Meet Tiffany....

I've sang the praises of Sea Cadets for four years now, ecstatic with the unique opportunities it has provided to Nathan and hopefully, to Sean. In addition to camp and summer jobs, cadets meet other cadets from all over Canada and internationally. Last year Nathan met Tiffany, who also worked in the Boatshed. Working hard with a small group of cadets for 8 weeks forges a strong bond, and Nathan still keeps in touch with several of those people.

Tiffany is going to UVic starting this fall, taking Marine Biology courses. She's one smart cookie! Her temporary roommate situation in Victoria turned very sour so she's now staying with us for the remainder of the summer. In late August she'll return to Victoria and move into the dorms.

It's been so nice having an older teen (read "driver") around again! Yesterday she took Dylan shopping for school shoes. He wasn't able to find any at our "pathetic" mall...he needs to go into MetroTown to find acceptable shoes. But Tiffany was able to find a few things during the trip! She's also taken up Storm as her personal responsibility. He now gets lots of pats, and even a walk last night!

Nathan is beside himself that now we're all here, and he's stuck at Quadra. He told me last night that he's officially done, but staying there just for the money at this point. Today all of the course cadets graduate. They'll be shipped home tonight and tomorrow, and a large majority of the staff cadets will leave this weekend. The staff cadets who remain at Quadra are the worker bees...boatshed, maintenance, etc. They'll do the hard work now...like scraping barnacles off of the bottom of the pier. No wonder Nathan wishes he could be at home instead.