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The moat, and a bar.  What a lovely place to pass some time! We were welcomed back to Elburg by blue skies, budding trees and a very long list of tasks. We opted to stay at the beautiful Hotel Elburg for the first couple of nights while we organised the boat to become habitable once again. As it turned out, this was a very wise decision. Staying our initial two nights in town at the Elburg Boutique Hotel was a good idea.  A soft, made-and-ready bed was the best way to deal with jet lag. After a good night's sleep, we walked the kilometre and a half to the boatyard to see how our girl was doing. Tucked safely at the back was Chinook! And just like that, we are back aboard! We both agreed that as much as we love the Mornington Peninsula and Canmore, we were excited to be back aboard Chinook ... even if she was in a cradle on the boatyard.  It isn't her natural environment, but it does allow access to her hull and bits below the waterline that need att...

Our brief stopover in Canmore has made us homesick, both for our friends and this remarkable part of the world in which we live.  It's a little odd being 'home' but not in our house.  Fortunately, our friends have the most wonderful guest rooms and have been very generous in offering them up.  We appreciate you all!  To the groans of the locals, winter returned with a blast and a big dump of the fluffy white stuff.  We frolicked in the novelty of the winter wonderland before the sky was filled with the telltale arch of a chinook, the wind picked up and the snow melted away.   As usual, our time was a whirlwind of life administration and catching up with friends - brunches, coffees, dinners, walks and bike rides. Sean and Pat (yes, our favourite autohelm - Auto Pat) out for a pre-snowfall bike ride In keeping with the tradition of 'Story Night' we delivered the presentation we did to Mum's Probus group on our trip through the Northwest Passage.  Or...