Too busy to post for a week.
So a big one here on the week portion.
Been up to too much today too… laundry, walk, groceries… next week will
be more substantial.
Changes
Today I walked a landlocked town
A snake bathing in sun
Turkeys scampering away
Monarchs pollinating summer fields
Grocery shoppers
Who have never been to the ocean
As they eye Chilean berries
And vegetables from Argentina
Two days ago I walked a trail
Worn from generations of walkers
Lighthouse keepers taking a day
Walking for supplies
The historic trail
Granting spectacular views
With sea birds perched on rock
And bus sized whales gracefully slipping
Disappearing into depths
Tail waving his goodbyes
One can go from a wave by a submerging whale
To a landlocked grocery selling global foods
One hundred and fifty years ago such journey takes weeks
Today it becomes six hours
Where once it took meandering trails
Followed by stormy seas and horse and cart
It now is climate controlled vehicles
Cushioned seats and ice chilled drinks
And in this day and age
With luxuries globally whisking
I remain most struck by the old coastal trail
And that whale
Slipping into the depths
With a flick of his tail.
THURSDAY…
--- Fly day. The
flight to Halifax has me next to an 88 year old woman who told me the story of
having sat next to James Earl Ray (the man who killed Martin Luther King) when
he tried to escape to England. He didn’t
talk to her on the entire flight and rushed off the plane as soon as it landed
at Heathrow… He never made it out of the airport and she didn’t realize until
she saw his picture in the paper the next day.
--- Lobster for supper with the family in St. John’s. A bit of a walk after that and I have no
internet connection by the end of the night.
For some reason my laptop won’t connect to the wireless network and the
SIM card on my iPhone appears to have given up the game. Telus trip needed tomorrow. But I didn’t realize how aggravating it would
be to no longer have the option of being connected. Text, e-mail, iMessage, twitter… even that
ridiculous facebook… all gone.
FRIDAY…
--- By late afternoon, the computer is back up on the
wifi. And I have to do some driving
around for the SIM card for the phone.
But by the time we go to Wayne’s for supper, I’m back up and
running. Big feed at Wayne’s. Good time with a load of family.
--- As foggy a day as you’ll see. The Rain, Drizzle and Fog feel nice for a
change.
SATURDAY…
--- Rainy for much of the morning and afternoon. Edena and I do a walk and get nailed with
some of the rain… but a nice 45 minute time.
--- To Wince’s for supper.
Good food and cards follow it.
Nice times.
SUNDAY…
--- To Canadian Tire in the morning with dad. Exchange air pumps for the air mattress.
--- Signal Hill with Edena and family in the afternoon. Walk close to half the trail and turn around
to go back the way we came. Crowded on
the hill today.
--- Supper is home made lasagna with some 13 of us in the
house… all family.
MONDAY…
--- Up early and driving to central. Stop at Clarenville for the greatest
hamburger a gas station ever produced.
It actually is good for real, they have a nice restaurant there and make
the burgers from scratch.
--- In a bizarre twist of fate, we decide, at the last
minute, to pull in to Walmart at Gander.
And then a car just pulled out of a space in the row we happened to
choose to go down in the parking lot… and we pull in along side cousin Jeremy
(just down from Fort McMurry for a visit home himself.
--- Nadine’s bed and breakfast is a great old house in Joe
Batt’s. We do a very short walk, play
some cards, and hit the sack.
TUESDAY…
--- Mom’s birthday.
Do a hike out to the Great Auk statue at the point on the south side of
Joe Batt’s. Jenny and Bert and family
are with us for this.
--- Some shopping for mom and dad as well… and supper
tonight is great at Nicole’s with twelve of us there and good food… ending with
a ice cream cake for mom.
WEDNESDAY…
--- Brimstone Head in the morning. The wind ready to blow us away… but a nice
view.
--- Lunch is a picnic at the base of the Head… a family with
dogs in the area… a cute 7 week puppy staggering around… and gulls ready to eat
us all.
--- Lion’s Den trail after lunch. Nice time looking at the old sites of
communities.
--- BBQ at the BnB… followed by a sunset Back Wester’ Shore
time. Cards end the night.
THURSDAY…
--- Half way through my trip home. Clue up in Joe Batt’s. Head to Sandy Cove and Tilting. Have lunch at the ferry terminal area and
then head back to the mainland. Check in
at Twillingate and have supper at Bert and Bett’s with Jenny and Karen
there. Nice night with good food and
fine weather.
FRIDAY…
---Rudy Maxa
Day. See him and his crew as we drive to the lighthouse. Then again a half hour
later there. And once again at supper. They're staying in the same place as us.
---Also do some
driving around Twillingate and have lunch on a nice beach.
SATURDAY…
---Off to
Botwood. First a visit with Bert and family followed by Shirley. Get to Botwood
for supper and a fire with Eric, Minnie and Tracy and Trevor (plus families).
SUNDAY…
---Walk
around the old army base and island in the bay. Then off to Eric's cabin for
the day. Nice there. Relaxing.
MONDAY…
--- Travel
Day back to St. John’s. Irving in
Clarenville for lunch again… burger goodness again. Meet Jim in the evening to watch his son play
baseball and then hang out at his house for the rest of the night.
TUESDAY…
--- Fred’s
Records for some shopping. Also head to
the Geocentre for a look around and head out to supper with Joanne and
Dave. Two vinyl albums at Fred’s… and
good Greek food for supper.
WEDNESDAY…
--- Hike with
Edena and Duff along the East Coast Trail.
See a whale right away… first time I see one dive deep with the tail
show on the way down.
--- Supper is
great. Family thing at my favourite St.
John’s restaurant. Meet Craig after that
for a few drinks and catching up.
THURSDAY…
--- Downtown
for a little morning shopping. Turkey dinner
for supper with salt meat and all.
--- Fly out
in the evening. Sitting next to a big
guy… about 350 pounds I figure. So not
so much elbow room for me.
--- Water the
lawn when I get back. It really could
use it.
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