House party wrap

Jan and I early on in the evening

What a great night! Jan got to celebrate her 50th in style with friends, family, colleagues and neighbours. 

We feel lucky to have such lovely and interesting people in our lives.

Tulips and maple-catered hors d'oeuvres, platters and desserts were fantastic.

...and there was dancing, too.

We are now 5 days from Peru: Busy with wrapping up work, my last Spanish class and getting the house ready for our friend who will be living here while we are travelling.

Then we'll do the final packing and make sure all is in place.

By the way, been loving getting to know the Iridium 9555 satellite phone. Easy to learn and easy to use. It's really amazing technology. Have started uploading some important phone numbers "in case of emergency."