The Travelling Gong Show I learned long ago that the best way to deal with life’s disappointments is a little perspective and a lot of laughter. Let’s start with perspective.  My Summer Vacation was…. less then ideal. While I was crying over broken transmissions, whining about uncomfortable car rides and bitching about plans that didn’t work out, almost 2000 people died in Pakistan from the flooding.  20 million are homeless and lacking in even the most basic of human necessities.  THAT’s reality.  Let’s laugh about my little, insignificant issues, shall we? To start at the beginning: The (Proposed) Plan We are blessed to take the only kind of vacation we can afford every year.  The kind we don’t have to pay much for Usually, it’s a week in with my inlaws and then a week at a Cabin my parent’s rent in BC with my parents and usually my brother and his girlfriend (It’s a very big cabin, really, it’s a house). This year, it seems my cousin was getting married on Vancouver Island, so there was a slight change in the usual plan.  The new plan was as follows: 1. Go to In-Laws from August 1st to 5th. 2. Leave August 5th in the 7 seater minivan with my parents and Auntie Suey.  Leave kids at In Laws. Drive to Kamloops.  Spend the night there. 3. Leave Kamloops on August 6th, drive to Parksville.  Stay there until August 8th. 4. Leave Parksville August 8th.  Drive to Kelowna.  Spend the night there. 5. Drive Back to the In Laws August 9th. 6. Bring kids with us…