Edmonton Day 0

So I made it! I’m in Edmonton. Just me this time; Joy wishes she could have made it but is keeping the house safe and working a summer job at the world famous IMG tennis academy in Bradenton. Vanessa drove me to the airport at noon yesterday (so she could have some practice driving there; she is picking up Cam and Melissa upon their return to Portugal — in the dark). The only hiccup was in Houston, where my Edmonton-bound flight was delayed 2 hours due to a plane being swapped.
Touchdown was just after 11pm local time (1am EST). The greeter over the loudspeaker while waiting in the immigration line WAY too cheery after a long flight and was a dead ringer for Tom Haverford of Parks and Recreation. Immigration moved quickly as did Customs.
The Edmonton International Airport is kind of set up like the Victoria one; Mavis and Hardave were waiting for me the moment I walked through the opaque glass doors. We got in Mavis’ car and in 10 minutes we were home to Mavis’ condo. The weather was amazing.. just like Victoria on a cool day. Low humidity and a nice cool breeze. Some chatting, a glass of water, and into bed I went.
A side note, Mavis’ cat Tofu is just about the cutest thing possible. [part1 part2]
Today I was up at 5am, thanks to whatever the opposite of jetlag is 🙂 That and the fact that the sun is up at that time instead of 6:40! I like to get up when the sun does but I think this might be pushing it a bit.
Mavis and Hardave both have to work today, but I have Mavis’ car and free reign! Time to do some adventuring.