

Today was good.  I had Chorizo con Huevos this morning.  THANK YOU baronernst.!!!!  Very yummy.  Merguez with lots of cumin simply isn't the same. *grin*

I walked three times today.  If I'm up early enough, I'll do the same tomorrow.

All in all, I am most very happy.