Day One

February 6th, 2011


It is a miserable grey afternoon with the sound of rain pellets hammering against the windows and roof. I am sitting by the unlit fire, staring out at the whitecaps growing in size and number, as the wind buffets the lichen and moss covered trees, and echoes in the one room cabin. And – I couldn’t be happier!



That almost sounds like “it was a dark and stormy night”.... Andris was resting on the bed, and I decided to try and be poetic. Of course, what it came out like was a poorly crafted romance novel. Oh well.



We are at Point No Point Resort about 15-20 kms outside Sooke, in the direction of Point Renfrew, in cabin #14. It is a one room bedroom kitchen living room, with bathroom on roadside, but windows onto the Juan de Fuca Straight. More than likely we face a US coastline, but in the fog and rain I can imagine “the next country” is China, across the wide Pacific. The cabins are on cliffs above the water and you can hear the waves crashing to the shore. Although there a number of cabins in the resort, they are mostly placed in such a manner that you don’t see them if you are looking “straight out” ahead, and we only see one cabin’s side in one direction, though there is actually a cabin closer to the other side.



There is no TV, I am not yet sure about a radio in the clock – but certainly no cell service. Technically my Bell Stick has been “searching for network” over half an hour (I had expected to simply say “no service”). The one chest of drawers includes a couple of board games and at least one puzzle. Andris and I have varied books and other reading materials, and I have paper, crayons and paint.



Day One of a 5 day retreat. And, except for already missing our “children”, for now I really couldn’t be happier.



Day One evening – We have made use of the hot tub.... both late afternoon and now after 7pm – in the pitch black of night. The first time was spitting rain and mist, the second started as no rain , but the rain came on. The first we watched from a distance “two ships passing in the night” – ok it wasn’t night – and at night, just listened to the wind blustering through the trees, happy that the house was protection from the winds for us going to and from the hot tub.



Knowing that we are in a fire warmed (with electricity back-up ;-) ) cabin listening to the howling winds outside is a true blessing!