arrived early

Got outta work early. Phoned Dietmar at 3:20. He was happy to hear the news. We confirmed meeting location. I could be there in 30 minutes.

When I emerged from the underground, he was waiting. Added my current luggage to the items I had dropped off the night before. Closed the hatch. And closed the hatch. We were on our way.

Bloor West. Dundas West. 427. 401. 410. 10. 24. 89. Slow at the start but it proved an uneventful trip.

Dietmar wanted to stop at Pete's in Shelburne. Gave me a chance to do a little errand. Success! A special item for Fred. Dietmar received his dinner sandwich. And we continued north.

Made the CAO in good time. Just over 2¼ hours. A few people were already there. Risa. The Chows. The Princess (Skeena).

At 6:00 PM, I realised that if I didn't set up my tent sooner I wouldn't want to do it later.

Then settled down to tasty dinner with the Chows. As more volunteers rolled in...

Was waiting for Tony. So we could finalise plans for tomorrow. The first work party of 2013.