{"id":23556,"date":"2011-02-10T11:47:33","date_gmt":"2011-02-10T19:47:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/?p=11077"},"modified":"2016-09-16T21:45:36","modified_gmt":"2016-09-16T18:45:36","slug":"on-a-distant-shore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/on-a-distant-shore\/","title":{"rendered":"On a Distant Shore"},"content":{"rendered":"

I have a standing contract with a UK company. I triple verified that because this contract was set up in Canada and is with a non-US client, it’s okay for me to continue with it during my stay in the States. It’s not steady income. Some days I make nothing, other days I cover rent for the day. I usually check out the task list first thing in the morning, while I have my coffee, and work at it steadily until I either run out of work or need to get started on more pressing projects.<\/p>\n

I’ve been on an early schedule since I left Osoyoos last Monday, something that is likely going to keep up so long as it’s sunny out. So, I was in the office at 8 this morning and was able to put in two hours of work before running out of tasks.<\/p>\n

Due for a break, I headed down the hill to the beach and discovered a little caf\u00e9 that’s open in the winter! Most of the other business are shut tight, so this gem was a sight to behold! The owner and I had a good gab about the weather while he prepared me a mocha (a real treat since otherwise I never have sugary coffee drinks). I wouldn’t want to get in the habit of going there for a mid-morning coffee every day ($$$), but a few times a week when it’s so nice out will be great. They also make sandwiches and sell ice cream, so the caf\u00e9 offers me a place that’s super close by to duck to when I need to get out of the rig. If I have to drive to go somewhere, I’m more likely to stay shut in when I’m in the groove of my day.<\/p>\n

Standing on the beach, looking at White Rock<\/a> in the distance, I had to laugh, remembering standing on its beach and looking out towards what I now know is Birch Bay, Washington<\/a>. You really never know where your life is going to take you. And now that I realise just how close I am to the Canadian border, having seen it, I can understand better the US customs officials’ bewilderment that I wasn’t go very far into their country!<\/p>\n

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White Rock, BC, in the distance<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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