For example, when they're visiting America and the car rental company provides an upgrade. Below is a GMC Yukon XL, one of the larger cars on the planet. As you see, it has British Columbia license plates.
Hanna and her family arranged to pick a car up in Bellingham, near us, and drop it off at the Vancouver Airport when they fly home. Avis is apparently so happy to have this SUV returned that they provided this free upgrade.
We hope they can keep smiling like this when it's time to fill the gas tank.
Kathy and Brian
Two retired educators alternating joyfully between seeing the world and enjoying our eight grandchildren (in order of birth), Jake, Avery, Taegan, Lily, Peyton, Riley, Blane, and Jace.
Kathy and Brian met in the clarinet section of the University of California (Santa Barbara) Symphony Orchestra several decades ago.
Brian's Western Canadian roots and Kathy's Colorado ties resulted in their making beautiful music together along with producing a cross-border crop of descendants.
Kathy spent a year studying in Vienna at the Institute for European Studies and the University of Vienna.
Brian started the school band program in Hope, British Columbia, and later became the high school's vice-principal for 6 years and subsequently principal for 15 years before retiring in 2001.
Kathy, in between raising our three children, taught kindergarten and first grade, middle school, and high school - mathematics, computer studies, ESL, and her first love, band, before retiring in 2001.
We enjoy sharing our travel experiences and providing the odd travel tip to friends, relatives, and visitors.