Gavin made his first trip to Vancouver Island and the Cowichan Valley on Friday, August 4th. After waiting an hour and a half to catch the ferry and making a stop at Auntie and Uncle Black's, Gavin arrived at Grandma and Grandpa McLeod's. He was later joined by additional family and friends. He met his great grandparents McLeod Friday night and great grandparent Dowd on Saturday afternoon, while dad was out golfing. He will be visting grandpa Logan's before heading out to Long Beach for a couple of nights. He plans to return home to Steveston on Thursday, August 10 and have his dad update the blog again.