September 7, 2016

September 7, 2016

It's Day one for Darlene and I but T minus 2 and counting for the rest of the group.

It was a great and sunny start to our day as we rolled out of Summerland with Timmys in hand at 7:30 a.m.  The Coquihalla was quiet and we made good time in getting to Agassiz for a visit with mom.

From there it was a short hop to Chilliwack and the Yellow Deli where we met Darlene's cousin, Jan for lunch.  And....that is really where this story starts to get interesting!  Darlene asked our server if the meat in their sandwiches was deli meat or if it was a real chunk of turkey and the server replied that they slice all their own meat and it is not deli meat.  I confirmed that there would be no MSG in it as my friend has an allergy and the girl again nodded confirmation that we had nothing to worry about.  Well.....let me tell you folks.....that is not the case!  Now I'm sure there are some really great people who work at the Yellow Deli and although that sandwich today was nothing to write home about...I suspect there are other things on the menu that are much better.  But the one thing that is NOT good about that place is an irresponsible young woman who it would seem could care less about the people she is serving.

I'm guessing you've guessed where this is all going so I'll just cut to the evening and leave it by saying that once Darlene had "moved" beyond the MSG we were off on an adventure that left us virtually rolling on the street with laughter!

I googled where we could get something for dinner and Mr Google informed us that we were just a short 100 meters from a restaurant that looked amazing.  It had a massive menu with something for every taste.  And really.....100 meters.....that's nothing.  Hmmmmm....how long does it take you to walk 100 meters?  Well....it took us almost 1/2 hour!  Why you ask?  Well because stupid Mr Google forgot to mention that he was looking at how the crow flies...not how people can walk.  Truth be told we can virtually see the restaurant from our B and B but because it is on the other side of a busy highway we had to walk around the entire neighbourhood and then over an overpass before we could come back to the restaurant that we could see before we even left!

On the upside....dinner was delish and there was no MSG in Darlene's salad so all is good on that front.  As well we were lucky enough to be there on wing Wednesday so wings were $4.99/lb and probably some of the best wings I've ever had!  Oh ya....and the drinks were good too!! :).

We made the trek back over the highway and around the neighbourhood and through the park to our cozy little B and B where we managed to climb up the stairs to our home away from home here in Richmond.

It may not sound like we had a busy day but let me tell you we are both done for tonight so will sign off and be asleep before the clock strikes 12.

Till tomorrow,
Lorrie and Darlene