My - young’ friend: -from

Argentina has been and”

gone, leaving all sorts of new
impressions of Canada, seen
through the eyes of a first-
time visitor. He found our
Canadian English much
easier to understand that
either the .American or
British. -

by Barbara
McCreadie
es

I put him aboard the CP
Air Skybus to Montreal last
Friday morning. We tried to
get him on any one of the tri-

weekly flights to Toronto
aboard Skybus but every

flight through the month of ©

March was solidly booked.

When we read in the
paper that the temperature
in Montreal was -27 degrees
C., Pablo quickly lost his
enthusiasm for Eastern
Canada's mid-winter, but too
late! Montreal flights were
available up to the last
minute.

Pablo is, besides being a
fully-qualified doctor, a

licenced French teacher
through the Alliance
Francaise. He dreaded
coping with French

Canadian French! Although
his English needs a lot of
patience, he managed well,
even the night we gave him a
lesson on English profanity!
In return, he taught me a
couple of juicy Spanish
expressions to be used in
times of stress.

Chinese food! I betieve
Pablo will forever equate
Vancouver with one
remarkable meal we had at
the Li Gardens. Another
we walked through
shopping and
looking, then stopped for a

passport

photos

hile you wait
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Alr only

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WAIKIKI $579

16 Daya, 14 Nighta, Ad & Hote:

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light lunch in a tiny. arborii e
counter restaurant, catering

_mostly to elderly Chinese.

Seven dollars, for three of
us, left us stuffed and quite a
doggy-bag collection on the
table.

The highlight of his visit
was two days at Long Beach.

We caught the 6:30 am
ferry from Horseshoe Bay to
Nanaimo. The three of us -
Pablo, one of my daughters
and I sailed forth in good old
“Lemonade”. True to her
usual quirks, she proceeded
to “give-up” on all heating
and defrosting systems

before we left for Nanaimo. -

Half-way to Tofino, she
dropped her muffler on the
road, leaving us sounding
like a Sherman Tank. I used
some of my newly-acquired
Spanish profanity to explain
just how low she’d sunk on a
scale from one to ten.

Long Beach, even in mid-

_ winter is beautiful. The road

is paved but I must caution
drivers about the last sec-
tion! When you see a sign
that says “Avalance Area -
Do Not Stop”, plan for about
30 km of hairy turns, mostly
downhill. You'll be on the
outside edge, looking down.

By the time we hit this
section, Lemonade had very
few systems working. With
the windows open to help
clear the windshield, rain
pelting down, no heat and no

muffler, we were a sad sight.

The first thing my
daughter did when we
arrived in our motel was to
take a two-hour bath. Pablo
headed for the beach,
complete with umbrella. I
set a pot of hot soup on the
stove, reached for the CC
and soda and a good book.
We stoked up the fire and
relaxed.

Later we went for dinner
at the “Schooner”. The
restaurant is charming - with
the prow of a boat forming
the bar and cashier's desk.
The food isn’t the greatest -
and the prices are higher
than an equavalent
restaurant on the Lower
Mainland. It is under recent
“new management” which I
hope will improve by the
time the tourist season hits.
Otherwise, save your money
and use your motel kitchen.

Due to the season, the
fresh fish supply wasn't. In
the little fish store window

NS *
—

ps

North Vancouver
988-0212
136 E. 14th St.

-'was'a sign “Sold Out”.

“3CENTER]

> AT THE LOSing
37

The
docks were deserted - I got
the address of a guy who sold
crab but was warned that
they were “whole and live”
so I passed. Murdering crabs
isn’t one of my talents - I
hate the squeak they make
when they hit the boiling
water!

We stayed atthe Pacific
Sands Resort (Box 237
Tofino, phone 725-3322). It's
old, comfortable and right
on the ,beach. Some units
have fireplaces. Ours had
two bedrooms, kitchen,
living-dining area, patio and
cost $38 for three. This
motel is perfect for families -
includes a lounge with a
television set and is fairly
Spacious.

If you get lucky, and can
go without kids try the
OCEAN VILLAGE BEACH
RESORT! Just along the
road, towards Tofino, it has
a heated indoor pool,
beautiful beach front and ali
modern kitchen units. It’s
units are smaller than Pacific
Sands and I'd rather not take
a family there, unless I were
rich enough to afford a
separate unit for the kids.
Why spoil a_ beautiful
honeymoon hideaway with a
bunch of kids?

To sum up: Take your kids
to Pacific Sands. Take
yourselves, for a second (or
first) honeymoon to Ocean
Village. Plan to do you own
cooking in either place
bring basics from home and
rely on the local Co-Op store
for groceries. There is a
liquor store. I hope the fish,
shop is open for business
when you arrive! You'll be
apt to find Brian and I there
very soon - without the kids.

Before I forget - if you
have car trouble in Tofino
(want to borrow
Lemonade?), see “Happy
Harry Tieleman” at the Esso
Station. What a nice man!
He wired Lemonade’s
muffler back into position,
checked her out with ap
propriate warnings, and kept!
us laughing the whole time.
It’s worth your time just to
stop for gas - he’s so funny.
Better still, he’s honest!
Although Lemonade'’s|

muffler was past the point of
no return, he spent half and
hour wiring it together, just:
to get us home. The total
bill, inclusing a quart of oil

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WEIGHT
ALONE.
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in just 6 weeks!
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WHEN PABLO CONTIN.
UES his travels across
Canada he will run into
many beautiful sights like
Mount Athabasca in B.C.

and a 3/4 tankful of gas was
under $12.

I asked him what I should
do to make Lemonade road-
worthy. He paused for a
minute and asked, “Is your
fire insurance paid up?”

“Yes.”

“Have you got
lighter?”

“Yes.”

“That's the only way I can
see to ever make this car
produce!“

So much for me,
donkey who

a Bic

the
bought an
Citron

Austin Marina -
flavor.

it with us, while ¢

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