A Whole Other World

What I've found to be most enjoyable is the change. Lynne, I & the girls have lived in Sooke, BC on South Vancouver Island for 14 years now, and I've been retired from the military for 10 of those. Since then we've settled in pretty good. We haven't been mushrooms, however we have gotten into & simple routines & living the relaxed, comfy life. Sooke is an amazing coastal village with a population of 11,000 and a whopping 60 some odd B&B's in the area. We just got our 3rd traffic light a couple years back.

For the past 4 years I've been managing a small mom & pop liquor store connected with a neighbourhood pub, Buffy's, where Lynne has been working this last year & a half. Besides living just down the road, the best part is the regular customers, who seem to become a very enjoyable & uplifting part of your day to day life.

That in mind, one tends to forget that there's a whole other world out there. Surrounded by so many new people, from all over the world, is rejuvenating & soul cleansing. It snaps you out of reality in a good way. Learning a couple of new names each day, I look forward to the challenge of knowing everyones name over the next couple of weeks.

Cheers, Olympic FSM Mike