Thanks to all the people that work in the transportation industry, I am home in Canada. I met kind and helpful people on and by the various trains I took from St. Ives to Liverpool. From Liverpool to the Tube from the tube in London to the train to London Gatwick Airport, the crew at the airport and on the plane. The Go Bus drivers and ticket sellers and a taxi got me to Julie and Rob's house where I thankfully "borrowed" my car from them which I oddly still know how to drive! After a good nights sleep, I am heading north. I have been thinking about all those bus, train, air and ship people working to get people and goods around the world. That's where my feeling of gratitude goes this morning. The emptyish trains, buses and plane shows me that people are getting the message to stay at home which is great. I liked the marked off area of the first Go bus, giving distance to the driver from the passengers. All plane crew, train crew and busdrivers were wearing gloves which is great too.
I am heading to my Mom's camp on Tilton Lake outside of Sudbury for my two weeks of isolation. Like other times this year, I will be away from the internet and wifi. I will have a regular phone though! I will enjoy the early spring, melting snow, melting lake and night sky. The only thing missing is my Mom!
I will follow the news and make new adventure plans when Prime Minister Trudeau says I can leave Ontario. I might be in Northern Ontario in time for the great blueberry pollinators.
Lynne, So happy to hear you are "home" in Canada, safe and sound. I am sorry that your international travel was shortened from what you had planned. Knowing you my friend, your adventure isn't over, you will still find wonders in Canada, in 2 weeks. Take care, Diane B. xo
Whew! Glad you're back in Canada-land! Yes, I'm sure you will continue the adventure! In the meantime, hope to somehow touch base, whenever you're settled! Thinking of you! xoxocathy
I’m so glad that you have made it home safely! Allison had a similar experience getting home from France. I second your comments about the wonderful transportation workers!
We are so glad to hear that you are back at home.....Canada. We have been following you and your travels. Jo-Ann and I got back from the US on March 17th, just before the borders closed. Keep in touch.
Our second week was spent at the Kibi Presbyterian College of Education in Kibi--pronounced chibi, and sometimes spelled Kyebi. It was a gorgeous campus in a valley, surrounded by mountains. There was a garden, used by students, and many fruit trees (mango, papaya, banana, coconut), available to students to help themselves to! We had cocoyam for our supper one night. The leaves grow plentifully and Ghanaiansr refer to it as "spinach." cocoyam leaves growing all over the campus The campus had lush plant life, especially hibiscus--they also serve hibiscus drinks which are delicious. Did you know that Ghana (at least in the south of the country where we were) has red soil just like PEI? The pictures of red soil that I took don't look quite red. In real life the soil is a much brighter red. The second week was a replica of the first. Two cohorts from the Volta and Eastern regions. Opening ceremonies, 2 days of 4, 2 hour classes, a closing ceremony and Canada/Ghana night. For...
I had the luxury of spending the day in Paris on my way back during a 12 hour layover. I went directly to Pont St. Michel to see if it looked familiar after forty years. It didn't! Forty years ago, I was a Jeune Fille Au Pair and went from Thias to Pont St. Michel to go to school each day at the Alliance Francaise. Some days I bought a crepe fromage, so I did--instead of a street cart, it was a little cubbyhole restaurant with an open door in the alley. On Sundays, in those days, I used to attend the very glorious organ recitals at Cathedrale Notre Dame. So my first order of business was to check on the reparations of the cathedral. I had planned to vist Musee Jeu du Paume, but it was such a beautiful, sunny day I thought I should stay outside as much as I could, so I decided to visit the Champs Elysees and the Arc de Triompe. I was thinking about how many books I've read and movies I've seen that contain these historic Parisien sites. Walking along the Champs Elysees makes...
One of my homework assignments for the forest therapy course is to find a “sitspot”, a place to sit with the natural world and allow nature to work its way in. My sitspot on the ship is in the bow of the U deck. When the crew is working on the deck, it can be quite noisy and some parts of the engine are noisy too. I am glad to have my fancy musician’s earplugs. They allow me to hear everything (even small details) but they lower the decibel level to protect hearing. I use these when I need to. But at the bow, there is a miraculous quiet, and I listen to the waves against the ship, watching the birds and the changing sky. On the starboard side in the early afternoon, or the portside in the morning, I find the most exquisite variations in blue. Perhaps I’ll see a greenish blue--let’s call it aqua, or a light greyish blue or on cloudy days a darker grey like a blackboard. I love to see the particular blue that falls somewhere between denim and royal blue with...
Lynne, So happy to hear you are "home" in Canada, safe and sound. I am sorry that your international travel was shortened from what you had planned. Knowing you my friend, your adventure isn't over, you will still find wonders in Canada, in 2 weeks.
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DeleteWhew! Glad you're back in Canada-land! Yes, I'm sure you will continue the adventure! In the meantime, hope to somehow touch base, whenever you're settled! Thinking of you! xoxocathy
ReplyDeleteI’m so glad that you have made it home safely! Allison had a similar experience getting home from France. I second your comments about the wonderful transportation workers!
ReplyDeleteWe are so glad to hear that you are back at home.....Canada. We have been following you and your travels. Jo-Ann and I got back from the US on March 17th, just before the borders closed. Keep in touch.
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