tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-606401367374050432024-03-16T12:50:50.411-06:00A writer's life with a pampered poochAdventures across Mexico, Canada, and the USALynda & Lawriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09299473292382071560noreply@blogger.comBlogger507125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60640136737405043.post-46265755120931632572023-11-02T20:03:00.001-06:002023-11-03T09:17:39.333-06:00 Peddling my butt around town!<p><span style="font-family: verdana;"> <span> </span><span> </span><span style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;">Yesterday I bought my 5</span><sup style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;">th</sup><span style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;">
bicycle, a fancy e-bike that will transport me to new adventures. Its less
expensive predecessors evoke strong emotions and good memories.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">At the age of three-and-three-quarters
(age accuracy is vitally important to pre-schoolers) my first taste of personal
freedom came in the form of a red tricycle, a Christmas gift from my parents. My
three older sisters, myself, and our parents, lived in Bralorne, a remote
mining town located in the coastal mountains of British Columbia. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6yJxyu_TVYWcKyWEAu78Add7gtVSmEO0gPNbLY9rMznYGeEyFxHwYFEvWrZlKb1mxO9S9bNEXiD6e2p1ES80wDVaiSifVNP2JmDLKZ3ONCTetdnuVHdDvRlfAyIBT_31BYHyXzXRfqxlSWgE30k0iIuauqm1IK3CNnaRJxrSRI38T4aEg8tJaJOHwUA/s1410/1954%20Dad%20_%20Mom,%20Bralorne.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1410" data-original-width="967" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6yJxyu_TVYWcKyWEAu78Add7gtVSmEO0gPNbLY9rMznYGeEyFxHwYFEvWrZlKb1mxO9S9bNEXiD6e2p1ES80wDVaiSifVNP2JmDLKZ3ONCTetdnuVHdDvRlfAyIBT_31BYHyXzXRfqxlSWgE30k0iIuauqm1IK3CNnaRJxrSRI38T4aEg8tJaJOHwUA/s320/1954%20Dad%20_%20Mom,%20Bralorne.jpg" width="219" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">Dad and Mom 1954</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Mom and Dad both worked;
my mother was a waitress at the company-owned café, and my father was an
underground shift boss in the gold mine. With four growing daughters, they
didn’t have the money or the energy to participate in expensive events, yet
remarkedly that year my mother scrimped and saved enough money to purchase a
beautiful, midnight-blue, strapless gown for the annual Christmas party. The
tight bodice and full skirt were scattered with gauzy golden stars.<span style="text-align: left;"> </span></span></p></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">In the photograph, my handsome dad has his arm around my beautiful 35-year-old mom as they beamed
happy smiles at the camera.</span></p></blockquote><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">While Mom and Dad were at
the Christmas party, my 9-year-old sister Judith was tasked with babysitting
me. Presumably, my two older sisters Valdine and JoAnn were occupied with their
own social activities or their after-school jobs. In any case, they weren’t
home that night and Judith was in charge! Which led to one of her more interesting
escapades.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Judith was notoriously
nosey about Christmas gifts for anyone in the family. She proceeded to carefully
open the wrapping on everyone’s presents, including a large box which to my
delight contained the bits and pieces for a tricycle. Judith assembled the
tricycle, let me ride it around the living room, then disassembled it and
repackaged it. All of the gifts that she’d opened were carefully repackaged
before anyone returned home.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUhAuwxB9zw1lJp6vyBP995zJ4v3W4q7hsu_vR6oMjACdH6uQWacjaRxu0ygagUqJlKWjcDxDwXqiT7ZppJjx_aVmiVNm6ixCNBIhA-Wx6YCHTMG4BBp_uQ1g26ai1FIOoi9PepKCNiXFETQAtKv1VzJ4lN3iQdGuZY9PvrRu4mXKBaaL1xGInnnKHNg/s816/1954%20Christmas%20Bralorne.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="785" data-original-width="816" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUhAuwxB9zw1lJp6vyBP995zJ4v3W4q7hsu_vR6oMjACdH6uQWacjaRxu0ygagUqJlKWjcDxDwXqiT7ZppJjx_aVmiVNm6ixCNBIhA-Wx6YCHTMG4BBp_uQ1g26ai1FIOoi9PepKCNiXFETQAtKv1VzJ4lN3iQdGuZY9PvrRu4mXKBaaL1xGInnnKHNg/s320/1954%20Christmas%20Bralorne.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">JoAnn, Judith, Valdine, Lynda</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">“Don’t you dare tell
anyone!” She said, shaking a threatening finger in my face, “and act surprised
on Christmas morning!”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I didn’t breathe a word
about her antics, and, for a soon-to-be-four-year-old, I put on a credible
performance of surprise. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Many years later, I told
Mom the story. She thought it was hilarious, that Judith had taken the trouble
to assemble and then disassemble the tricycle forcing dear old Dad to spend an
hour on Christmas morning putting my tricycle together—for the second time.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">~<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">In 1961, the
announcement of the gold mine closing within the year, meant both of my parents
would soon be jobless. Part of our family moved from Bralorne to Chilliwack, a
farm-based city in the Fraser Valley. Dad thought the experience of living in a city, even a small city like Chilliwack, would civilize Judith and me, give us a different perspective, and perhaps tame our tom-boy manners.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">My two older sisters, Valdine aged twenty-one,
and JoAnn aged twenty, struck out on their own, moving to Vancouver where they
shared an apartment, dated, and worked. <span style="text-indent: 36pt;">By 1961, Judith was a
rebellious sixteen-year-old, who hated school and wanted to work or hang out
with boys. I was ten years old, completely self-sufficient, and happy to spend
hours quietly reading. </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Chilliwack was where I
first learned to ride a proper bicycle. It was an expensive, green, Raleigh, a gift
from my mother. I was delighted and puzzled. We weren’t rich. Mom was still a
waitress, now working at The Peaks Dinner in Chilliwack and Dad was the
underground shift boss at Craigmont Copper Mine in Merritt. Dad commuted every
two weeks (before the word was invented) from his job in Merritt to our family
home in Chilliwack. He’d spend a few days then drive back to Merritt. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3be1OkRonZGmRJCq18yLXgX6iBJIYZUT3nQUqKZtrd58q_dIlqD50tI1cMpBmj8G-UcONH_Iqdu4NrO464VOa_YI0S0r-y3knAvSafoeIhGxUy9xLumBsxSkb8kZvvoXFLC3K6qt3G51UY7FPxoLXMP-FLZpUfxmXxdzU1NF1EKi1a96SlEw0xy2grw/s961/1960%20Lynda,%20Gr.%205.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="961" data-original-width="654" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3be1OkRonZGmRJCq18yLXgX6iBJIYZUT3nQUqKZtrd58q_dIlqD50tI1cMpBmj8G-UcONH_Iqdu4NrO464VOa_YI0S0r-y3knAvSafoeIhGxUy9xLumBsxSkb8kZvvoXFLC3K6qt3G51UY7FPxoLXMP-FLZpUfxmXxdzU1NF1EKi1a96SlEw0xy2grw/s320/1960%20Lynda,%20Gr.%205.jpg" width="218" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">Lynda 1961</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">My elementary school in
Chilliwack was located only about a mile from our home. In the previous
thirteen years, all of my sisters and I had walked a longer distance in the
cold mountain temperatures from our house in Bradian to the main townsite of
Bralorne to attend school. My mother’s insistence that I now needed a bicycle
to get to school in Chilliwack was mystifying, but I wasn’t about to refuse her
generous gift. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I loved that shiny green
bike. I spent hours exploring roads, ponds, fields, and pathways in Chilliwack,
Rosedale, and East Chilliwack. I brought home interesting but very dead birds,
wrapping them in plastic and freezing them—for later. I had grand ideas of
taxidermy. Or displays. (Mom found, and tossed my frozen treasures.)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">A couple of years later Mom,
Judith, and I relocated to Merritt to be with Dad. The Chilliwack experiment of
refining my sister and me wasn’t going well. Judith had become an
uncontrollable handful, too much for Mom. And my grade seven city friends were
far more advanced than me. The girls had weekly hair appointments. The boys
wore shirts and ties. And they all like to play spin-the-bottle. I was completely
out of my depth.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpZqYU8aDYWe6m1kuqILZGqwaweq1qBYHbsLtffRRGk893OryJuXVeiA5ikIfOi2x3mBMYJXGfnNtctgwETyi7cBojCAer8NCcqbKxFryd81RPQez9ai7fVru5XNUizZ_dCzAMDcvECi6uXAsnFRNAMTlZky3IK3jSSbbcp9U-RsHRvpDmJ0co0QFEVQ/s1177/1988%20Lynda%20in%20Stanley%20Park%20Bicycle.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="790" data-original-width="1177" height="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpZqYU8aDYWe6m1kuqILZGqwaweq1qBYHbsLtffRRGk893OryJuXVeiA5ikIfOi2x3mBMYJXGfnNtctgwETyi7cBojCAer8NCcqbKxFryd81RPQez9ai7fVru5XNUizZ_dCzAMDcvECi6uXAsnFRNAMTlZky3IK3jSSbbcp9U-RsHRvpDmJ0co0QFEVQ/s320/1988%20Lynda%20in%20Stanley%20Park%20Bicycle.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">Lynda, Stanley Park Vancouver BC</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: verdana;">Fortunately, the central
part of Merritt is flat and easy for riding so I frequently rode my Raleigh,
with our family dog trotting beside me. Then I entered grade eight and I was (in
my mind) too cool to ride a bicycle. <o:p></o:p></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">My cherished bike gathered
dust in the basement until Mom informed me, “If you aren’t going to ride your
bike. I will.” <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">“Noooo,” I wailed
loudly, in protest. “You can’t do that! Mothers <i>do not</i> ride bicycles. It
just isn’t cool.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Whenever she saw me
walking with my high school friends, she’d yell my name, and wave vigorously as
she pedaled past—on my bicycle. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I was mortified. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">~<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">My third bicycle was a
birthday gift from my husband Lawrie. It was my first ten-speed and another
level of freedom. We were living on Bowen Island, a hilly, mountain-top that
poked out of the chilly waters of Howe Sound. Seven Hills is a stretch of steep,
winding road between Snug Cove and our home at Eaglecliff. It took me several
weeks of trying before I could master the long torturous uphill grind, even
with a ten-speed bike. The ride down Seven Hills was gloriously fast and cool!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpV6pmyYsQkOXois8RhnpT8TZrrlkjx4sY91VwuR5m29yvKIA2HzA_jLrP13yeXcmVKl2WuX6vWPXp-WdgqpH7UyvINtEFkmrn4cDL9MfvUCNB-0YUKz0I31AnWqtGGDp8DCijiPARmSMUfhhaGiQ9btH25EU_q_QqVG4K316Ab4Edpx_Rf041_sR5WA/s859/1988%20Lawrie%20in%20Stanley%20Park.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="859" data-original-width="801" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpV6pmyYsQkOXois8RhnpT8TZrrlkjx4sY91VwuR5m29yvKIA2HzA_jLrP13yeXcmVKl2WuX6vWPXp-WdgqpH7UyvINtEFkmrn4cDL9MfvUCNB-0YUKz0I31AnWqtGGDp8DCijiPARmSMUfhhaGiQ9btH25EU_q_QqVG4K316Ab4Edpx_Rf041_sR5WA/s320/1988%20Lawrie%20in%20Stanley%20Park.jpg" width="298" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">Lawrie, Stanley Park</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: verdana;">When we moved to
downtown Vancouver in the mid-1980s, I purchased a ten-speed bike for Lawrie. We
frequently cycled with a group of friends from our condo complex, enjoying the
Stanley Park seawall while stopping at several pubs on our route. By the end of
our ride, a few of the inebriated participants staggered home while pushing
their bicycles.</span><p></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">~<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The fourth bicycle, I
purchased second-hand for $75.00 USD while living in Mexico, on the island of Isla
Mujeres, in the Caribbean Sea. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">It was a frustrating experience keeping a bicycle operational with the daily onslaught of humid,
salty, tropical winds. One or two of the spokes broke on a daily basis. I
replaced them with aluminum spokes. That didn’t solve the problem, it only
slightly slowed the destruction. Brakes, handlebars, tire rims, and pedals.
Everything rusted, corroded, or shattered. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQGc10ngR1PkhXb_aYMmgBqrvDNCGVK7THyCaKZVil-seNAOtsIp1KzGh4az55ssdUQvu60WRflzRmntMrbn41jcq25yvo6x743ODPd37xarBsmGqa46ZAatxif-m_XSoCgQ9IahE4xyPF0Yn3ebQ9o6ZlE5gJaroaWQSqK31m12_97Ks6rnRxbcfNyA/s820/Lynda%20bike%20riding%20March%202009.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="719" data-original-width="820" height="281" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQGc10ngR1PkhXb_aYMmgBqrvDNCGVK7THyCaKZVil-seNAOtsIp1KzGh4az55ssdUQvu60WRflzRmntMrbn41jcq25yvo6x743ODPd37xarBsmGqa46ZAatxif-m_XSoCgQ9IahE4xyPF0Yn3ebQ9o6ZlE5gJaroaWQSqK31m12_97Ks6rnRxbcfNyA/s320/Lynda%20bike%20riding%20March%202009.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">Lynda, Isla Mujeres Mexico</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I worked on my bike. Lawrie
worked on my bike. A local repair shop worked on my bike. Eighteen months
later, I gave it to my friend, Javier. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">In the meantime, I had
circumnavigated the island. Explored and photographed several neighborhoods.
Dodged taxis, trucks, cars, motos, and golf carts. Avoided dogs, cats, crabs, baby
turtles, iguanas, and a large boa constrictor that likes to roam the island. It’s
still there. Alive and well, and looking for small prey.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The other <i>gringas</i>
who ride bikes on Isla are fit and tanned. They casually cycle the island,
looking cool and charming, while I am a red-faced, odorous, hot mess of sweat.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">It was time to take a
break from the <i>fun</i> of cycling in the tropics.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">~<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7UI8sk1jvz5Bf8HwJepohrFxkR-OBh61CSdWM2VJ4pRykVRL5qzNGjP4KntLhMKmlrMhhe123jIx_WAiprcBYDK0AkMPNj_gwFrOJS9H8BUzS1zXl53eL9cQpR2kYmj-1tB1_ZwfSIJTsQf_RVw373Em0I83MYceYubQzD6R9-wD271AQKLP7F23Q-Q/s4160/20231102%20My%20new%20ebike.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7UI8sk1jvz5Bf8HwJepohrFxkR-OBh61CSdWM2VJ4pRykVRL5qzNGjP4KntLhMKmlrMhhe123jIx_WAiprcBYDK0AkMPNj_gwFrOJS9H8BUzS1zXl53eL9cQpR2kYmj-1tB1_ZwfSIJTsQf_RVw373Em0I83MYceYubQzD6R9-wD271AQKLP7F23Q-Q/s320/20231102%20My%20new%20ebike.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">My new steed! </span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: verdana;">My fifth bicycle is an e-bike,
purchased yesterday from the helpful folks at the Bike Barn in Penticton BC. <o:p></o:p></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">It costs a lot more than
all of my previous bikes added together, but I am hoping the electrical motor
will help propel my tired old ass along the many interesting trails in and
around the Okanagan Valley. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">And then I’ll need a pet trailer so that Sparky can
also enjoy the adventure.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I wonder if we’ll be
able to outrun a bear on the e-bike?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Cheers Lynda<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Sparky sends his woofs!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-dNXyT556RUa9c3MaV_wh8Dr80VFS0hlefXEr4jB3_Mg7QbtfmqJ56C_UeqqFIs-DQwH2fcIlTHsR81I03wxNp38mhoGpCmX-y7TxAsM9QZFMqKGiM6HynRxJkjQABDZTR-rj4zocw_s6JygoS_hBPJJjroa-cDn1QcLkbGY14Cj4cOEMSFKpk88Xlg/s1640/Sparky%20and%20Novels%20Holiday%20Gift%20Ideas%20%232.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="924" data-original-width="1640" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-dNXyT556RUa9c3MaV_wh8Dr80VFS0hlefXEr4jB3_Mg7QbtfmqJ56C_UeqqFIs-DQwH2fcIlTHsR81I03wxNp38mhoGpCmX-y7TxAsM9QZFMqKGiM6HynRxJkjQABDZTR-rj4zocw_s6JygoS_hBPJJjroa-cDn1QcLkbGY14Cj4cOEMSFKpk88Xlg/s320/Sparky%20and%20Novels%20Holiday%20Gift%20Ideas%20%232.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Sparky and my newest murder mystery series</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif"><br /></span><p></p>Lynda & Lawriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09299473292382071560noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60640136737405043.post-67143978550308137992023-08-27T13:18:00.000-06:002023-08-27T13:18:30.383-06:00Sparky's Epic Adventure Across North America (Rossland, Grand Forks, Greenwood, and back home to Penticton BC)<p><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">August 23rd: Sparky's Epic Adventure Across North America. A total of <b><u>24,632</u></b> kilometers since May 1st. We're back (temporarily). </span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">We're headed to visit friends in Surrey for a few days before finally returning to our condo on September 1st. </span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Cheers Lynda and The Sparkinator.</span></p><p><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBOtJQ6ZpMDuc1l-gACrY1l8fBvUqFA7nL3p9rPt6gJdtMPiiVuYDiwD0y_TYOVut6uJCz91VANWFeY0wxJGRYleTXJdTtniQTWxX9F9hoAPmFvCR6scUjrya-ixJyTYRlGsEUNHLwUjgi1y1K5jeAuB282fIdry9QPGSmvrL4fnWrM5hbbkXITlc6cQ/s2592/IMG_6366%20Christina%20Lake%20BC.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1728" data-original-width="2592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwyK0pKLJQVD_2UZp0j-j4T8TbyK47eTW_YKeed3JPvkskPemRx4P1BawCm_vZdBRULB9MWsZsQw4CZklzgFjwS5pAgSbUgMogQ89eYYU7n8agxfeIAAKMpXuRUE-QixsHwhWO0ktyg_2wAx43GsWeXvxOCsoXgKyqSgRTtkQxmYlr78cQe_bVRJje3w/s320/IMG_6382%20Greenwood%20BC%20hotel.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Greenwood BC</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA71450KzCOzNHrf4e83H2cUBDwFSxsiCxalVMvRBMVMxLVFeE_MZBEudmtiTvhVGTv8cjZMgN3W61Hwtorx_ILlwmXSslX05Uk0xxJzuY_k_Izj1p2O79uUuZ-sFf8aVH3NRGLKefCwzyZ8tqc8N3fm03r3lZf042YuBre0pBUSNRRFQD5O8CcDXiPg/s2592/IMG_6385%20Greenwood%20BC.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1728" data-original-width="2592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA71450KzCOzNHrf4e83H2cUBDwFSxsiCxalVMvRBMVMxLVFeE_MZBEudmtiTvhVGTv8cjZMgN3W61Hwtorx_ILlwmXSslX05Uk0xxJzuY_k_Izj1p2O79uUuZ-sFf8aVH3NRGLKefCwzyZ8tqc8N3fm03r3lZf042YuBre0pBUSNRRFQD5O8CcDXiPg/s320/IMG_6385%20Greenwood%20BC.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Greenwood BC</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">South Okanagan</span></div><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIosXa17fVCX8Aq1Yo2gFId2wKA_1ZF5gMvIinRwLuGb0b-snEgfmlV4SKb_3J4xQCg_EN6cotWFscHqfEw2QjQdj8m_PeRiriyQ8tSNCdqqEnpJYAgTeVOIVz7ezt8hCiGpMFi_xVaVPcbo_NEDqgxoIj_YA1xNjK4zx9jkVr3ZYWoX8IDOFlaxGA7g/s2592/IMG_6387%20Oliver%20and%20Osoyoos%20BC.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1728" data-original-width="2592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfYn_tlFCEvLznfb2fxYeXCGu4BZMxFTT2DsuRG9NjisO1U7o_1l2sRZAJVl1seH5UqvYLMlQ_kAtW3ndd18zxE9-DxVdqB4wKzSTHpx5sSEFIv3eg_U-o_g5kV8P1R6jYQq6L8xQz2hlpsmp-NUnAFHvJN14I3X_GluO7e90tMeajOHmk346xLt95Qw/s320/IMG_6390%20Penticton%20BC%20Kyla.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kyla - joined us as co-pilot for 6482 KMS</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlLxvCVlkxhBKR7m-22WP21AHG0motD-48otOzNqQy-sYxKcRt7dOsWOcK35bui6c7t1-QnOPMaMe1zVbmUoikTVPTaCGLz1YzhOEP_UfpxQcukLguhlFFwbZr0Ix5F6Q1GvP9QMXlLh4njALzGSs1afQzEW6T0iuxJCnprhOxzrBWB_QjnstfJQx30Q/s766/Lynda%20and%20Sparky%20end%20of%20Epic%20Adventure%202023%20cropped.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="638" data-original-width="766" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlLxvCVlkxhBKR7m-22WP21AHG0motD-48otOzNqQy-sYxKcRt7dOsWOcK35bui6c7t1-QnOPMaMe1zVbmUoikTVPTaCGLz1YzhOEP_UfpxQcukLguhlFFwbZr0Ix5F6Q1GvP9QMXlLh4njALzGSs1afQzEW6T0iuxJCnprhOxzrBWB_QjnstfJQx30Q/s320/Lynda%20and%20Sparky%20end%20of%20Epic%20Adventure%202023%20cropped.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Lynda and Sparky 24,642 kms since May 1st </b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">THE END!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><p></p>Lynda & Lawriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09299473292382071560noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60640136737405043.post-61047634656732507742023-08-27T12:48:00.002-06:002023-08-27T12:48:31.543-06:00Sparky's Epic Adventure Across North America (Fernie, Cranbrook, Yahk, and Rossland BC)<p><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">August 22nd: Sparky's Epic Adventure Across North America, Fernie to the interesting town of Cranbrook and on to Rossland BC. </span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Just one more night and we'll be home in Penticton BC. </span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Cheers Lynda and The Sparkinator</span></p><p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW1PcUthbhkA9WFp70dhdCB8yr_Ucr0nYbgaafxkfX_ofiWoP5Ze6Pw2XKxhj7L8OXimIS3iYlJHiXDlOaUumWEcfED4u061kyBxNF_4y-CVRleYJrmh8MnwMSqZE8gI0ysnKMEJVzEy1APeG7s6z98N08SHKwli061r-w9NLDrVKHHebv1oa3CyT-jQ/s2592/IMG_6329%20Fernie%20BC.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1728" data-original-width="2592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW1PcUthbhkA9WFp70dhdCB8yr_Ucr0nYbgaafxkfX_ofiWoP5Ze6Pw2XKxhj7L8OXimIS3iYlJHiXDlOaUumWEcfED4u061kyBxNF_4y-CVRleYJrmh8MnwMSqZE8gI0ysnKMEJVzEy1APeG7s6z98N08SHKwli061r-w9NLDrVKHHebv1oa3CyT-jQ/s320/IMG_6329%20Fernie%20BC.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Brick House Restaurant Fernie BC</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7ZR7aqOSBS5qfjWRRQHkJVPs7tGdue-SS2bIsfCwecUK0nIXB5CDN1p7A3RcgPd_485x8eFw7GB-73rWtoC6HqIWUIyb5B8MhPmPcH49zFz3ZnCnn1SxU1FBMxF7ErkSXzNJiU9-Qtar6jXckwZR88CUT76sTcYNZDoWG2WMooEO_L_6U9bfJSqNvvA/s2592/IMG_6331%20Fernie%20BC%20Brick%20House.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1482" data-original-width="1608" height="295" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEU8X7tqn6xH1xEJmV_jZPfj9QlukfeiA3KQB5fK9NbSWqZB72s-Bm6K9HrbRisxW0w8na_--C7NVwEy6_MqS2iCm4WxUaZaCE9ZEEyzx8He3PhYyWaGEI6siJhOVESDPTXoVisDIVlzeoVdDR6WrOhi7yIe0r7P2QYeOF4Uvl-uehQC9TGYujzwvfBw/s320/IMG_6332%20Fernie%20BC%20mountain.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fernie BC</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCJrkqHcaXKAs54PWXkRyNBqjBARvEj9Tefx3P-bmU66bmHWrtAWHeTCFqgjmXbydZFujC05AoiAuwWIgTZ0Gkj8grc-eagyO7HGui886rAEyj-vJ6r8AyqWWXP_7yClSHlNXmPwMRB0-NX9nyHSnt_-hXgzi6VT_KhosvHCGqMTrHxwleORWkl8V5sw/s2592/IMG_6334%20Cranbrook%20BC.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="1728" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCJrkqHcaXKAs54PWXkRyNBqjBARvEj9Tefx3P-bmU66bmHWrtAWHeTCFqgjmXbydZFujC05AoiAuwWIgTZ0Gkj8grc-eagyO7HGui886rAEyj-vJ6r8AyqWWXP_7yClSHlNXmPwMRB0-NX9nyHSnt_-hXgzi6VT_KhosvHCGqMTrHxwleORWkl8V5sw/s320/IMG_6334%20Cranbrook%20BC.JPG" width="213" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cranbrook BC</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4mSGXn5tHKO3zLgJmmK2BrffG109uXPakFJ3-rrVmsfXh64jxDfXewbJh_w1piBHF0t9tuQAMp0RxcC854IEOIcywGO5NzxFUiNHWEw3CldsWffMTXULi-_T7WMj7j_6bWnIjahee8p3dH2M5LHmgrM_HLzX1QoLz-ArjwnA51e79NsE8rnaCpMlZsw/s2424/IMG_6338%20Cranbrook%20BC%20restaurant.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1479" data-original-width="2424" height="195" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4mSGXn5tHKO3zLgJmmK2BrffG109uXPakFJ3-rrVmsfXh64jxDfXewbJh_w1piBHF0t9tuQAMp0RxcC854IEOIcywGO5NzxFUiNHWEw3CldsWffMTXULi-_T7WMj7j_6bWnIjahee8p3dH2M5LHmgrM_HLzX1QoLz-ArjwnA51e79NsE8rnaCpMlZsw/s320/IMG_6338%20Cranbrook%20BC%20restaurant.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cranbrook BC</td></tr></tbody></table></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><h2 class="wp-block-heading" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: var(--headerFont); font-size: 30px; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.1; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 0px;">The Railcar Collection - Cranbrook Historic Centre</h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: museo-sans, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: start;">The largest exhibition at the Cranbrook History Centre is a collection of 20 railway cars of which 17 are currently available to the public. Highlights of the collection include the 7 cars of the 1929 “Trans-Canada Limited” (a classic “Jazz Era Art Deco” design), 2 cars of the 1907 “Soo-Spokane Train” (a deluxe example of “Edwardian Art Nouveau Elegance”), and the 1927 executive night car “Strathcona” which has housed many VIP guests during its time in service, including Queen Elizabeth II, John & Jackie Kennedy and Sir Winston Churchill.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: museo-sans, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: start;">These remarkable rail travel cars, comprise one of the largest collections in North America, and are in a continued state of restoration. Because of the fragile nature of this irreplaceable collection, our immediate priority is to provide a permanent covered roof to ensure these ‘deluxe hotels on wheels’ are preserved for future visitors and historians alike.</p></div><p><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPii5ZHz2jz4OT2MDxdXIJK9Z0TvnjHWBIb3t41i15naExB9qZgFLztMSpRntmeM5zSbM2rzECopo9g0TSu-iQP15vywZmR6Vz9Iafz_snkU5GchiaLqlfqhpwS3BNLJ5eJwC9HZh_JCPyGNfLGNMAJnFAB7pR1x6dGhrNvS0uLGPp1gRIFTzD-imn5Q/s1723/IMG_6340%20Cranbrook%20BC%20Railway%20museum.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1251" data-original-width="1723" height="232" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPii5ZHz2jz4OT2MDxdXIJK9Z0TvnjHWBIb3t41i15naExB9qZgFLztMSpRntmeM5zSbM2rzECopo9g0TSu-iQP15vywZmR6Vz9Iafz_snkU5GchiaLqlfqhpwS3BNLJ5eJwC9HZh_JCPyGNfLGNMAJnFAB7pR1x6dGhrNvS0uLGPp1gRIFTzD-imn5Q/s320/IMG_6340%20Cranbrook%20BC%20Railway%20museum.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Part of the Railway Museum in Cranbrook</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9UG6T4LvkRKx0hu16C4M1G7VejTO8hZ-u47_CayY97WrUSssdqwbzW50SzwsEC3JjIUaJuAZHaHyW9PznsCNX6uKbEjVB1z-czRKFIo_XHSwZqhsVAjxrwTNUc6nvI8iFr20sj7ijZdGuozEzxVOd0q8NEAe3diCnThu7NGkZneo7jOBlwywQoPeDAQ/s2592/IMG_6342%20Cranbrook%20BC.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="1728" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9UG6T4LvkRKx0hu16C4M1G7VejTO8hZ-u47_CayY97WrUSssdqwbzW50SzwsEC3JjIUaJuAZHaHyW9PznsCNX6uKbEjVB1z-czRKFIo_XHSwZqhsVAjxrwTNUc6nvI8iFr20sj7ijZdGuozEzxVOd0q8NEAe3diCnThu7NGkZneo7jOBlwywQoPeDAQ/s320/IMG_6342%20Cranbrook%20BC.JPG" width="213" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cranbrook entrance<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLCv4UIXpEmtmpkgszjVE2bKOST_vNPJYEZgw3OC2MEajM79Q_HxkRJNCQd36C2XQyWJtcA3ZSNPcED4QxCyxkDZULY2TvhFEaGDkK2DjciPwbA638wwRicg3AqYav37S9LQSJf53SmfgsYxswniqnmnRmi3dfrpVmslwWBeybQCPk26S6qqCIBc3FKg/s2592/IMG_6344%20Cranbrook%20BC.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="1728" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLCv4UIXpEmtmpkgszjVE2bKOST_vNPJYEZgw3OC2MEajM79Q_HxkRJNCQd36C2XQyWJtcA3ZSNPcED4QxCyxkDZULY2TvhFEaGDkK2DjciPwbA638wwRicg3AqYav37S9LQSJf53SmfgsYxswniqnmnRmi3dfrpVmslwWBeybQCPk26S6qqCIBc3FKg/s320/IMG_6344%20Cranbrook%20BC.JPG" width="213" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Entrance to Historic Centre</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIq005D5ZTUhiAlpIW5k9dwmMyIti7hetYfmkp7sR1a0ju4QkWFVc0MIZPF-clam2yKFCFRdtAncdLtOi2k83rwRz1kD-qokxwXP8liHsF_RuZfjB4FU0quNfV6G2oNAYMOzkpCKdiJAs_dyKa2LpZLaJyxbGiHzUOii_gdxkj009uzjdUqIoeoRUwqg/s2592/IMG_6355%20Cranbrook%20BC%20railway%20museum.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1728" data-original-width="2592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIq005D5ZTUhiAlpIW5k9dwmMyIti7hetYfmkp7sR1a0ju4QkWFVc0MIZPF-clam2yKFCFRdtAncdLtOi2k83rwRz1kD-qokxwXP8liHsF_RuZfjB4FU0quNfV6G2oNAYMOzkpCKdiJAs_dyKa2LpZLaJyxbGiHzUOii_gdxkj009uzjdUqIoeoRUwqg/s320/IMG_6355%20Cranbrook%20BC%20railway%20museum.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Detail of inside of railway car</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The Hamlet of Yahk BC</span></span><p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiAGZfvoY9iFxlT5IUqwZI37zJpR-Tc8-a5oa3qxKTqViF2JIJrl724kLYNOY9x5PH9S4x-qgYKaasIul-xu799Sx6TAj_kI6jxIwtNyXbRi6IaK4N_h9WFPI5cJKxVpW0bAhT90Pn1d76kY0BM9uYxggxxBXuo66f4OQmdIUapPuQGphSUYiKdWjTfQ/s2350/IMG_6364%20Yahk%20BC%20soap%20and%20candles.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1680" data-original-width="2213" height="243" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdq-bKBxE8qKlz5YMzkzrtD_mcNLkSTSYkqXexfcpQEEqDmvd2q11Gybvnk1gJ2iy4Mql412-Jz3pKSQ4xpJmI2tqj79QZ5-9UOuDq2PBo_NltV4t_0zCwNjHZZ13Uj6bs7jSTt84yCSQV2cGX3OTQheJQj3uaNLpIb4rXWPS0F_tJ1CZAmUbf7wb2Rw/s320/IMG_6363%20Yahk%20BC%20ice%20cream%20parlour.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yahk BC</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjTWiHLuphl1R0mBni7FjfNLf1LXeqCGBZ_LEzp9hqNmhTbAWPoC1OIzRgUePamtylki3wNrJ4hQ_jkRQub2s8l3PmG1gC1UP2FhNOInXgXGedsNkoVm93WoCMscXLykAZFVSVlZWRq7EaK9wb5S0vKHj2d3kND6z631s9VbpiwMYmTrzIXlL1BbZoYg/s2592/IMG_6362%20Yahk%20BC%20gas%20station.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1728" data-original-width="2592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjTWiHLuphl1R0mBni7FjfNLf1LXeqCGBZ_LEzp9hqNmhTbAWPoC1OIzRgUePamtylki3wNrJ4hQ_jkRQub2s8l3PmG1gC1UP2FhNOInXgXGedsNkoVm93WoCMscXLykAZFVSVlZWRq7EaK9wb5S0vKHj2d3kND6z631s9VbpiwMYmTrzIXlL1BbZoYg/s320/IMG_6362%20Yahk%20BC%20gas%20station.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yahk BC</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Lynda & Lawriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09299473292382071560noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60640136737405043.post-25493716605873166982023-08-26T12:46:00.000-06:002023-08-26T12:46:31.070-06:00Sparky's Epic Adventure Across North America (Medicine Hat and Vulcan, to Fernie BC)<p><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">August 21st: Sparky's Epic Adventure Across North America from Medicine Hat, via Vulcan Alberta, to Fernie British Columbia. </span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Wikipedia:</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;">Vulcan was named by a surveyor for the </span>Canadian Pacific Railway<span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"> after the Roman God of Fire – </span>Vulcan<span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;">. Originally, all the streets of Vulcan were named after gods and goddesses of the classical world such as </span>Juno<span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;">, </span>Mars<span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;">, and </span>Jupiter<span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;">. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;">Now known a s the "Official Star Trek Capital of Canada", Vulcan has a tourism building made to look like a landed space station, a statue of the original series </span><i style="background-color: white; color: #202122;">Enterprise</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;">, and other </span><i style="background-color: white; color: #202122;">Star Trek</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"> themed attractions.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;">The town's name has brought some attention that has helped it become a tourist attraction.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"> In the </span><i style="background-color: white; color: #202122;">Star Trek</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"> television and feature film series it is the name of the homeworld of </span>Mr. Spock<span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"> and his fellow </span>Vulcans<span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;">. Capitalizing on this coincidence, the town has built a </span><i style="background-color: white; color: #202122;">Star Trek</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;">–themed tourist station (the Vulcan Tourism & Trek Station), which provides tourist information, displays an extensive donated collection of </span><i style="background-color: white; color: #202122;">Star Trek</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"> memorabilia. The Trek Station also offers unique photo opportunities and interactions with iconic Star Trek characters in their ever-evolving Cosplay Costume Collection. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;">Nearby, a replica of the starship </span><i style="background-color: white; color: #202122;">Enterprise</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"> from </span><i style="background-color: white; color: #202122;">Star Trek V</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"> has been mounted on a pedestal which includes writing from </span><i style="background-color: white; color: #202122;">Star Trek</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"> alien languages such as </span>Klingon<span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;">. In 2010 </span>Leonard Nimoy<span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"> visited the town and was honoured at the town centre with a bust and handprint. A transporter, Doctors Mural and other Star Trek attractions can be enjoyed throughout the town. The Vulcan Tourism & Trek Station has hosted an annual Star Trek Convention (held the last weekend in July) "VulCON" since 1993 where celebrity guests are beamed in to spend the weekend with attendees. It is a unique convention in that celebrity guests & Trekkies get to know each other during the Meet & Greet, Q&As and a banquet and dance. This convention attracts hundreds of </span><i style="background-color: white; color: #202122;">Star Trek</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"> fans from around the world.</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Cheers Lynda</span></span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD3Ep1Gnv5txhmWqoiQjmANYeXB4pcpeY6wzBTSE5FR4V3MNMQZ4nC0J-cNCaA-rEdAFgpbVpfqk0Sra5WD_GAMccb4vTOMhZhgEy3AsBCUagNXwi7GU8HdDzuDZiqeoAnmwR8SGbBNmLTZei7RYBAhfb4USQL5c6DLECG3Xq-CSfkBbUbRJWtzGZy0g/s2592/IMG_6309%20Vulcan%20Alberta.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="1728" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD3Ep1Gnv5txhmWqoiQjmANYeXB4pcpeY6wzBTSE5FR4V3MNMQZ4nC0J-cNCaA-rEdAFgpbVpfqk0Sra5WD_GAMccb4vTOMhZhgEy3AsBCUagNXwi7GU8HdDzuDZiqeoAnmwR8SGbBNmLTZei7RYBAhfb4USQL5c6DLECG3Xq-CSfkBbUbRJWtzGZy0g/s320/IMG_6309%20Vulcan%20Alberta.JPG" width="213" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Spaceship at Vulcan Alberta</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg89PbcDAov8UHno35fjMcFbOkOOdOkAylNX9Ph2KuKR5t81tc6ySKppJExxOY4lZsWdbhj6kBARx_-EvIJPT_X8nU9efcRw6aH3SipWI_zY4oEc88GekopsqyqhuLbk7yCZfAWVwvkFgwAggyuskAv20-mBIzzX_JgO8qx-AktG2XKLSU1jdAUo_-VGQ/s2592/IMG_6310%20Vulcan%20Alberta%20Kyla.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="1728" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg89PbcDAov8UHno35fjMcFbOkOOdOkAylNX9Ph2KuKR5t81tc6ySKppJExxOY4lZsWdbhj6kBARx_-EvIJPT_X8nU9efcRw6aH3SipWI_zY4oEc88GekopsqyqhuLbk7yCZfAWVwvkFgwAggyuskAv20-mBIzzX_JgO8qx-AktG2XKLSU1jdAUo_-VGQ/s320/IMG_6310%20Vulcan%20Alberta%20Kyla.JPG" width="213" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Trekkie Kyla </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhVx232VWXlWfmVke-cpvSG9ePlIUDHhZJ0DZCHqxNoX84Qc96dTG3-4fhCMe_N-AZETcx1nap_fqPRRNfsiPSY3qggAJkly7bzRa3VED4TPaDFG5UJ2Hz8ABLyPbc_cbgBkD7k0tG9mQqqA8vFGwRYozBsRRSA5COIpCvFS_W6R02E1KBSi51JXEvsg/s2592/IMG_6311%20Vulcan%20Alberta.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1728" data-original-width="2592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhVx232VWXlWfmVke-cpvSG9ePlIUDHhZJ0DZCHqxNoX84Qc96dTG3-4fhCMe_N-AZETcx1nap_fqPRRNfsiPSY3qggAJkly7bzRa3VED4TPaDFG5UJ2Hz8ABLyPbc_cbgBkD7k0tG9mQqqA8vFGwRYozBsRRSA5COIpCvFS_W6R02E1KBSi51JXEvsg/s320/IMG_6311%20Vulcan%20Alberta.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Vulcan Alberta </td></tr></tbody></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-ST9TCxgwWg4lVQqv1kwFEVwyH9a9pHpgWVNHYOq9JGCye381pTsp61aXEFsYd7eho8A0kv62eVNRHiYBU9XLuHf3mFowNEqZbEFCceRBQhGgMwHpsVBGbWcNTxhqbCC6iZaHs9uQ0ml5M0lyo_vaZsiFd6btTf7ab94kGrdaB8xMXcX16A9qT1SL4Q/s2592/IMG_6314%20Vulcan%20Alberta.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="1728" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimQtvi-an_p8Y94eM7Jjgh9k94Qu-65y0lOpLmC7wtL3MU32OUUhL_lBxcFl2VTVlQQnqpeRN69w-xlx2rguMLgeQwZkuwAuz35Br-Oa4AVf-jMCc8cUsQ5GOszO7OtfBDZC86Mp5o09pehlhsAEZ5z03mQYLe7M7Ozw9rjkws3TSA1S3gy8_vT6aBZQ/s320/IMG_6317%20Vulcan%20Alberta%20grain%20elevator.jpg" width="213" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Vulcan Alberta</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Lynda & Lawriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09299473292382071560noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60640136737405043.post-34400001743201690752023-08-26T12:26:00.001-06:002023-08-26T12:26:43.582-06:00Sparky's Epic Adventure Across North America (Moose Jaw Saskatchewan to Medicine Hat Alberta)<p><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">August 20th: Sparky's Epic Adventure Across North America. Moose Jaw Saskatchewan to Medicine Hat Alberta. </span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Downtown Moose Jaw is very interesting with a tourist attraction of the tunnels.</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Cheers Lynda and The Fuzz-butt</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;">Wikipedia: The Moose Jaw tunnels became a hub of activity in the 1920s for </span>rum-running<span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"> during </span>Prohibition in the United States<span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;">. They were reported to have warehoused illegal alcohol that was shipped to the U.S. via the </span>Soo Line Railroad<span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;">. The tunnels were also used for gambling and prostitution, all without interference from the corrupt police.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"> There has long been anecdotal evidence that American mobster </span>Al Capone<span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"> visited Moose Jaw or had interests in the bootlegging operations. No written or photographic proof exists of Capone's presence, but several firsthand accounts from Moose Jaw residents who claim to have met him have been documented.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"> Capone's grandniece also confirmed he had been in Moose Jaw before his 1931 conviction for tax evasion.</span></span></p><p><br /></p><p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQPsI8bqqJ3rHPuo1OiU0j-mKyVoRe0J_Cm-EbrYF6dNbOc6RG7UkXAfHCw2bBOge--XWln389PtNE4vYq8sUFtTZDQX9TIjU7otuHtoNxN2f2RZ7PEqO9cSBzRnDlQxvbfJPJ6xtTOI8CCXp7rntURtLLxjtdw75d2OjpWjLpgYLbusSqPn1wz58Azw/s2592/IMG_6264%20Moose%20Jaw%20Saskatchewan.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1728" data-original-width="2592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQPsI8bqqJ3rHPuo1OiU0j-mKyVoRe0J_Cm-EbrYF6dNbOc6RG7UkXAfHCw2bBOge--XWln389PtNE4vYq8sUFtTZDQX9TIjU7otuHtoNxN2f2RZ7PEqO9cSBzRnDlQxvbfJPJ6xtTOI8CCXp7rntURtLLxjtdw75d2OjpWjLpgYLbusSqPn1wz58Azw/s320/IMG_6264%20Moose%20Jaw%20Saskatchewan.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Max the Moose at Moose Jaw SK<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1725" data-original-width="2023" height="273" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1S4bKFc99o_ehNqovTD4hHbRtMPu-2hq4uBMCcLf755LY6Acc3pEJQcx-KpqhoAk9HC0546n8Eugzc1RM2D8-37fvzm-WhK4VeySk9HzFBs0JKbuR86ZBIIClV-WN-qiWWsbYjRA4Puz1y4crJz5PJt6ZngQSJa4vDCceK9I-o7FGB9p-dFzzNF61AQ/s320/IMG_6275%20Moose%20Jaw%20Saskatchewan%20Capone's.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Playing on the presence of Capone in the 1920's</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8MExXmxxApLihrbxROqOKX2eAvAfQHJyXA2iAwN2jmF1vaBuAbdh_kDyEk442qaGwhZYrsNxhEb_EwKtR9o_OQkc72ayI-lgd0Cy3Qjbu9y9QCC6KnIXXYSxdYQoHxsuyaj2Hz7tp4zbnYFJtSRu-BHMrXZb-FKEPE46adbFzsX9Pzn93j0eZMNhqtw/s2448/IMG_6285%20Moose%20Jaw%20Saskatchewan.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1728" data-original-width="2592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijfT_0BCkV9Z15XW2JTIcKOUf-EY_9Ks0ubkZxF4sK_jf-IcimUbSLwpzcBzhTdqM5IqrQ5CwSDwNO3kGc-eDj-uXylHpFP30H0uj9yIKI34hxFgHfNrEnkGVwluQfk3NnfM2GCehxpZ3wbcQA_J8LCEOFSUxjdqAgyVxdiMZnIS4dQS83pA3nSuY22Q/s320/IMG_6290%20Maple%20Creek%20Saskatchewan.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Maple Creek </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><p></p>Lynda & Lawriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09299473292382071560noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60640136737405043.post-59362091431073275742023-08-25T07:27:00.000-06:002023-08-25T07:27:02.156-06:00Sparky's Epic Adventure Across North America (Brandon Manitoba to Souris, Regina, and Moose Jaw Saskatchewan)<p><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">August 19th: Sparky's Epic Adventure Across North America, Brandon Manitoba, and Souris, to Moose Jaw Saskatchewan. </span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">It was an uneventful day of driving, and exploring a couple of the smaller towns. Mostly our thoughts were on our friends and family currently under evacuation orders in the wildfires of BC. A long period of drought, then dry lightning, and high winds created the perfect conditions for a firestorm.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Cheers Lynda and The Sparkinator</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo1kiLTVMKU-QCaj665myISKlNwZ7sfQq0I9wURMhyCArsX45C_D_4-bO4vLW6-GA7ozC-zs4Dq59BzZWAEE6MCtkCEOsj48t6L5rkczKH44Vl3ZUCJuGumtvgSzGp5cXubRAsuOjUyPHKX5i4hHlPtEUNLg3NPnm_79bbrxPTOaTFVpNqleFDNUBNYw/s2592/IMG_6242%20Souris%20Manitoba%20bicycle.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1728" data-original-width="2592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo1kiLTVMKU-QCaj665myISKlNwZ7sfQq0I9wURMhyCArsX45C_D_4-bO4vLW6-GA7ozC-zs4Dq59BzZWAEE6MCtkCEOsj48t6L5rkczKH44Vl3ZUCJuGumtvgSzGp5cXubRAsuOjUyPHKX5i4hHlPtEUNLg3NPnm_79bbrxPTOaTFVpNqleFDNUBNYw/s320/IMG_6242%20Souris%20Manitoba%20bicycle.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Souris Manitoba</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="1728" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCXzSEObYjjLuNJdZ6CXMkLTuQYAdfTRAUmqSRMDKOEHtO7VwpSmMvrnPRHnwUd33QUmdTlFfxAv3BIPJK-Oy8zGQbn6p7K8SmyENbU2KqRdlRd9k2JwzAbKLrBNGkeLJ6XumabfaeaBz2hgzXvyS2mtl-MRjhMG7kzGAS0Srt2Q2nozC7DOeQYVc9XQ/s320/IMG_6257%20Regina%20Saskatchewan.JPG" width="213" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Statue of architect of building</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><p></p>Lynda & Lawriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09299473292382071560noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60640136737405043.post-83048849887704837162023-08-25T07:12:00.003-06:002023-08-25T07:12:36.982-06:00Sparky's Epic Adventure Across North America (Kenora Ontario to Brandon Manitoba)<p><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">August 18th: Sparky's Epic Adventure Across North America, Kenora Ontario to Brandon Manitoba.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Traveling with Sparky and </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span class="xt0psk2" style="display: inline; font-family: inherit;">Kyla Daman-Willems</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> back to our homes in the south Okanagan. Unfortunately, the area we are returning to has been devastated by a monster wildfire that is currently burning out of control.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Cheers Lynda and The Sparkinator</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5h8ugb1nfonOiHe10hryjTldsG4nn8-8wKIl8Js8LlhsinPo3JfdnjtbRxiSh_mlWOiVgcmctZYdHiL5rgt8mn0LLXcmRzrdl1yIFxNJvFn2BAOZp0RO9uITT6eCixZ3eJBfhUYa0Tfpmtfe3txTFIWcS4Iy4mwWg8rR--SeDcSseGKrtg9wKVhgBsg/s2592/IMG_6203%20Centre%20of%20Canada%20Tache%20MB%20Kyla.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1728" data-original-width="2592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5h8ugb1nfonOiHe10hryjTldsG4nn8-8wKIl8Js8LlhsinPo3JfdnjtbRxiSh_mlWOiVgcmctZYdHiL5rgt8mn0LLXcmRzrdl1yIFxNJvFn2BAOZp0RO9uITT6eCixZ3eJBfhUYa0Tfpmtfe3txTFIWcS4Iy4mwWg8rR--SeDcSseGKrtg9wKVhgBsg/s320/IMG_6203%20Centre%20of%20Canada%20Tache%20MB%20Kyla.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kyla, Longitudinal Centre of Canada - Tache</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjivwhFWMvTkYTsQs0zzsZs-pqmRgSH68zm8JN_9zwOdGoAZn7hAf6uuZ0ce95fwDpTXYAKQq1jfebeAw_OQTQurFXmr1TRT77Ue2tMdOjb8-rjGriTHicKT7MDHHse0WsM0v2Tk_U05aSuuwQ9BfgYjFGfyIVBgx-WJP6RdSnQisHFTbmEUIUqjsm7wA/s2592/IMG_6205%20Sunflowers%20and%20equipment.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1728" data-original-width="2592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjivwhFWMvTkYTsQs0zzsZs-pqmRgSH68zm8JN_9zwOdGoAZn7hAf6uuZ0ce95fwDpTXYAKQq1jfebeAw_OQTQurFXmr1TRT77Ue2tMdOjb8-rjGriTHicKT7MDHHse0WsM0v2Tk_U05aSuuwQ9BfgYjFGfyIVBgx-WJP6RdSnQisHFTbmEUIUqjsm7wA/s320/IMG_6205%20Sunflowers%20and%20equipment.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sunflowers and equipment</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX1NlId8CJnuFfjYJHG0-xqBc5frNsLMIqalLfwWPmT-WZWXgVChTLNwuMuOCfhgIvJfQfLaVHukeEMRZVKuAYSMu7pH6qNDxr5Wvo5BIVvDQrxu--8eaADvUFeBk3WNBNzcu-eB00nfSjlYCFS-L52-4RwG4wJVekbJu07VUdSzh8pE6mpo0krRc4jQ/s2592/IMG_6207%20Centre%20of%20Canada%20Tache%20MB%20sunflowers.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1728" data-original-width="2592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX1NlId8CJnuFfjYJHG0-xqBc5frNsLMIqalLfwWPmT-WZWXgVChTLNwuMuOCfhgIvJfQfLaVHukeEMRZVKuAYSMu7pH6qNDxr5Wvo5BIVvDQrxu--8eaADvUFeBk3WNBNzcu-eB00nfSjlYCFS-L52-4RwG4wJVekbJu07VUdSzh8pE6mpo0krRc4jQ/s320/IMG_6207%20Centre%20of%20Canada%20Tache%20MB%20sunflowers.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sunflowers</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkVXo_fUW58TjsdyetKZjlW3rwtS7GcpGkjzB1CVdFzXRGy6Nz3AZnNgYciGVe83YBgh70XHvrHVu6cjev6tviWECKY_ZrV1TjhKejwmq-hr6wrhRb75DbYcmsvTuPVi5xJADnQCe_xESBNcvfnepVJPIQ9K5BhSeWHZEzJeGzcA18eYPuOquOaZtDKg/s2413/IMG_6208%20Skinners%20Lockport%20Manitoba.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1371" data-original-width="2413" height="182" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkVXo_fUW58TjsdyetKZjlW3rwtS7GcpGkjzB1CVdFzXRGy6Nz3AZnNgYciGVe83YBgh70XHvrHVu6cjev6tviWECKY_ZrV1TjhKejwmq-hr6wrhRb75DbYcmsvTuPVi5xJADnQCe_xESBNcvfnepVJPIQ9K5BhSeWHZEzJeGzcA18eYPuOquOaZtDKg/s320/IMG_6208%20Skinners%20Lockport%20Manitoba.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Skinners, a favourite of my parents. Lockport Manitoba</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK1Px8OxsvW1YDX3OWBhQjPpzaA7k3bYeXweXplRVrJrq3uu-KTLuGRn7FqzMd6tpbjoVS0hosVQwlfzP91y0tbdTXH5syoch34AynnbrtJAk4Uvn3X0RqLrc0LDulIVqI3Vw8CP_AosyirWIw5pIA446ViMyZ5mFt-ZCzNNnx7zwlTZEglCdIgsDj7Q/s2592/IMG_6209%20Skinners%20Lockport%20Manitoba.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1728" data-original-width="2592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK1Px8OxsvW1YDX3OWBhQjPpzaA7k3bYeXweXplRVrJrq3uu-KTLuGRn7FqzMd6tpbjoVS0hosVQwlfzP91y0tbdTXH5syoch34AynnbrtJAk4Uvn3X0RqLrc0LDulIVqI3Vw8CP_AosyirWIw5pIA446ViMyZ5mFt-ZCzNNnx7zwlTZEglCdIgsDj7Q/s320/IMG_6209%20Skinners%20Lockport%20Manitoba.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lockport Manitoba</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghJRuOiHD1ISkcjocR_U2Sty8yueg4iyODdgfWhPmoZBTcgFGRfyEwBgugxV_7hUqwgXWaG4U4XxwIWWxXDgHg7OgfCl0zY70peu2HkjUnq8mcWiEqLfgry_GQp7orLQMzBzbjtOyXZEkeLxuD27b97f82p9N6gNHGb2GeY6L1LJCeNBQCa4sv9drzLw/s2592/IMG_6210%20Skinners%20Lockport%20Manitoba.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1728" data-original-width="2592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghJRuOiHD1ISkcjocR_U2Sty8yueg4iyODdgfWhPmoZBTcgFGRfyEwBgugxV_7hUqwgXWaG4U4XxwIWWxXDgHg7OgfCl0zY70peu2HkjUnq8mcWiEqLfgry_GQp7orLQMzBzbjtOyXZEkeLxuD27b97f82p9N6gNHGb2GeY6L1LJCeNBQCa4sv9drzLw/s320/IMG_6210%20Skinners%20Lockport%20Manitoba.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lockport Manitoba</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQfuTAek44R_RwVqN4I8FNrgx_6rty2yFNt19ZoZSkniaepkTtJhVapfJMF1xRI4VFHwY7mnlDFepa_e5nJvlO-5TzRsvex8m0dkQmX4rJnrSVDD2jnCg_KmnbOuOmPOxtqokGsMPoN29fcv9-KiT3plKFcbACm28ZGDIVBztn5Zt-BGtwc_Pa-7dfOA/s2592/IMG_6211%20Skinners%20Lockport%20Manitoba.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="1728" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQfuTAek44R_RwVqN4I8FNrgx_6rty2yFNt19ZoZSkniaepkTtJhVapfJMF1xRI4VFHwY7mnlDFepa_e5nJvlO-5TzRsvex8m0dkQmX4rJnrSVDD2jnCg_KmnbOuOmPOxtqokGsMPoN29fcv9-KiT3plKFcbACm28ZGDIVBztn5Zt-BGtwc_Pa-7dfOA/s320/IMG_6211%20Skinners%20Lockport%20Manitoba.JPG" width="213" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lockport Manitoba</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWw94r9Pv2LKYU8XLMgwe5qeivVswiq7oGvrdgEM67FG2fkF6lCbVJ-ed4iRbYJWYh7WciACKRktGAaiISVZdPoMXTGiwxG5zuoJCWl3IeNrcfhUiJfk0mzNaOW6cZLVZVIrSDkm8gvgjkqVaSlXkha4DEHIw-0Q2IMvhgv3aDUqKGKnzG-gtkngf_mQ/s1511/IMG_6212%20Near%20Portage%20la%20Prairie%20Manitoba.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1207" data-original-width="1511" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWw94r9Pv2LKYU8XLMgwe5qeivVswiq7oGvrdgEM67FG2fkF6lCbVJ-ed4iRbYJWYh7WciACKRktGAaiISVZdPoMXTGiwxG5zuoJCWl3IeNrcfhUiJfk0mzNaOW6cZLVZVIrSDkm8gvgjkqVaSlXkha4DEHIw-0Q2IMvhgv3aDUqKGKnzG-gtkngf_mQ/s320/IMG_6212%20Near%20Portage%20la%20Prairie%20Manitoba.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Near Portage la Prairie Manitoba<br /><br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ1HQuRgEH8h2Pb_H137fIgFnckYRRfegkfwKRy84qAR7SiQkChg5vsrxAUuF5ytRPunRlh6kGC9PvVlodsaw3UMyrtxtYGx-L8RecPAO7PiepbSnktkTIZQLhvOv6zOE7D1kIJmKMRW-sl3x9298QnqxPn7rJEoA6U5pK3RVeQeAVHZMIeeFf2pMYdw/s2294/IMG_6215%20Near%20Portage%20la%20Prairie%20Manitoba.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1059" data-original-width="2294" height="148" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ1HQuRgEH8h2Pb_H137fIgFnckYRRfegkfwKRy84qAR7SiQkChg5vsrxAUuF5ytRPunRlh6kGC9PvVlodsaw3UMyrtxtYGx-L8RecPAO7PiepbSnktkTIZQLhvOv6zOE7D1kIJmKMRW-sl3x9298QnqxPn7rJEoA6U5pK3RVeQeAVHZMIeeFf2pMYdw/s320/IMG_6215%20Near%20Portage%20la%20Prairie%20Manitoba.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Near Portage la Prairie Manitoba<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></p>Lynda & Lawriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09299473292382071560noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60640136737405043.post-50591834621146241972023-08-25T07:02:00.001-06:002023-08-25T07:03:22.747-06:00Sparky's Epic Adventure Across North America (Lake of the Woods Ontario)<p><span face=""Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">August 16th and 17th: Sparky's Epic Adventure Across North America. </span></p><p><span face=""Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Hanging out with </span><span face=""Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span class="xt0psk2" style="display: inline; font-family: inherit;">Kyla Daman-Willems</span></span><span face=""Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> and Michelle Bradet-Simpson near Kenora Ontario. Chilly wind blowing today but no rain. </span></p><p><span face=""Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Cheers Lynda and The Sparkinator.</span></p><p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT7i5JjgNr2esQL0CrKjRuL4ifSsfKngY9rZAscmw3Be-XYriZCOQku4PULnbYkMOlou9pQzJcnDJvYsH9mfzSWNw1_xw3xhDUsIwDnAve5IYwkDJB67o9iV4Od06XVJSHfLwNF9VPHG-uCUfrKYs2aKAOrn8uFDeg9s8sf_Bwa0_AI7oaapHb-wnTzw/s1621/IMG_6096%20Queen%20Bee%20Island%20Ontario%20squirrel.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1222" data-original-width="1621" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT7i5JjgNr2esQL0CrKjRuL4ifSsfKngY9rZAscmw3Be-XYriZCOQku4PULnbYkMOlou9pQzJcnDJvYsH9mfzSWNw1_xw3xhDUsIwDnAve5IYwkDJB67o9iV4Od06XVJSHfLwNF9VPHG-uCUfrKYs2aKAOrn8uFDeg9s8sf_Bwa0_AI7oaapHb-wnTzw/s320/IMG_6096%20Queen%20Bee%20Island%20Ontario%20squirrel.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cute squirrel </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD4E_7sd4EN3jnq810DUxIcqpNMWaimv2O-pDGetUYcBI8yhLsq4lOBOFVi0rVgAEjuyyU_tCY6nlVbnYLRGWlXi-uzpOyC06Zisa_wlfFTVaI-zQJq1hU2lYyIThvT3gDQPfnSorARHHHfljPJf3gw3rvolEkrsla-sGMoH_AlGAyhVQrbj63hZKfBg/s2592/IMG_6098%20Queen%20Bee%20Island%20Ontario.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1728" data-original-width="2592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD4E_7sd4EN3jnq810DUxIcqpNMWaimv2O-pDGetUYcBI8yhLsq4lOBOFVi0rVgAEjuyyU_tCY6nlVbnYLRGWlXi-uzpOyC06Zisa_wlfFTVaI-zQJq1hU2lYyIThvT3gDQPfnSorARHHHfljPJf3gw3rvolEkrsla-sGMoH_AlGAyhVQrbj63hZKfBg/s320/IMG_6098%20Queen%20Bee%20Island%20Ontario.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rosa - an Isla Mujeres rescue </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXTXRedpnRDxjVarcSjSCECUyPYnDsSZp8ns7raemC7B2XgHZihIv0tBSHpbjElrrxnzZ8cIkiShrzpbzsTXzVwMyJgLH3IbsdD1Om8jGaX2aDQp2fnY093K_wtwXaTHhXKLP2pNBcyZU4ZjMHXccOy1QeS6hyGq-zHO4Q8E0pmM4BXzC3uURsi-U96w/s2592/IMG_6101%20Queen%20Bee%20Island%20Ontario.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="1728" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXTXRedpnRDxjVarcSjSCECUyPYnDsSZp8ns7raemC7B2XgHZihIv0tBSHpbjElrrxnzZ8cIkiShrzpbzsTXzVwMyJgLH3IbsdD1Om8jGaX2aDQp2fnY093K_wtwXaTHhXKLP2pNBcyZU4ZjMHXccOy1QeS6hyGq-zHO4Q8E0pmM4BXzC3uURsi-U96w/s320/IMG_6101%20Queen%20Bee%20Island%20Ontario.JPG" width="213" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fungi</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP-x7-bTjCwEsWIA3Grg_Ean4tf9kO6e8slchPUa_yc0JdDFKYB_WRDISxVX1MW0yKfoHlqcxgNa9sFQczSLu2wnPyhCCug9Yioi-B5HVbLzGO-YHL27MwXF2TzkR9dCIMHKzXRywML5cBeVxKtBFDNnEMbp3t5e3gZJ6Gf40vHuO48caYyzjwpEPVjg/s2592/IMG_6103%20Queen%20Bee%20Island%20Ontario.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1728" data-original-width="2592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP-x7-bTjCwEsWIA3Grg_Ean4tf9kO6e8slchPUa_yc0JdDFKYB_WRDISxVX1MW0yKfoHlqcxgNa9sFQczSLu2wnPyhCCug9Yioi-B5HVbLzGO-YHL27MwXF2TzkR9dCIMHKzXRywML5cBeVxKtBFDNnEMbp3t5e3gZJ6Gf40vHuO48caYyzjwpEPVjg/s320/IMG_6103%20Queen%20Bee%20Island%20Ontario.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lake of the Woods</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNtShFeD9go1h-HpVogz4Pmi3mqKzcID8wbCTn0Q40-9pTd2UyUFU6yQcICkyxJN_wPs_aqWKwUOPIhKvTREtSUhORgplrYtRXjrEVj-qBPDP73KVmy_tx1dJORFZ5Wbjn5PILKhYvIF2eHqWWMjUa85Wz4MM-7GCUed1d2qtbRc1qIJXwcnibkxVPfQ/s1551/IMG_6106%20Queen%20Bee%20Island%20Ontario%20bear%20paw.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1551" data-original-width="1551" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNtShFeD9go1h-HpVogz4Pmi3mqKzcID8wbCTn0Q40-9pTd2UyUFU6yQcICkyxJN_wPs_aqWKwUOPIhKvTREtSUhORgplrYtRXjrEVj-qBPDP73KVmy_tx1dJORFZ5Wbjn5PILKhYvIF2eHqWWMjUa85Wz4MM-7GCUed1d2qtbRc1qIJXwcnibkxVPfQ/s320/IMG_6106%20Queen%20Bee%20Island%20Ontario%20bear%20paw.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bear paw print</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX6WYy8r9siHdjtslH67Ais3ND5gXfc4-Sw2-Z51R4uOOY_qpv4QgRHrcXYh41kgK1LdbC-XX76jap9NVej4xDt5d9R0jmxcR_2fz-gzhazRLu3ZwUJGn33-RcmYWTfmvNdt1i3KEA52pynkYRWkhFdfOXySFz_Jpeb2FoRJZfFkjxJYrxDzpHXceCSw/s2592/IMG_6107%20Queen%20Bee%20Island%20Ontario%20chairs.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1728" data-original-width="2592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX6WYy8r9siHdjtslH67Ais3ND5gXfc4-Sw2-Z51R4uOOY_qpv4QgRHrcXYh41kgK1LdbC-XX76jap9NVej4xDt5d9R0jmxcR_2fz-gzhazRLu3ZwUJGn33-RcmYWTfmvNdt1i3KEA52pynkYRWkhFdfOXySFz_Jpeb2FoRJZfFkjxJYrxDzpHXceCSw/s320/IMG_6107%20Queen%20Bee%20Island%20Ontario%20chairs.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lake life</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv55PyiRVoER2Sa33-UOtV2Whizk6qjLSQEBKYwR3m5Mvoh-RkfMo1Tj8DDVyJGu1xpJbSdpZDbtfYXdMeeU7amfmomaGYpBTyGhKr3cBKyGFoZc62APsI1POtio1hkm8bb6FYYAzD1LZsltBKjde3OwfCQ1ZHdr7nD5m9EbvLl_EG9zhQ24S_4P7fYw/s2592/IMG_6109%20Queen%20Bee%20Island%20Ontario%20chairs.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1728" data-original-width="2592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv55PyiRVoER2Sa33-UOtV2Whizk6qjLSQEBKYwR3m5Mvoh-RkfMo1Tj8DDVyJGu1xpJbSdpZDbtfYXdMeeU7amfmomaGYpBTyGhKr3cBKyGFoZc62APsI1POtio1hkm8bb6FYYAzD1LZsltBKjde3OwfCQ1ZHdr7nD5m9EbvLl_EG9zhQ24S_4P7fYw/s320/IMG_6109%20Queen%20Bee%20Island%20Ontario%20chairs.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chilly day</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjLB-XAirHohdtLbmpssb5UBzuIh3XzkDuIbkqeUh0OeaLW2SnXVtgnhZE4SQVY4Q7gnejyMrVnnIZK04VQal2LS7vjeLyaWdhbqQobVNRhwd6TE8fDKEnjkc-TJYe-c0yWVALSslnUSvShw8mZzHMM9yrYlour4KwBhdZDUZUV2qr9n6um9rzwxOSNw/s2592/IMG_6122%20Queen%20Bee%20Island%20Ontario%20dogs.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1728" data-original-width="2592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjLB-XAirHohdtLbmpssb5UBzuIh3XzkDuIbkqeUh0OeaLW2SnXVtgnhZE4SQVY4Q7gnejyMrVnnIZK04VQal2LS7vjeLyaWdhbqQobVNRhwd6TE8fDKEnjkc-TJYe-c0yWVALSslnUSvShw8mZzHMM9yrYlour4KwBhdZDUZUV2qr9n6um9rzwxOSNw/s320/IMG_6122%20Queen%20Bee%20Island%20Ontario%20dogs.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sparky, Newton, Jeep, Rosa</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnOd76O4uKDNp_Q-IxEqyzXDtiEMMqh3c2_l5-31N2dvez8Tzhlmp1w_3VATVQpqjq6lp6lA9o6daXodBk3O3JTfKLVEOGne6XxbT2xGsaI9ZR-jLf51-BBSUoTo6tA0QhTnMuwjTxuKBXAfP2xYJdvgfAmw-a4KZn0NwsJnCG_7RwZWLe1b3VRp2vfw/s2592/IMG_6124%20Queen%20Bee%20Island%20Ontario%20dogs.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1728" data-original-width="2592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnOd76O4uKDNp_Q-IxEqyzXDtiEMMqh3c2_l5-31N2dvez8Tzhlmp1w_3VATVQpqjq6lp6lA9o6daXodBk3O3JTfKLVEOGne6XxbT2xGsaI9ZR-jLf51-BBSUoTo6tA0QhTnMuwjTxuKBXAfP2xYJdvgfAmw-a4KZn0NwsJnCG_7RwZWLe1b3VRp2vfw/s320/IMG_6124%20Queen%20Bee%20Island%20Ontario%20dogs.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Princess Rosa, she's chilly</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span face=""Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><p></p>Lynda & Lawriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09299473292382071560noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60640136737405043.post-15232818064867009972023-08-25T06:53:00.001-06:002023-08-25T06:53:21.746-06:00Sparky's Epic Adventure Across North America (Dryden to Lake of the Woods Kenora Ontario)<p><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">August 15th: Sparky's Epic Adventure Across North America, Dryden to Kenora Ontario with my pal </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><a class="x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x6umtig x1b1mbwd xaqea5y xav7gou x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz xt0b8zv x1qq9wsj xo1l8bm" href="https://www.facebook.com/kyla.damanwillems?__cft__[0]=AZWXsRhKCKvQPXCp2YYW9rlh8JE5BbvVpKn4iZx07XIjlUxGSplr8PgZwjufu_tDbFkM7BBRRicJ7BygRPUQW55AeaDBozyhRRjEmkfgzAAWUpn3t8GyMSdRaVfGeij03rhQbahKfYJ6HFHlHIY4oQuEe5CCfB14bx8O4ScMGm-120X44Jm9Zju-5b33ieL_KyU&__tn__=-]K-R" role="link" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; font-family: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0"><span class="xt0psk2" style="display: inline; font-family: inherit;">Kyla Daman-Willems</span></a></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> and Sparky. We stayed with another friend Michelle Bradet-Simpson for two nights. </span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Cheers Lynda and The Sparkinator</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-NI6Cqlt8lef-GMZ2piC_iIh1tWUTV39sS2EOLOqmrcMuvnQsHjLAn-kUPRffVt22-TGENVnSDPzsDDFZjD9fvh1e_t-3t5VozGyYT5EFSTBJX1QxQR9i8H-lU72whiQ9_2I9AZRnjrEe22nab3BYaoxCeIjqlZ1WVL5DpJr8ivnUlDw3VG6J_Zc1eA/s2241/IMG_6087%20Queen%20Bee%20Island%20Ontario,%20dogs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2241" data-original-width="1611" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-NI6Cqlt8lef-GMZ2piC_iIh1tWUTV39sS2EOLOqmrcMuvnQsHjLAn-kUPRffVt22-TGENVnSDPzsDDFZjD9fvh1e_t-3t5VozGyYT5EFSTBJX1QxQR9i8H-lU72whiQ9_2I9AZRnjrEe22nab3BYaoxCeIjqlZ1WVL5DpJr8ivnUlDw3VG6J_Zc1eA/s320/IMG_6087%20Queen%20Bee%20Island%20Ontario,%20dogs.jpg" width="230" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sparky, Jeep, and Newton</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9aVM5X_UiCJuM1WfdULHF7c1xqqYdjXLow_YfLnu4qXP1Wwuu0xdA_-nPA5nlp4aRc533-1Opl-09HNvHwsIQIQ0BIFQPypqKgPnp_d9hJoJMkDIVcGgK7wDjPwE1Kyo2pSlEbN2pHfWs9eeI4-cIO-sX-MEz7BQZPZTildghQ9Ajlezq4ZOgPTWlMw/s2592/IMG_6088%20Queen%20Bee%20Island%20Ontario.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="1728" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9aVM5X_UiCJuM1WfdULHF7c1xqqYdjXLow_YfLnu4qXP1Wwuu0xdA_-nPA5nlp4aRc533-1Opl-09HNvHwsIQIQ0BIFQPypqKgPnp_d9hJoJMkDIVcGgK7wDjPwE1Kyo2pSlEbN2pHfWs9eeI4-cIO-sX-MEz7BQZPZTildghQ9Ajlezq4ZOgPTWlMw/s320/IMG_6088%20Queen%20Bee%20Island%20Ontario.jpg" width="213" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A smoky sunset</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1E9-dpdLpDSPFP5tUE9ljZ-abw3ja1hGQn7VGMFOCLj1UHwB52oPBx4roqQptjTz3sR78RdkpJh9rjfLSK2NJqwVNY3AdCFAj1adMyYMYVRiCOgOhVM7jnpzScdosvIbIUwsKNGIc34gTSgh_9VPkIsLPR1N5JqzWfsWnx3tO9CweHqjg5-DAAkvaTw/s2592/IMG_6090%20Queen%20Bee%20Island%20Ontario.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="1728" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1E9-dpdLpDSPFP5tUE9ljZ-abw3ja1hGQn7VGMFOCLj1UHwB52oPBx4roqQptjTz3sR78RdkpJh9rjfLSK2NJqwVNY3AdCFAj1adMyYMYVRiCOgOhVM7jnpzScdosvIbIUwsKNGIc34gTSgh_9VPkIsLPR1N5JqzWfsWnx3tO9CweHqjg5-DAAkvaTw/s320/IMG_6090%20Queen%20Bee%20Island%20Ontario.JPG" width="213" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The co-pilot, chilly after a swim</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjXhNY2LOxX2V1yMICc3a6wIX5Fa_C4aX3jIKuNzOlLLD3X0ZklDwkDUe33nHO-OxVU0ZrVCyLADgDcek_5WGXUtb4VX1QVM4kzuhGmejqTij4w3acCPr3zSShJnzXJxDrHxR-q1OVUhVU4QZDl3SaGhA-NkvRV4chvDcs9MwfrPbRUPuPKJady0CCkw/s2592/IMG_6091%20Queen%20Bee%20Island%20Ontario.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="1728" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizbHh02UE-grHeTWVMTeAT3hJ5PDAwhFF-IiiiMGHq04qITsL1D6RpO1TykZJ7GjrklVKQVtDAn_tW1CxRKUay-b3bTjVEP7Xz8W2i0nJbao8icaYkr6-z2g7dRrhHunxIDbGOCRyLjjLaADtJhwiGomHaKS2ZmQZm89wOw3aaTuoGoUZrlKfkLt8A9g/s320/IMG_6092%20Queen%20Bee%20Island%20Ontario.jpg" width="213" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Smoky sunset</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtBU3izwNCV0md3kOPmzJBwFGBKLbgCIzrN_U8V8F-7KxpGoGAejMuVGeYNzjbf5jY_NnQiWBI6E1PUQpqZoCcZRhMeccqAns1X3MM_2HLwXYYrm4eFdwOrl928TxLlzU8sVJs5AQwtVaQnRqnSMPaVqt40VjAaCbrMeEdyqvzr9M9XLa3M5egjW6sEg/s2592/IMG_6094%20Queen%20Bee%20Island%20Ontario%20chairs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1728" data-original-width="2592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtBU3izwNCV0md3kOPmzJBwFGBKLbgCIzrN_U8V8F-7KxpGoGAejMuVGeYNzjbf5jY_NnQiWBI6E1PUQpqZoCcZRhMeccqAns1X3MM_2HLwXYYrm4eFdwOrl928TxLlzU8sVJs5AQwtVaQnRqnSMPaVqt40VjAaCbrMeEdyqvzr9M9XLa3M5egjW6sEg/s320/IMG_6094%20Queen%20Bee%20Island%20Ontario%20chairs.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lake life</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p>Lynda & Lawriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09299473292382071560noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60640136737405043.post-73581721241715807672023-08-17T15:26:00.000-06:002023-08-17T15:26:51.797-06:00Sparky's Epic Adventure Across North America (Terrace Bay to Dryden Ontario)<div class="separator"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="1728" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCAYee88kkMhxR6Vjw1VqI8fq1EIXH8GbgpcXaVABWG_Lvsea7mqRl5LLHbDzzcWMRoMK-SvfQpNHI066farth9oz7fXay8KbrCNtVynZp1kxs1v4Gs_XowA8wb5EUZEuBUB2R4cUXMgo-ooXYzUIx6_DsmFIqHlSptB4YO_OXVah19yeuCMgNZTO3bA/s320/IMG_6060%20Terry%20Fox%20Thunder%20Bay%20Ontario.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="213" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Terry Fox Memorial</td></tr></tbody></table></div><p> <span style="font-family: verdana;">August 14th: Miles and miles of forests and road construction, and we stopped at the Terry Fox Memorial overlooking Thunder Bay. </span></p><b style="background-color: white; color: #202122; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Terrance Stanley Fox</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> </span><span class="noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="background-color: white; color: #202122; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 11.9px;">CC OD</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> (July 28, 1958 – June 28, 1981) was a Canadian athlete, humanitarian, and </span>cancer research<span style="background-color: white; color: #202122; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> activist. In 1980, with one leg having been amputated due to cancer, he embarked on an east-to-west cross-Canada run to raise money and awareness for cancer research. </span><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Although the spread of his cancer eventually forced him to end his quest after 143 days and 5,373 kilometres (3,339 mi), and ultimately cost him his life, his efforts resulted in a lasting, worldwide legacy. The annual </span>Terry Fox Run<span style="background-color: white; color: #202122; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">, first held in 1981, has grown to involve millions of participants in over 60 countries and is now the world's largest one-day fundraiser for cancer research; over </span>C$<span style="background-color: white; color: #202122; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">850 million has been raised in his name as of September 2022.</span><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV4bbMFIsv7Uk6c3kdp649epPKZj0RYpr3111X3Iz8eMD_WS7K53OVa0I7hYxeuS9LBhmho2Ejj9Qv7nBXnqbJThNAEd62r0tJb9WBw3siv0U3PDZ78lXIsjZrJvvVzE0EdgXZEdBaQyL4rMF9C6L-tzxJxwWtN1Z6xA4Lb5dgVVmOq3dpuLwfgO4VTA/s2592/IMG_6062%20Terry%20Fox%20Thunder%20Bay%20Ontario.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1728" data-original-width="2592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj78ydHhc_68ikhs5cOG6QT2zTZusg9GgWM3GAcq43PpezHGxSA9UYjchxG4FTWrWESI_HEQj8tcn2bGmvl2QaaBRhZTVuJ5rlHfNn3YEQtksJUdk3oBOFlgKStRobE_skodZpLNGNNPmeiuIbQmwtGHhfHryI9SDbiAOXPPtFIACkBaXWkZQDnpeq6uA/s320/IMG_6064%20Dryden%20Ontario.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dryden Ontario</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div>Lynda & Lawriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09299473292382071560noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60640136737405043.post-44480289334496185452023-08-16T13:31:00.000-06:002023-08-16T13:31:16.779-06:00Sparky's Epic Adventure Across North America (Sault Ste Marie to Terrace Bay Ontario)<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">August 13th: Driving across the endless expanse of Ontario. This day we traveled from Sault Ste Marie to Terrace Bay, stopping to see the biggest goose in Wawa, and Winnie the Pooh's hometown of White River Ontario. We stopped for the night in Terrace Bay.</span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigZYMsKRYGxeJx3om_xa8SFZS9Z7ADCcfhYlw3XY4K9mxfellN9w36w-yL211k1tfKV-pnFNx6Id0dMM242FNBDD6hCYR6S110-qZPKgAx_tdjvGwT0ex5WbRKnGwd41wdt4N5Hx-kBALYFPkw1bEhfpz4spgOSUjh0cYtvP7mzDTCwcU70MxnRzpnDA/s2592/IMG_6024%20Pancake%20Bay%20Ontario.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1728" data-original-width="2592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigZYMsKRYGxeJx3om_xa8SFZS9Z7ADCcfhYlw3XY4K9mxfellN9w36w-yL211k1tfKV-pnFNx6Id0dMM242FNBDD6hCYR6S110-qZPKgAx_tdjvGwT0ex5WbRKnGwd41wdt4N5Hx-kBALYFPkw1bEhfpz4spgOSUjh0cYtvP7mzDTCwcU70MxnRzpnDA/s320/IMG_6024%20Pancake%20Bay%20Ontario.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pancake Bay on Lake Superior Ontario</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_vN_NgRa6rIdTWKKMLNG55YZ6QUQZa8zV3CMpIkdH8C_x5DdjIZAVk5h1FPkTNWuOd8ZT1Qsh5jbKRqahxCvJVJp6aP6r89StBJSX05vZallbl1ihl3QJDD3aptQ9345dCtAgAKRO-vXPIWAJoudrMH2EbIasBuVww-T-KtNVkCgtnvkvhPInhhoaUQ/s2592/IMG_6025%20Pancake%20Bay%20Ontario.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1728" data-original-width="2592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_vN_NgRa6rIdTWKKMLNG55YZ6QUQZa8zV3CMpIkdH8C_x5DdjIZAVk5h1FPkTNWuOd8ZT1Qsh5jbKRqahxCvJVJp6aP6r89StBJSX05vZallbl1ihl3QJDD3aptQ9345dCtAgAKRO-vXPIWAJoudrMH2EbIasBuVww-T-KtNVkCgtnvkvhPInhhoaUQ/s320/IMG_6025%20Pancake%20Bay%20Ontario.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sparky at Pancake Bay Lake Superior</td></tr></tbody></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3A6EKbsdcZjep1qSq_2i-zsjH1WTclaOiWM3xLozUmwpBQpKdQFi_crHjNlTHxPs8bAKsMECAYbfZC7g-JHFhtkolLDs2ENefhie_uNQ9K5WyenQt2iucS4e9ZM1-HKrcABGjVQHY4CL-sCbUh5PR_dRCCT7o2TEchlKKAl-4BeP46RO4m76rF1hPeQ/s2592/IMG_6031%20Awaga%20Trading%20Post%20Ontario%20bear.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1728" data-original-width="2592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3A6EKbsdcZjep1qSq_2i-zsjH1WTclaOiWM3xLozUmwpBQpKdQFi_crHjNlTHxPs8bAKsMECAYbfZC7g-JHFhtkolLDs2ENefhie_uNQ9K5WyenQt2iucS4e9ZM1-HKrcABGjVQHY4CL-sCbUh5PR_dRCCT7o2TEchlKKAl-4BeP46RO4m76rF1hPeQ/s320/IMG_6031%20Awaga%20Trading%20Post%20Ontario%20bear.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Awaga Trading post Lake Superior<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEkyHlexMnTH1AJ2dKdGUZRcqU6sUkIl5qP9H3hFgtBPoDVHgF7DOuIwQ_pdnFEdtD6_wsAGwBEh6w1z0qXRIeXcmdpLChnSmweT8dLWUo7F1-nc4sQbDrbsZS4nEK44lXz0DHoIPC-4b_cfSizAj4f5JcNOhhO21x41N-IxNguQ3SJJnVrxVwdNW6dA/s2592/IMG_6032%20Awaga%20Trading%20Post%20Ontario.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1728" data-original-width="2592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEkyHlexMnTH1AJ2dKdGUZRcqU6sUkIl5qP9H3hFgtBPoDVHgF7DOuIwQ_pdnFEdtD6_wsAGwBEh6w1z0qXRIeXcmdpLChnSmweT8dLWUo7F1-nc4sQbDrbsZS4nEK44lXz0DHoIPC-4b_cfSizAj4f5JcNOhhO21x41N-IxNguQ3SJJnVrxVwdNW6dA/s320/IMG_6032%20Awaga%20Trading%20Post%20Ontario.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Awaga Trading post Lake Superior</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwR3xZ4Sbkd1K8DG27MVk9qPO4d6zOIugu_kntuwks2jT33obJwOuaCD4KEC5VZlktIln2nt8Mrl-8k7ws8WrlfOJ7qKnBTWHA7Fk7x_gHcAR7yWExfC7pWBdWEkalK_ZtNkQGNLNbHC9IEhY2ukn4EWnCyt85aNB3K1OkkIH9bTYvVJ2OYXr8M_WhDA/s2592/IMG_6038%20Wawa%20Ontario%20goose.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="1728" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwR3xZ4Sbkd1K8DG27MVk9qPO4d6zOIugu_kntuwks2jT33obJwOuaCD4KEC5VZlktIln2nt8Mrl-8k7ws8WrlfOJ7qKnBTWHA7Fk7x_gHcAR7yWExfC7pWBdWEkalK_ZtNkQGNLNbHC9IEhY2ukn4EWnCyt85aNB3K1OkkIH9bTYvVJ2OYXr8M_WhDA/s320/IMG_6038%20Wawa%20Ontario%20goose.jpg" width="213" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Largest goose Wawa Ontario</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWtS2IV-7MjCdXrSM1CatCWD6IhpbyGJwqvtmAlTs5ENEMhI7DR534InA99L3O-BhdyWYjTFk8Uz_B-Ljv4Pj4uvnxd5eZK1DENjqrwfiaAhUAbu9EWqJk8vazn8p0LKdzNEJ7jjkSZfGO3MBharHHD9PHwIhnrbwS2-yl-wOI3wr7NBCU8M_WZ2DRVw/s2592/IMG_6039%20Wawa%20Ontario.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1728" data-original-width="2592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWtS2IV-7MjCdXrSM1CatCWD6IhpbyGJwqvtmAlTs5ENEMhI7DR534InA99L3O-BhdyWYjTFk8Uz_B-Ljv4Pj4uvnxd5eZK1DENjqrwfiaAhUAbu9EWqJk8vazn8p0LKdzNEJ7jjkSZfGO3MBharHHD9PHwIhnrbwS2-yl-wOI3wr7NBCU8M_WZ2DRVw/s320/IMG_6039%20Wawa%20Ontario.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A stuffed moose on the veranda, Wawa Ontario</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5_iM83RkfGfUBUt5ROHOkKYKJZ86PDuMjM0n3fYseDOxUtwipbOMuYUlcmyxIadVweZfG2t_VL_j1Ddt1GoriFzQ4bXCnf9MJ7SYUEK5gWrTMU63lUNrYookuvBit3hvpbDUtws0WYhhyzATAlfh94Ux7CI_BAWrD6od8NeRELdvxpSxWhd0XTsQcUg/s787/winnie-the-pooh-white-river.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="495" data-original-width="787" height="201" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5_iM83RkfGfUBUt5ROHOkKYKJZ86PDuMjM0n3fYseDOxUtwipbOMuYUlcmyxIadVweZfG2t_VL_j1Ddt1GoriFzQ4bXCnf9MJ7SYUEK5gWrTMU63lUNrYookuvBit3hvpbDUtws0WYhhyzATAlfh94Ux7CI_BAWrD6od8NeRELdvxpSxWhd0XTsQcUg/s320/winnie-the-pooh-white-river.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><h3 style="border: 0px; clear: both; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 22px; line-height: 1.09091; margin: 36px 0px 12px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;">Where it all began…Winnie the Pooh</h3><p style="border: 0px; color: #2b2b2b; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 24px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Over one hundred years ago, the community of White River, Ontario, Canada, bid farewell to a little black bear cub, not knowing at the time that this bear would become the inspiration of author A.A. Milne. This is her story. </span>Winnie was found by a trapper, and he brought her back to White River.</p><p style="border: 0px; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 24px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">At this time World War I was taking young men from their homelands. White River was a half-way point between Winnipeg and Toronto, where trains and troops would stop to refuel. A soldier riding out of White River wrote in his journal the following passage: “August 24, 1914. Left Port Arthur 7A. In train all day. Bought bear. $20.” This young man was Harry Colebourn. He had purchased that small bear cub from the trapper and named it Winnie after his hometown of Winnipeg, Manitoba.</p><p style="border: 0px; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 24px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white;">Lieutenant Colebourn’s destination was England. Winnie travelled with Colebourn and became a pet to the Second Canadian Infantry Brigade. </span><span style="background-color: white;">In December 1914, Colebourn received news that he would soon be posted in France. He knew Winnie would not be able to accompany him, so he made arrangements to keep her in the London Zoo until he returned. Winnie soon became a favorite attraction for everyone.</span></p><p style="border: 0px; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 24px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white;">Winnie captured the hearts of many visitors including A.A. Milne and his son Christopher Robin Milne. Milne’s first edition of Winnie the Pooh stories, illustrated by Ernest Shepard, came out in 1926.</span></p><p style="border: 0px; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 24px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white;">Winnie lived a long life in the London Zoo. She died May 12, 1934 at the age of 20. The London newspaper ran her obituary as she was so loved by all. A bronze statue now stands at the London Zoo in her memory. It was unveiled in 1981. Part of the inscription reads “She gave her name to Winnie the Pooh, and A.A. Milne and Ernest Shepard gave Winnie the Pooh to the rest of the world.”</span></p></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0jug4hZUTYrhMRILCPFzq-r7yNgLNRF7CMc9RGv2LNZiBFzEIAMWGHs0db0z07kDcXnAPVprweqxARqjhHq-qEF4vaZA854BloAMmBmGEsvWYM5WnG4nKCaP27R8TCfF6S7fKnSP6RoPcFNLgGNFhtl0iyHG1MAi5DAZVoo7WA_U5VmNcuCv7434WrA/s2592/IMG_6041%20White%20River%20Ontario%20Winnie%20the%20Pooh.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="1728" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0jug4hZUTYrhMRILCPFzq-r7yNgLNRF7CMc9RGv2LNZiBFzEIAMWGHs0db0z07kDcXnAPVprweqxARqjhHq-qEF4vaZA854BloAMmBmGEsvWYM5WnG4nKCaP27R8TCfF6S7fKnSP6RoPcFNLgGNFhtl0iyHG1MAi5DAZVoo7WA_U5VmNcuCv7434WrA/s320/IMG_6041%20White%20River%20Ontario%20Winnie%20the%20Pooh.jpg" width="213" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Winnie the Pooh White River Ontario</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfypDiHGk_Xjb4omIXcJ4yML5GFCnEQuulaT-yVrvzgBjSGBpOAgdc-_RUUH0pLgo9R8e3b3thuaZm-LOw4rl349jiNrc_3tAaatvU9PabM1MNDCPQ6848mz34ozXP0I4IG62tcldQn_nKDs7ax6nPwFMSuHzB1AZ8_9KH3RHDmgM4fqLOPM3l8oA4Ug/s2592/IMG_6042%20White%20River%20Ontario.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1728" data-original-width="2592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfypDiHGk_Xjb4omIXcJ4yML5GFCnEQuulaT-yVrvzgBjSGBpOAgdc-_RUUH0pLgo9R8e3b3thuaZm-LOw4rl349jiNrc_3tAaatvU9PabM1MNDCPQ6848mz34ozXP0I4IG62tcldQn_nKDs7ax6nPwFMSuHzB1AZ8_9KH3RHDmgM4fqLOPM3l8oA4Ug/s320/IMG_6042%20White%20River%20Ontario.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The story about Winnie the Pooh's history</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyL-kSboC7oIysZeoRSsKH11pvGv68r7mqK-vkRsNrFOLPchHFV4ncgFrGgVqaeli0fxCosCAh1GGWUslhQuZuXdvsyiyUVO9Dw2DCcs-BQk5zlYpu-4ONnIzuJZwZoMpxg5Gcpg4bWSPYAqnfGpyjZ7CBAhITBn4HqaJe26bmGQlPglmG0klyQ_LYbw/s2592/IMG_6043%20Viewpoint%20near%20Terrace%20Bay.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1728" data-original-width="2592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyL-kSboC7oIysZeoRSsKH11pvGv68r7mqK-vkRsNrFOLPchHFV4ncgFrGgVqaeli0fxCosCAh1GGWUslhQuZuXdvsyiyUVO9Dw2DCcs-BQk5zlYpu-4ONnIzuJZwZoMpxg5Gcpg4bWSPYAqnfGpyjZ7CBAhITBn4HqaJe26bmGQlPglmG0klyQ_LYbw/s320/IMG_6043%20Viewpoint%20near%20Terrace%20Bay.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Biker resting near Terrace Bay</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div>Lynda & Lawriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09299473292382071560noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60640136737405043.post-23481558452249292402023-08-16T13:01:00.001-06:002023-08-16T13:01:10.219-06:00Sparky's Epic Adventure Across North America (Parry Sound to Sault Ste Marie Ontario)<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">August 12th: We're still driving through the massive width of the province of Ontario (with more days to come). From Parry Sound, Sudbury, Bruce Mines, and into Sault Ste Marie the hometown of the first Canadian astronaut, Dr. Roberta Bondar. </span></p><p><br /></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCuR17s6ZaAHB3nB36PkRhe0uXeTYMX-Z-Q6Z3cEs9Sjh9b3jHn2cI10wuiJv4ipE1wXW54DX0Y5zSCt44ujmE3GeguEH90Co8wVX2SanudSeSbUVGTzuEunQXtcdGQY0_2oKthHl0Zt-wnT83m6mAh2n56A5U9KF59y7D4BG43lZqcvc_hgdW7idFfw/s2592/IMG_6019%20Sault%20Ste%20Marie%20Ontario%20Dr%20Roberta%20Bondar.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="1728" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCuR17s6ZaAHB3nB36PkRhe0uXeTYMX-Z-Q6Z3cEs9Sjh9b3jHn2cI10wuiJv4ipE1wXW54DX0Y5zSCt44ujmE3GeguEH90Co8wVX2SanudSeSbUVGTzuEunQXtcdGQY0_2oKthHl0Zt-wnT83m6mAh2n56A5U9KF59y7D4BG43lZqcvc_hgdW7idFfw/s320/IMG_6019%20Sault%20Ste%20Marie%20Ontario%20Dr%20Roberta%20Bondar.jpg" width="213" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dr. Roberta Bondar</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1855" data-original-width="1591" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7X4P3lVCfcQYKW9MqbVPG-4cOvwQlA9oDi_F5_q-LVVNaj951QWJNDevX5QNkJQ627StDgQzsBGJQ0NrIh3s_0oIZS4dRaRlCgl9J_8pH2dEx9fvvoV2jFPr59LOn5_jkopXdR1CvidjM4uFEjZzBD_xfpR7BRTbYEF-K0vNoaa8aJxLpE5VyDl3Dwg/s320/IMG_6006%20Bruce%20Mines%20Ontario%20antiques.jpg" width="274" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Antiques Bruce Mines Ontario</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div>Lynda & Lawriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09299473292382071560noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60640136737405043.post-2893441488109524162023-08-11T17:21:00.001-06:002023-08-11T17:21:06.335-06:00Sparky's Epic Adventure Across North America (Beaverton and Parry Sound Ontario)<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">August 11th: After battling through a torrential downpour yesterday afternoon, it was nice to turn in early for a good sleep. Today Sparky and I, along with my pal from Penticton BC, Kyla Damen-Willems, traveled from Kingston to Parry Sound Ontario. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">We had a few stops along the way to smell the sunflowers near Beaverton, and search for antiques in Orillia Ontario. We couldn't find an antique store that was open, on a Friday. That baffled me. A Friday in August and none of the antique stores were open.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">We finished the day with a fun (pet-friendly) dinner at the Legend Distillery in Parry Sound. </span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Cheers Lynda and The Sparkinator </span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha9Qa-ymWyeJOtGQqn-XXXDd7lQKt3_NGvCWT3m0SxbGjkLUYE_APZ9oHrcFFIic-_BpguG6qlqhUHYI5YUyNQGSi9KxmZHj8JCiWn18QHLkuGLRwh3HnSePIY5Kmr7TxVQEe2m4wdaE3exIOTjveJy8te5aioJlRWxVVQWAU3u_UX_i5G-7a43EUJfw/s1774/IMG_5967%20sunflowers%20Beaverton%20Ontario.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1774" data-original-width="1554" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha9Qa-ymWyeJOtGQqn-XXXDd7lQKt3_NGvCWT3m0SxbGjkLUYE_APZ9oHrcFFIic-_BpguG6qlqhUHYI5YUyNQGSi9KxmZHj8JCiWn18QHLkuGLRwh3HnSePIY5Kmr7TxVQEe2m4wdaE3exIOTjveJy8te5aioJlRWxVVQWAU3u_UX_i5G-7a43EUJfw/s320/IMG_5967%20sunflowers%20Beaverton%20Ontario.jpg" width="280" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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My pal Kyla Damen-Willems has joined Sparky and me for the trip. It's nice to have a human to talk to for a change, and someone to share the driving.</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsDumCkXGEs1wPFqQo0XGBijouezLrgcpTCZIGOM5hs9JDZ-Exw5LB1YygA_Z9AFMU0-S7hDV-MznL6g5GlyvaetOzBXpOM5tw205qlir21xjoge8EArj0zBFfxqzqRG6kZWF1B6GKY3g8LnuBXpz6CA01OkVfFi7U5AISjDOpLiAezqWLaZlHxTNazg/s320/Kyla%20and%20I%20in%20Halifax%20with%20her%20friends..jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="320" /></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Out with Kyla's friends in Halifax</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; white-space-collapse: preserve;">August 9th: Sparky's Epic Adventure Across North America. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Yesterday we drove to Oromocto NB, and today to Quebec City QB. </span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I have been lazy with taking photos ... partly because the weather has been wet and cloudy. </span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">August 10th: Quebec City, Quebec Canada. One of my favourite cities.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Cheers Lynda and The Sparkinator</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2ilLRTw1cJeYPnviSG-31Hg6mYFGMrNCickPwM1YkRWfFFUrYa-8ivhVXG5oDtxEB1-Ua3U6aqJphhoKai_pg_IJZef9ZzoIFZ1OtR7Yts7Rr_6T15n2VKFNR-WxIDwtXE22vjYPZM0Rz74fNcCfH4xWvYShWU4h-I4eR-yRe2F31dV_rkOhL1tr-_A/s2317/IMG_5953%20Quebec%20City%20cropped.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1725" data-original-width="2317" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2ilLRTw1cJeYPnviSG-31Hg6mYFGMrNCickPwM1YkRWfFFUrYa-8ivhVXG5oDtxEB1-Ua3U6aqJphhoKai_pg_IJZef9ZzoIFZ1OtR7Yts7Rr_6T15n2VKFNR-WxIDwtXE22vjYPZM0Rz74fNcCfH4xWvYShWU4h-I4eR-yRe2F31dV_rkOhL1tr-_A/s320/IMG_5953%20Quebec%20City%20cropped.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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I haven't written a blog post for a few days and you probably thought that I had fallen off the edge of the earth. Honestly, when I arrived in Halifax, I was worn out, and needed some serious down time. My car has hardly moved since Sparky and I arrived in Halifax on August 1st.</span></p><p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtTauX0dX3VqYzWQpRcBg7qHJb1aIhmmhWIJdZD4hYjS-2xd-D6f-3vjGBtGJvN_pHAOhUTjc3n3MEvxRIBtzZW66Ng43xavm8Ysn1uhc4FqnzK4SsHGqeKIrshn0CG5BgWX0u4HN2tqmRBrzIGJfd2RF6ubVAg-oWdz7rO2UhWJ46MMpcMlPYIB4J1A/s548/Halifax.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="318" data-original-width="548" height="186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtTauX0dX3VqYzWQpRcBg7qHJb1aIhmmhWIJdZD4hYjS-2xd-D6f-3vjGBtGJvN_pHAOhUTjc3n3MEvxRIBtzZW66Ng43xavm8Ysn1uhc4FqnzK4SsHGqeKIrshn0CG5BgWX0u4HN2tqmRBrzIGJfd2RF6ubVAg-oWdz7rO2UhWJ46MMpcMlPYIB4J1A/s320/Halifax.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: times;">City of Halifax (not my photo)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;">I've poked around the city a bit, visiting a few of the better known attractions, but mainly I've napped. Slept. Napped. And slept some more. </span><p></p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;">Now, I'm ready to get back to the adventure. </span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;">My Penticton friend, Kyla Damen-Willems arrives tomorrow. She's joining Sparky and I for the 5600 kilometre (about 3500 miles) drive to BC. It will be great to have another human along because Sparky isn't a good conversationalist. When I talk to him, he just looks at me as if I'm slightly bonkers. </span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEo-t5uwL5JfA7eEQu2kgykG081u-VG1RGa4nyHK-Ktnnb0fALyEYUvmZj_-hosBUPunP1cfnold2SVcW0peY4iDzwvTb4S0EwsXMsVIT5wCgjB6527_ymu9rp-AjOaB6bLwSvYjGhG9f1AvKLReXx99p6nzh5mSPghmoYDymya-NAX396qU6c1AiTuw/s2230/IMG_5901%20Halifax%20NS%20colourful%20houses.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1578" data-original-width="2230" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEo-t5uwL5JfA7eEQu2kgykG081u-VG1RGa4nyHK-Ktnnb0fALyEYUvmZj_-hosBUPunP1cfnold2SVcW0peY4iDzwvTb4S0EwsXMsVIT5wCgjB6527_ymu9rp-AjOaB6bLwSvYjGhG9f1AvKLReXx99p6nzh5mSPghmoYDymya-NAX396qU6c1AiTuw/s320/IMG_5901%20Halifax%20NS%20colourful%20houses.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Halifax Nova Scotia</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwJl4-e1kZ6K1fIgB0zUYO-Kdj00zy3D5Sknt0m3u7Bw5YUEmEMBkfSVIDAZy0D4dQxncYc27bmB2ii8KxmnYRXxhTfZq3W9uKGc0HZXzeDPAfeMHCxuf27fsS4bQlqftzJu70FGR7xv2zzTVgZ9RQwmid3RlCVWfCWpBRrxaei8eiPLiC3eqMSSdn6w/s2592/IMG_5888%20Halifax%20NS%20Citadel%20cadets.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1728" data-original-width="2592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwJl4-e1kZ6K1fIgB0zUYO-Kdj00zy3D5Sknt0m3u7Bw5YUEmEMBkfSVIDAZy0D4dQxncYc27bmB2ii8KxmnYRXxhTfZq3W9uKGc0HZXzeDPAfeMHCxuf27fsS4bQlqftzJu70FGR7xv2zzTVgZ9RQwmid3RlCVWfCWpBRrxaei8eiPLiC3eqMSSdn6w/s320/IMG_5888%20Halifax%20NS%20Citadel%20cadets.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: times;">Cadets at Halifax Citadel</span></td></tr></tbody></table>From the internet: Halifax, an Atlantic Ocean port in eastern Canada, is the provincial capital of Nova Scotia. A major business centre since the 1840s it’s also known for its maritime history.</span><p></p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;"> The city’s dominated by the hilltop Citadel, a star-shaped fort completed in the 1850s. Waterfront warehouses known as the Historic Properties recall Halifax’s days as a trading hub for privateers, notably during the War of 1812.</span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaaOX0focHzfc4bktm91aUl0WFok-k0Htb9RnPROaqmHNDgvGlqOHMNQpALsb8tB4qIqP_33hPdKgsE9tPz4nr2o7BbPZOPVyR8Zd7Ms_BszaEK4ANUIhwuDyndkClPqGXGRKzk6YHyaJ8Fy0d4WynwEJLH7I5z-3EFp3uLTJS19BNjL0nXDlV3aJlYQ/s2592/IMG_5890%20Halifax%20NS%20Citadel.JPG" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1728" data-original-width="2592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaaOX0focHzfc4bktm91aUl0WFok-k0Htb9RnPROaqmHNDgvGlqOHMNQpALsb8tB4qIqP_33hPdKgsE9tPz4nr2o7BbPZOPVyR8Zd7Ms_BszaEK4ANUIhwuDyndkClPqGXGRKzk6YHyaJ8Fy0d4WynwEJLH7I5z-3EFp3uLTJS19BNjL0nXDlV3aJlYQ/s320/IMG_5890%20Halifax%20NS%20Citadel.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: times;">Inside the Halifax Citadel</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;">Our hotel is near the citadel (the star-shaped fort in the middle of the top photo), and across the street from a beautiful public garden. </span><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;">Strangely the public garden does not allow dogs, dog walkers, cyclists, joggers, scooters, or photography of wedding groups. The sign left me wondering who was allowed to venture through the gorgeous wrought iron gates.</span><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;">The Point Pleasant park has an interesting policy about dogs. They are allowed off-leash until 10:00 a.m., then not allowed at all later in the day. I think that's a great compromise. </span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;">On the return trip to Penticton, BC, Kyla and I will share the driving and we expect to arrive back home around the 21st of August.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;">Cheers, Lynda and The Sparkinator</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsnUBzwcEf1aagWSOiqlGdISjg2u_-4AaT5Pup2amCbMKiRxRcZMDJJzRzHEkYL4E6BLvf8NdclKj75jsILC6J1qLKCnij7ExnFgWV8ufhlUGuNSYvHq6qylZzsIm3F19CutcaSuHmay2GMKzhWZw88UDgN_AyEPaZCHLW2AV_ynfU4s5gr7zV7b6udA/s2592/IMG_5883%20Halifax%20NS%20dog%20sign.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="1728" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsnUBzwcEf1aagWSOiqlGdISjg2u_-4AaT5Pup2amCbMKiRxRcZMDJJzRzHEkYL4E6BLvf8NdclKj75jsILC6J1qLKCnij7ExnFgWV8ufhlUGuNSYvHq6qylZzsIm3F19CutcaSuHmay2GMKzhWZw88UDgN_AyEPaZCHLW2AV_ynfU4s5gr7zV7b6udA/s320/IMG_5883%20Halifax%20NS%20dog%20sign.jpg" width="213" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Point Pleasant Park, Halifax</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXVhOojq_6D7LUQ0eDbW4DqR4LelURa0jQkMLCSWvTKJ28HK9CZfCYNIW5xW38JKePvNZYSx5BGyPJvnxV5LD84vOz9BRGHEJD80fu7lKaa3HwpwAVa8tmWlcy2PNwe97dFp6XCqTyiQ7FJUPM0rRbLYFfSibc7yIUTYcGxbLFlcnCh6l6zxf_41X5HQ/s2592/IMG_5874%20Halifax%20NS.JPG" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1728" data-original-width="2592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXVhOojq_6D7LUQ0eDbW4DqR4LelURa0jQkMLCSWvTKJ28HK9CZfCYNIW5xW38JKePvNZYSx5BGyPJvnxV5LD84vOz9BRGHEJD80fu7lKaa3HwpwAVa8tmWlcy2PNwe97dFp6XCqTyiQ7FJUPM0rRbLYFfSibc7yIUTYcGxbLFlcnCh6l6zxf_41X5HQ/s320/IMG_5874%20Halifax%20NS.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Point Pleasant Park Halifax</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><div style="text-align: right;"><br /><br /></div><br /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV64q2DuQKrnsIyvQeg9_meRzk2uOOrHwzIQrVy7YgIRD9Hq7pTMwPt4WBbdG9D-njPcE1XZTTYDiaEdqLYmqr3tm65f7dRN9cPzEXUcZPIl8BDoNnqdfbVNm5hHLIpymdFeXPWmWlqOwcyc7sgLqMoYErbCUrRIYx7M63Ktfm6xiERszD9VHzESbO3w/s2482/IMG_5907%20Halifax%20NS%20colourful%20houses.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1381" data-original-width="2482" height="178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV64q2DuQKrnsIyvQeg9_meRzk2uOOrHwzIQrVy7YgIRD9Hq7pTMwPt4WBbdG9D-njPcE1XZTTYDiaEdqLYmqr3tm65f7dRN9cPzEXUcZPIl8BDoNnqdfbVNm5hHLIpymdFeXPWmWlqOwcyc7sgLqMoYErbCUrRIYx7M63Ktfm6xiERszD9VHzESbO3w/s320/IMG_5907%20Halifax%20NS%20colourful%20houses.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Halifax Nova Scotia</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJcTIFVjpL7lcCQc-l_Ca3zFpsq2Hp7UUNmii06cT-0bMeEwqwK63RP-e2wMEQQ6ODTGzE0yxbpTlTuirTnI4e-ka5tuN6aw6CUoSx8buI65BqLOeqHQXkBAG5me-CMDiFi1Yhb1H9D1Sc2bTewKFQSKt0Yg4wAAdllcPS7iYIe3TZLzP45nvBRO3lKg/s1730/IMG_5893%20Halifax%20NS%20colourful%20houses.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1728" data-original-width="1730" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJcTIFVjpL7lcCQc-l_Ca3zFpsq2Hp7UUNmii06cT-0bMeEwqwK63RP-e2wMEQQ6ODTGzE0yxbpTlTuirTnI4e-ka5tuN6aw6CUoSx8buI65BqLOeqHQXkBAG5me-CMDiFi1Yhb1H9D1Sc2bTewKFQSKt0Yg4wAAdllcPS7iYIe3TZLzP45nvBRO3lKg/s320/IMG_5893%20Halifax%20NS%20colourful%20houses.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Halifax Nova Scotia</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p></div>Lynda & Lawriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09299473292382071560noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60640136737405043.post-82888534323162666642023-08-04T13:29:00.000-06:002023-08-04T13:29:01.057-06:00Sparky's Epic Adventure Across North America (Titanic victims buried in Halifax NS)<p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white;">Aug 2nd: "Did you know that many of the victims of the Titanic disaster are buried in Halifax?" the young woman asked.</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;"><span>I shook my head, "I didn't know that. How interesting." And so, Sparky and I drove the short distance from our hotel in downtown Halifax to the Fairview Lawn Cemetery, where the graves for 121 people are </span>arranged in the shape of a ship's hull. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="clear: left; float: left; font-family: verdana; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="1728" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzJeILCfdmcpGhNpMA0krrMzbGfONWm_HfKzQUA1112aNS2h6CDVTc8bLDy1Y7c7a4QIynp5eKeK99bYKTv9aCRV9AG1HLUovyedMjBTTUGq0bIAjXLhz9LCR5fRW9ov721S9Iyy32_mIas1TuZRE0BcnS3w3dUYeFUY-_yYJQatzl6B4r2wWT_aVvnQ/s320/IMG_5871%20Titanic%20Graves%20NS.JPG" width="213" /></span></div><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;">From a New York Times online article: </span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;">This somber stewardship came about largely by chance: Halifax happened to be the closest major port with good rail connections when the ship sank, 700 nautical miles away in the North Atlantic.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;">Three ships sent from Halifax to find the Titanic’s dead recovered more than 300 bodies. </span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;">About 100 were buried at sea, but families who could afford the cost had 59 others transported elsewhere by rail. </span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;">The rest were buried locally, some of them attended to by a funeral home that is still in business.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;">Out of the 2,208 people who boarded the Titanic in Southampton, only </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;">705</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;"> survived when the ship sank.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">It was an sobering experience to see so many graves with the same date of death: April 15th 1912. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjow7spAFLHh9RyThMrLm8SO4i9jr6ekycl5It_9JpeMUKxzAn65hrkgdnfPFb8ahhycv1-F-pAKV-Wqwq2PWjpH9OKYfjSGRQYo83lQGVJ1YUqvRw_oOn3c7HybnQeXkOdVmo5EcncjnVJ8XhZDbr5jJviUlwt93dlbKmz8AEt1PGRw-u98i1Ms9L-8w/s2592/IMG_5865%20Titanic%20Graves%20NS.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1728" data-original-width="2592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjow7spAFLHh9RyThMrLm8SO4i9jr6ekycl5It_9JpeMUKxzAn65hrkgdnfPFb8ahhycv1-F-pAKV-Wqwq2PWjpH9OKYfjSGRQYo83lQGVJ1YUqvRw_oOn3c7HybnQeXkOdVmo5EcncjnVJ8XhZDbr5jJviUlwt93dlbKmz8AEt1PGRw-u98i1Ms9L-8w/s320/IMG_5865%20Titanic%20Graves%20NS.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaEcpV9sxXcJNZ13c0s6nNdQkS3OhqazTTNlJugzhXg7XEqvVkNoLjBnrgzAVoqL2EjyYvsA8ICHm0AkCubk7ylU8MrKeR-3ADXD0iE5RFP11Y8N8nHHcXxBwy90fD64f68Rv3Q4aGym0Y4_4EzWUNCY7KBRb6dcg9rzL7FU8185gYvcNX22huf08W_Q/s2592/IMG_5867%20Titanic%20Graves%20NS.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="1728" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaEcpV9sxXcJNZ13c0s6nNdQkS3OhqazTTNlJugzhXg7XEqvVkNoLjBnrgzAVoqL2EjyYvsA8ICHm0AkCubk7ylU8MrKeR-3ADXD0iE5RFP11Y8N8nHHcXxBwy90fD64f68Rv3Q4aGym0Y4_4EzWUNCY7KBRb6dcg9rzL7FU8185gYvcNX22huf08W_Q/s320/IMG_5867%20Titanic%20Graves%20NS.JPG" width="213" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Lynda & Lawriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09299473292382071560noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60640136737405043.post-47905435276907703272023-08-03T12:49:00.006-06:002023-08-03T12:49:59.255-06:00Sparky's Epic Adventure Across North America (Pictou NS)<p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPfKqFvYbxoxJQ3lBagnoJjtcknTkjMNBoboqK4Dy4tV0XwZm5pQ13GJf7cFkLi2KTSdbCI-U5k5k3gYGPNMnd-HIgLbQLzHRerdU5yr1N0K8pdJVK7KYJ7kMlzqXLWX0JUh75cQ1TdByExZKS08Xq7yORj-9NJ6Td85ggz974F15wHslShqx3xmOUUQ/s2232/IMG_5853%20Pictou%20NS%20Hector%20Museum.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2232" data-original-width="1728" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPfKqFvYbxoxJQ3lBagnoJjtcknTkjMNBoboqK4Dy4tV0XwZm5pQ13GJf7cFkLi2KTSdbCI-U5k5k3gYGPNMnd-HIgLbQLzHRerdU5yr1N0K8pdJVK7KYJ7kMlzqXLWX0JUh75cQ1TdByExZKS08Xq7yORj-9NJ6Td85ggz974F15wHslShqx3xmOUUQ/s320/IMG_5853%20Pictou%20NS%20Hector%20Museum.jpg" width="248" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">HMS Hector Heritage Quay</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: verdana;">Aug 1st: Sparky and I were on our way toward Halifax, but of course I can't stay on the boring freeways for too long and detoured off to Pictou. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Years ago when I was intensely interested in genealogy research I traced the Irish side of my dad's family back to when they arrived in Pictou Nova Scotia back in 1721. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">However, I am wondering if I got the right location, because according to a large historical display in Pictou it was colonized by 200 hundred Scottish Highlanders, arriving on board the HMS Hector on September 15th, 1773. </span></p><span style="font-family: verdana;">That might have to be a wintertime project, recheck the dates and the port of entry for our Lyons ancestors.</span><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcQgun2VtbYbz49KmAApGcBBv0_OMeFquYiFXnjrcJkRC_4byPl90UkdMA7-HblteiWz1fjx7N8I9qBfZkpOYYF1oGKyIu0sfIIhOkcIH7fzFrjmkgEZ0LXUd3-2wtjH_gtd02oj58GGPZoGASK_pXA-7Jpp0MiaROmsK-yNhVI6zuiKQJ3YzFpu8ouQ/s2592/IMG_5850%20Pictou%20NS%20HMS%20Hector.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1728" data-original-width="2592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcQgun2VtbYbz49KmAApGcBBv0_OMeFquYiFXnjrcJkRC_4byPl90UkdMA7-HblteiWz1fjx7N8I9qBfZkpOYYF1oGKyIu0sfIIhOkcIH7fzFrjmkgEZ0LXUd3-2wtjH_gtd02oj58GGPZoGASK_pXA-7Jpp0MiaROmsK-yNhVI6zuiKQJ3YzFpu8ouQ/s320/IMG_5850%20Pictou%20NS%20HMS%20Hector.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">HMS Hector under restoration</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I can't begin to imagine the hardships of crossing the Atlantic Ocean in a ship like the Hector. The hull of the original ship is under restoration and a full-size replica is housed inside the Hector Heritage Quay in Pictou.</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #202122; margin: 0.5em 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>Wikipedia:</i> </span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #202122; margin: 0.5em 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">HMS Hector's most famous voyage took place in 1773 with a departure date around the second week of July, carrying 189 Highlanders who were immigrating to Nova Scotia. </span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #202122; margin: 0.5em 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #202122; margin: 0.5em 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2UbIXtnGyISVSxLf2zu-elQVETVPiolC-LM_s7YwMXV4y7o0RES9H_CLT6ifoTtYM7wPs6pwEYy7bjYC1u7WV5hdQyvB1BNFbzLfDYRFxxCJdEZkIWpx6I0gWZG8Vh0oW0YRFeLj5Gku9AF_QRXKvBth41ttQR7s2FZzZHCnwTTmZtoMY-kd1J8WI2w/s2592/IMG_5852%20Pictou%20NS.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1728" data-original-width="2592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2UbIXtnGyISVSxLf2zu-elQVETVPiolC-LM_s7YwMXV4y7o0RES9H_CLT6ifoTtYM7wPs6pwEYy7bjYC1u7WV5hdQyvB1BNFbzLfDYRFxxCJdEZkIWpx6I0gWZG8Vh0oW0YRFeLj5Gku9AF_QRXKvBth41ttQR7s2FZzZHCnwTTmZtoMY-kd1J8WI2w/w320-h213/IMG_5852%20Pictou%20NS.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">Pictou Nova Scotia</span></td></tr></tbody></table>The vessel's owner, Mr. John Pagan, along with Dr. John Witherspoon, purchased three shares of land near Pictou, Nova Scotia. Pagan and Witherspoon hired John Ross as a recruiting agent for settlers willing to emigrate to Pictou with an offer of free passage, 1 year of free provisions, and a farm. </span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #202122; margin: 0.5em 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The settlers (23 families, 25 single men) were recruited at Greenock, Renfrewshire and at Loch Broom, Ross-shire with the majority being from Loch Broom. </span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #202122; margin: 0.5em 0px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuET9Cg3XA3LraquBIGsy_XD0Dzbd6TRGhxROC0iIEwd1Do6e0xW6pgdLbqMZk5phOBm5MpQOYMeFHN9OyOJWsqEt9JykcknstbCXRPFVTENC2_smr6ptauHsenYzDJK_M3pWFbzB1ewCgBY0ExW5vfhte5B2GYKgrS8OAS-iJBn6Ds8ues_sJkdcQWg/s2592/IMG_5851%20Pictou%20NS.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="1728" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuET9Cg3XA3LraquBIGsy_XD0Dzbd6TRGhxROC0iIEwd1Do6e0xW6pgdLbqMZk5phOBm5MpQOYMeFHN9OyOJWsqEt9JykcknstbCXRPFVTENC2_smr6ptauHsenYzDJK_M3pWFbzB1ewCgBY0ExW5vfhte5B2GYKgrS8OAS-iJBn6Ds8ues_sJkdcQWg/s320/IMG_5851%20Pictou%20NS.JPG" width="213" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">Celebrating the Scottish colonials</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: verdana;">The settlers that boarded <i>Hector</i> were poor, "obscure, illiterate crofters and artisans from Northern Scotland, who spoke Gaelic."<span style="text-wrap: nowrap;"> </span>The school teacher, William McKenzie was one of the few passengers on the <i>Hector</i> to speak both Gaelic and English.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #202122; margin: 0.5em 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>Hector</i> was an old ship and in poor condition when it left Europe. The arduous voyage to Pictou took 11 weeks, with a gale off Newfoundland causing a 14-day delay. Dysentery<span style="text-wrap: nowrap;"> </span>and smallpox claimed 18 lives amongst the passengers. The vessel arrived in Pictou Harbour on September 15, landing at Brown's Point, immediately west of the present-day town of Pictou.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #202122; margin: 0.5em 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Definitely not a journey for the faint of heart!</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #202122; margin: 0.5em 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">~</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Sparky and I will be exploring the fascinating city of Halifax Nova Scotia for the next few days. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Cheers Lynda and The Sparkinator</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAXgPAyvfxNhyNUhI3OOhu9UHrLBEJsG5FzfnhBwFXpSr75OYgwN0FC9Aym0igRENghvxJoJBoG-BznqpbevKPX6MMaV-VgZmHrNYruFYH9LJXhcZv9vIAS-S4MbKaXgSAx8fYaRnBkk_2V8_DRGYBWtYqyn6CUTpkguG2vbu9Y6HgHznDPFPfyvAFVw/s2592/IMG_5849%20Pictou%20NS%20colourful%20chairs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1728" data-original-width="2592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAXgPAyvfxNhyNUhI3OOhu9UHrLBEJsG5FzfnhBwFXpSr75OYgwN0FC9Aym0igRENghvxJoJBoG-BznqpbevKPX6MMaV-VgZmHrNYruFYH9LJXhcZv9vIAS-S4MbKaXgSAx8fYaRnBkk_2V8_DRGYBWtYqyn6CUTpkguG2vbu9Y6HgHznDPFPfyvAFVw/s320/IMG_5849%20Pictou%20NS%20colourful%20chairs.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">Pictou Nova Scotia - love the colourful chairs</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div>Lynda & Lawriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09299473292382071560noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60640136737405043.post-90604669077881473352023-08-01T05:37:00.003-06:002023-08-01T05:37:44.627-06:00Sparky's Epic Adventure Across North America (Port Hood & Tatamagouche NS)<p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidd3QR0c1RzpJqH5K0bBFqMfyatIAYFl1ulHDrMa8g6xsV_H-RdOda1pJA-PpM5MNZXIoB8bG5BkCcW9kHnrH57LQ2MEYzpC1cTpVsGYWtJsGpXTgpgU5LzsTct7u2hk3zS6FJDq3wVGLlRNPiolRWcK5fyLPRBJPeWAFhB1qwX4uH3YwiGyhHJ-TaWA/s2592/IMG_5807%20Port%20Hood%20NS%20chairs.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1728" data-original-width="2592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidd3QR0c1RzpJqH5K0bBFqMfyatIAYFl1ulHDrMa8g6xsV_H-RdOda1pJA-PpM5MNZXIoB8bG5BkCcW9kHnrH57LQ2MEYzpC1cTpVsGYWtJsGpXTgpgU5LzsTct7u2hk3zS6FJDq3wVGLlRNPiolRWcK5fyLPRBJPeWAFhB1qwX4uH3YwiGyhHJ-TaWA/s320/IMG_5807%20Port%20Hood%20NS%20chairs.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: times;">Port Hood Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> July 31st: Sparky and I have spent the last two days slowly poking our way west-ish, from North Sydney, to Port Hood and Mabou on the Cabot Trail in Cape Breton and today Tatamagouche in Nova Scotia.</span></span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Located on Cape Breton Island, Port Hood is well known for their five sandy beaches, which makes their marketing plan simple:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i> Eat. Beach. Sleep. Repeat.</i> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNlLSoe4F9-zFjn2c4Hp515lwNHPu9QK7E5N8rUQnCIfhZKLXfEE9QHgTRHYJ1YR1EWKFrSwoRFOdozCRcKO5Y0JudRUFz6Aurn_p4uqNXMvv9nDeZx-reg5zNlBofJr8cQZ0NKCxB7gjYlKt7cLeLmkYLDb53GyySWEMoXqVx0NRtovP0a3lqJzjiTw/s2592/IMG_5805%20Port%20Hood%20NS%20beaches.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1728" data-original-width="2592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNlLSoe4F9-zFjn2c4Hp515lwNHPu9QK7E5N8rUQnCIfhZKLXfEE9QHgTRHYJ1YR1EWKFrSwoRFOdozCRcKO5Y0JudRUFz6Aurn_p4uqNXMvv9nDeZx-reg5zNlBofJr8cQZ0NKCxB7gjYlKt7cLeLmkYLDb53GyySWEMoXqVx0NRtovP0a3lqJzjiTw/s320/IMG_5805%20Port%20Hood%20NS%20beaches.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Port Hood - 1 of 5 beautiful beaches</td></tr></tbody></table><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio8W-66ndsdeJT-WYWkmWtFScc_cZ0oikVAHdPH_BexlO09lIcLlDCL6psqy63Sdw7Npq6cM0tzLplZFDRLF4aSQfQtVoFLjXW50oRwEhB2fNapKi5MtkwC118r-WAiQ_AIEV7Mh7lzMQtvpChnT4oVnPaA0hlWVt3Y0_BCjMVKis_r1i5OdNzYPiHYA/s2592/IMG_5809%20Port%20Hood%20NS%20Sparky%20at%20the%20bistro.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1728" data-original-width="2592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio8W-66ndsdeJT-WYWkmWtFScc_cZ0oikVAHdPH_BexlO09lIcLlDCL6psqy63Sdw7Npq6cM0tzLplZFDRLF4aSQfQtVoFLjXW50oRwEhB2fNapKi5MtkwC118r-WAiQ_AIEV7Mh7lzMQtvpChnT4oVnPaA0hlWVt3Y0_BCjMVKis_r1i5OdNzYPiHYA/s320/IMG_5809%20Port%20Hood%20NS%20Sparky%20at%20the%20bistro.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: times;">Bistro in Port Hood. Waiting for our takeout order</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">~</span></div><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVl_wDIq9T_peDfXlyu2ImowTVpuUCZ2Yym0h5dgRa-yrOS5UZE4wGzfPN6HaXmGxNB1uRdyl9g8kx2xjAYMQMeDYXDhnVINdCkMcJnMoeEObNpC6fhFXal2_pkujzFyG5jARSnLKsSipuNP_iY7c9QiCRPdvIuK9d5Q-_B0leEiNcn-2TSEzO51jxBA/s2592/IMG_5820%20Mabou%20NS.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="1728" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVl_wDIq9T_peDfXlyu2ImowTVpuUCZ2Yym0h5dgRa-yrOS5UZE4wGzfPN6HaXmGxNB1uRdyl9g8kx2xjAYMQMeDYXDhnVINdCkMcJnMoeEObNpC6fhFXal2_pkujzFyG5jARSnLKsSipuNP_iY7c9QiCRPdvIuK9d5Q-_B0leEiNcn-2TSEzO51jxBA/s320/IMG_5820%20Mabou%20NS.JPG" width="213" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">Rankin Sisters pub</span></td></tr></tbody></table>In the nearby hamlet of Mabou, <i>The Red Shoe Pub</i> has become a kind of “home away from home” for many locals and visitors over the years. The Rankin Sisters’ cozy spot offers a menu of Nova Scotia home cooking. "The Shoe" serves food and drinks and great live music, seven days a week. It is open seasonally from the last Friday in May to mid-October."</span></span></p><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;">Born in Mabou, the Rankins come from a family of 12 siblings, all of whom would entertain the neighbours musically every third weekend as part of a </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;">cèilidh</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;">. (A social gathering for singing, dancing and telling stories.) </span></div></div><br /><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirzvKNQlHeYfgggfgWhX1kVVhUtVSJgU7FLBwyEJjr3sV0T2QpooZa-XsxJ0iHZYW3b69e7GiGzD4BFER6KNeS78cRU-Lmzq4sJ7GPsgLBRNqXZYOTCk8rPKuqB_lnn98kk7rxsqSFEyfT29JfuINyOvBIxGowmKtGhu-WnT3chA9mxzVczmBrNf-JJQ/s2592/IMG_5811%20Mabou%20NS%20Red%20Shoe%20Pub.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="1728" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirzvKNQlHeYfgggfgWhX1kVVhUtVSJgU7FLBwyEJjr3sV0T2QpooZa-XsxJ0iHZYW3b69e7GiGzD4BFER6KNeS78cRU-Lmzq4sJ7GPsgLBRNqXZYOTCk8rPKuqB_lnn98kk7rxsqSFEyfT29JfuINyOvBIxGowmKtGhu-WnT3chA9mxzVczmBrNf-JJQ/s320/IMG_5811%20Mabou%20NS%20Red%20Shoe%20Pub.jpg" width="213" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: times;">Rankin Sister's - The Red Shoe</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></span></span><div><div><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The first Rankin Family band formed in the 1970s when siblings Geraldine, Genevieve, David, John Morris, and Raylene Rankin began performing at local weddings and dances in Cape Breton. As the older siblings went away to college and university, the younger siblings Jimmy, Cookie and Heather took their places.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #202124;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;">Heather, Cookie & Raylene Rankin along with their eldest sister Genevieve Fakoory, purchased the Red Shoe Pub in 2004 and opened its doors in 2005. </span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRZK7-fWeuszp3RB9cmUwPKypMSMDdL5cTQodkmVuGESyekqxHCyOCtEadXKBPXhKzkU8ffYonZGZKTZLjgRqnN5JAJ9qkmAHGBpmr51HRR6_eG_g8rAcHGNajhhaIdYRtccZJfh5Ua5oZnmLPhBRgduNm8kzvWJCG0fLpxCAWwIhnWKCsZJN9HlcKBw/s2592/IMG_5821%20Mabou%20NS%20The%20Nest.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1728" data-original-width="2592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRZK7-fWeuszp3RB9cmUwPKypMSMDdL5cTQodkmVuGESyekqxHCyOCtEadXKBPXhKzkU8ffYonZGZKTZLjgRqnN5JAJ9qkmAHGBpmr51HRR6_eG_g8rAcHGNajhhaIdYRtccZJfh5Ua5oZnmLPhBRgduNm8kzvWJCG0fLpxCAWwIhnWKCsZJN9HlcKBw/s320/IMG_5821%20Mabou%20NS%20The%20Nest.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mabou Nova Scotia </td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">~</span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white;"></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;">Tatamagouche Nova Scotia, is situated on the </span>Northumberland Strait<span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"> north of </span>Truro<span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"> and west of </span>Pictou<span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"> at the mouths of the French and Waugh Rivers.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;">Tatamagouche derives its name from the native </span>Mi'kmaq<span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"> term </span><i style="background-color: white; color: #202122;">Takǔmegoochk</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipeG-qTKgRWRLrsWQy4A_QjVaHgQ7yqxcjSYpuYpYZ7C30IWpB4JhQXNqqRWVhNa0kwO7foix7TFzfVvVSIKJKQCg6EWThu97PBk3VncGNVI6iRhWzs7s8iB6yWnDG5j4Siq7xstAYDrHiJafvbuD1S_4XmRyk64xSK88Ywyp6A2E4lCm-XVqWJrbxKg/s2592/IMG_5825%20Tatamagouchie%20NS.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1728" data-original-width="2592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipeG-qTKgRWRLrsWQy4A_QjVaHgQ7yqxcjSYpuYpYZ7C30IWpB4JhQXNqqRWVhNa0kwO7foix7TFzfVvVSIKJKQCg6EWThu97PBk3VncGNVI6iRhWzs7s8iB6yWnDG5j4Siq7xstAYDrHiJafvbuD1S_4XmRyk64xSK88Ywyp6A2E4lCm-XVqWJrbxKg/s320/IMG_5825%20Tatamagouchie%20NS.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tatamagouche Nova Scotia</td></tr></tbody></table>, translated as "Meeting of the waters".</span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #202122; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9wVkOLNwrssN8L1WEP4E7KRErov1a55WNgH49ikTXm8vMxnNZ8x7yatL0wZeKsC6L-_9lonMI8L6elWBXtEbmUKUq-gfxPliNKXFa1Q0wdmNsaIRuH4-Oyjeg6dEMkgzEPD-eTKMHm5AZhLZLEq5Potai7tq8_Y0mDu-EXa1JU7tYOfAz5Tc2vDMlGg/s2592/IMG_5835%20Tatamagouchie%20NS%20tourist%20train.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1728" data-original-width="2592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9wVkOLNwrssN8L1WEP4E7KRErov1a55WNgH49ikTXm8vMxnNZ8x7yatL0wZeKsC6L-_9lonMI8L6elWBXtEbmUKUq-gfxPliNKXFa1Q0wdmNsaIRuH4-Oyjeg6dEMkgzEPD-eTKMHm5AZhLZLEq5Potai7tq8_Y0mDu-EXa1JU7tYOfAz5Tc2vDMlGg/s320/IMG_5835%20Tatamagouchie%20NS%20tourist%20train.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tourist train in Tatamagouche NS</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span><div><br /></div></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG7pWAlyMO3YyH9_bsQjgTyToYUN_Z0ghDo3qsLpmrW9kzuSR9Fc25aZNPC6I9HdXT6yzz8SV68bBlTLnIW44FkBwogb2M1bmOGMpQrlo1ipijCUiZVNt9v09l4RSlVY0QESTSsyOSkB2cLdTH2cT-SYYLwcILeXmHupHnx-HdIdI3cazYlcQsKKjsJA/s2383/IMG_5829%20Tatamagouchie%20NS.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1728" data-original-width="2383" height="232" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG7pWAlyMO3YyH9_bsQjgTyToYUN_Z0ghDo3qsLpmrW9kzuSR9Fc25aZNPC6I9HdXT6yzz8SV68bBlTLnIW44FkBwogb2M1bmOGMpQrlo1ipijCUiZVNt9v09l4RSlVY0QESTSsyOSkB2cLdTH2cT-SYYLwcILeXmHupHnx-HdIdI3cazYlcQsKKjsJA/s320/IMG_5829%20Tatamagouchie%20NS.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tatamagouche Nova Scotia</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Lynda & Lawriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09299473292382071560noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60640136737405043.post-24454306943152173572023-07-29T17:23:00.003-06:002023-07-29T17:23:59.201-06:00Sparky's Epic Adventure Across North America (sad to leave Newfoundland, The Rock)<p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikDqBWOEo6DAf0AcGOqnvzHYDRkqURSmvaWVEwRyal3J9__gfGIF0jfXVrYMFa7jgynJepPxm57f3FvGDqSV4Vo3x8SwPsOje0grvMeo38pSwWYkwVLP99GSyYlSo-NlO-v03St--pqRYyxffHxwRXGMfE8qcKD2BDL_a67kRbTKR1MaHDz-kuIw7MZA/s2592/IMG_5795%20Port%20Aux%20Basques%20NL%20our%20last%20night.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1728" data-original-width="2592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikDqBWOEo6DAf0AcGOqnvzHYDRkqURSmvaWVEwRyal3J9__gfGIF0jfXVrYMFa7jgynJepPxm57f3FvGDqSV4Vo3x8SwPsOje0grvMeo38pSwWYkwVLP99GSyYlSo-NlO-v03St--pqRYyxffHxwRXGMfE8qcKD2BDL_a67kRbTKR1MaHDz-kuIw7MZA/s320/IMG_5795%20Port%20Aux%20Basques%20NL%20our%20last%20night.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our last night on The Rock</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: verdana;">July 29th: I know, I've skipped a few days! </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I haven't done a whole lot besides sleep, and drive since July 27th. For some reason my energy level has bottomed out and I am taking it easy until I feel perkier. Sparky, on the other hand, is bored silly with my lack of enthusiasm for his exploratory walks.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I have now driven over 18,000 kilometers since leaving Penticton on May 1st. The odometer clicked over just as we were coming into Pasenda Newfoundland, where we stopped in for a cup of tea and a sandwich with Bernadine and Stewart Cochrane. They are new friends with an Isla Mujeres Mexico connection.</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEX6kIa5wptZS6cyZlA8AYeibExnRMk5dgH3d2xc_P0qpZvFDXHreGU3KhX77OO1rj3txj5d3Mz3OpM_3wSvKLmhNdcgrLE4xi3zVRpuGJo2J9L8lI7Rv224WlLDD29kglQ2MSgxwdFBgRsEntDaIAYT6zpYc7N9MLUAzGtHlgRpDrGSH0LqM79bLZpw/s2592/IMG_5746%20Bishop's%20Falls%20NL%20fishing.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1728" data-original-width="2592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEX6kIa5wptZS6cyZlA8AYeibExnRMk5dgH3d2xc_P0qpZvFDXHreGU3KhX77OO1rj3txj5d3Mz3OpM_3wSvKLmhNdcgrLE4xi3zVRpuGJo2J9L8lI7Rv224WlLDD29kglQ2MSgxwdFBgRsEntDaIAYT6zpYc7N9MLUAzGtHlgRpDrGSH0LqM79bLZpw/s320/IMG_5746%20Bishop's%20Falls%20NL%20fishing.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fishing at Bishop's Falls NL</td></tr></tbody></table></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Today, we caught the noon ferry from Port Aux Basques, and sailed away to more adventures back on the mainland of Canada. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I really enjoyed the 4 weeks that The Sparkinator and I roamed around Newfoundland. It was everything I thought it would be, and more. Some of my best memories were meeting the locals, chatty, friendly, helpful and always smiling. </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">I occasionally struggled to understand what they were saying and I'm sure some of the folks couldn't understand me either. Everyone, young and old, of any gender, have called me honey, my love, sweetie, darling, and my darling. It's startling at first and then it becomes charmingly normal.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">One gentleman in Corner Brook chatted with me for a good five minutes, nicely telling me why I shouldn't drive the wrong way on a one-way street. He sent me on my way with a smile and 'you have a good day now.' spoken rapidly in his Newfie dialect. To be fair, it was only the entrance to the Greenway Hotel, and I thought I could get away with a quick zip into the parking lot, instead of driving around the block. He politely disagreed with my decision!</span></p><p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJQSNk-bK7ivOc61RNX6BUH79dvJxkyE6D1Qi3D9cgA-6vOXtDlZsDGo6JDjc9q1nWOxS1TNu_F_LpTN8z8o9RvLzWDuh3F5JILqCYb9NtOF6FPp5M499gR4x_oHFPDMvaq7TtOQ75SHApBrCZn2JrqQbwNCB2WKQZEOV6m9VasOiOz26DpPJySelReQ/s2592/IMG_5777%20Codroy%20Valley%20NL.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1728" data-original-width="2592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJQSNk-bK7ivOc61RNX6BUH79dvJxkyE6D1Qi3D9cgA-6vOXtDlZsDGo6JDjc9q1nWOxS1TNu_F_LpTN8z8o9RvLzWDuh3F5JILqCYb9NtOF6FPp5M499gR4x_oHFPDMvaq7TtOQ75SHApBrCZn2JrqQbwNCB2WKQZEOV6m9VasOiOz26DpPJySelReQ/s320/IMG_5777%20Codroy%20Valley%20NL.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Codroy Provincial Park NL</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: verdana;">This is a vast province, much larger than I ever imagined, and I didn't even attempt to explore the larger mainland section of Labrador. (The full name of the province is Newfoundland and Labrador). Sparky and I roamed several of the indented peninsula's exploring tiny hamlets, villages, and towns. We covered just over 5000 kilometers on Newfoundland and I don't think I covered even half of the area. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">It has stunning scenery everywhere you go, but as you have probably gathered by my photos I am in love with the ocean, boats, and colourful buildings. The mountain ranges, massive forests, tumbling brooks, and numerous lakes are beautiful too, they just don't catch my eye the way the coastline does.</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHamWRh7h4pOnh-VSd8kbxwSYbo7aC-kPPjgAoZVouLCv1EuAkUtYUpv0cZqs90n8cz40bujWVqtuYljVnc1xptN4gM-0Arcp60DKApIvxkh725SHZ72PGpms_xeATFj5QsHfqqtaSk0W78QrNFj6_ctRT2V9TFky01UHsCdgbHAxu6YdE6suCyM4ZGA/s2592/IMG_5761%20Port%20Harmon%20NL%20man%20walking%20cat.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1728" data-original-width="2592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHamWRh7h4pOnh-VSd8kbxwSYbo7aC-kPPjgAoZVouLCv1EuAkUtYUpv0cZqs90n8cz40bujWVqtuYljVnc1xptN4gM-0Arcp60DKApIvxkh725SHZ72PGpms_xeATFj5QsHfqqtaSk0W78QrNFj6_ctRT2V9TFky01UHsCdgbHAxu6YdE6suCyM4ZGA/s320/IMG_5761%20Port%20Harmon%20NL%20man%20walking%20cat.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A man walking his cat, Port Harmon</td></tr></tbody></table></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">So, I'll leave this with a few of my favourite photos of Newfoundland. (I have several hundred photos but they won't all fit in this blog!)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I hope many of you have plans to explore this beautiful, and still wild, part of the world.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Cheers Lynda and The Sparkinator</span></p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJkD5eiGeV8w7oeCDKZx-K6TUVaPnyBcqfCibcLDq4VWxUEx9BMbrdA6n7TMydN_zLlylfnpB6Zci7xXEODSnW9vWTW0cmIhTyXrBYpk6GLWB3U361pNo_m_5FiTRG8iFyc4SLaEomFBmUuAyUpoSH55mUvgK5qoinpN7n44-lSyIA9jjfTxnHD3GljQ/s2592/IMG_4850%20Twillingate%20iceberg.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1728" data-original-width="2592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJkD5eiGeV8w7oeCDKZx-K6TUVaPnyBcqfCibcLDq4VWxUEx9BMbrdA6n7TMydN_zLlylfnpB6Zci7xXEODSnW9vWTW0cmIhTyXrBYpk6GLWB3U361pNo_m_5FiTRG8iFyc4SLaEomFBmUuAyUpoSH55mUvgK5qoinpN7n44-lSyIA9jjfTxnHD3GljQ/s320/IMG_4850%20Twillingate%20iceberg.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Icebergs at Twillingate NL</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgxXjSuimT90T9Sk00KwKmr-yIC-7_1orEm-WyODK38BrPVlvnC7gzzAG8Gt2NQ4R-nlx10LcF_-m6rg552gjl5s-PtQFLInextq4os7JpvD_opDqA76m2krDs4YENBjlb4rpph15Tthma33HpktS8CUWbiGt0rMedWEzpnT0ymeAhHvAHAfB46jJTmg/s2243/IMG_5177%20St%20John's%20NL%20colourful%20houses.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1677" data-original-width="2243" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgxXjSuimT90T9Sk00KwKmr-yIC-7_1orEm-WyODK38BrPVlvnC7gzzAG8Gt2NQ4R-nlx10LcF_-m6rg552gjl5s-PtQFLInextq4os7JpvD_opDqA76m2krDs4YENBjlb4rpph15Tthma33HpktS8CUWbiGt0rMedWEzpnT0ymeAhHvAHAfB46jJTmg/s320/IMG_5177%20St%20John's%20NL%20colourful%20houses.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jelly Bean Row St. John's (covers many streets)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlSsu0W5dc1WkG-VWpFSM3J_MXci6wUzxumJsFEV1LMFMOz4DMn7AmTRLsrEPH-36X4HN1Wb1msgWm21OFLDcFf8vae_FZ6LaQBjX6UjcDUVfSVY50kBc0u9YN8VNX5Isn_vz9XzjR9Cbnu1i65mbkF30griP4SZlfbNoOBasQYDtPL90ksO0zEyf-8A/s2329/IMG_5625%20Cape%20Bonavista%20NL,%20puffins%20cropped.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1308" data-original-width="2329" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlSsu0W5dc1WkG-VWpFSM3J_MXci6wUzxumJsFEV1LMFMOz4DMn7AmTRLsrEPH-36X4HN1Wb1msgWm21OFLDcFf8vae_FZ6LaQBjX6UjcDUVfSVY50kBc0u9YN8VNX5Isn_vz9XzjR9Cbnu1i65mbkF30griP4SZlfbNoOBasQYDtPL90ksO0zEyf-8A/s320/IMG_5625%20Cape%20Bonavista%20NL,%20puffins%20cropped.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Puffins at Cape Bonavista NL</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-vsb4CKtgfPSO5A9zmwAe0apzx7nmSm3HDKqB0xk62uGCeQvx_VONHAQqbl-vHjzsFhQDejFlUg2T74PLTjnzoyJTOY7MmuIgn6B896oqu02IiMvPL47lsYYpgqAda9-J9SmYVPrFvwOVb3aqmcGXsB47aV_-HdW-QR6z0n-gD1XTKdJXlFtVKPAnCQ/s2592/IMG_5007%20Winterton%20NL.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1728" data-original-width="2592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-vsb4CKtgfPSO5A9zmwAe0apzx7nmSm3HDKqB0xk62uGCeQvx_VONHAQqbl-vHjzsFhQDejFlUg2T74PLTjnzoyJTOY7MmuIgn6B896oqu02IiMvPL47lsYYpgqAda9-J9SmYVPrFvwOVb3aqmcGXsB47aV_-HdW-QR6z0n-gD1XTKdJXlFtVKPAnCQ/s320/IMG_5007%20Winterton%20NL.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Colourful boats, Winterton NL</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Lynda & Lawriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09299473292382071560noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60640136737405043.post-78886561385229705642023-07-26T12:51:00.000-06:002023-07-26T12:51:03.379-06:00Sparky's Epic Adventure Across North America (charming Champney's West & Trinity NL)<span style="font-family: verdana;">July 25th: Driving south on Highway #230 in the direction of the Trans Canada Highway, on our way to Gander NL, I spotted a sign for Trinity. I'd heard it is a colourful and charming village, so I turned left towards Trinity. </span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1728" data-original-width="2592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioYrdj0q6P9egq9TOxiYc1qUOdkwLE86RM7GH88LJ87tUUS47L5NmyUUdGK8fRxgZWhS0CiXAaA9ogjf9AU_WEjlT4jPaeJAJwpmzWCdMv0Wf5zj-sKBbTV5OXNRmAhCmiEpCViuXNZlm4J2AsrSLCaWSemWKSGXYDUCCElFZj76ylkNIcOujVOPkWrg/s320/IMG_5711%20Champney's%20West%20NL,%20colourful%20buildings.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="320" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Champney's West </td></tr></tbody></table>Except I turned too soon, and ended up meandering along a narrow road toward Champney's West. This village wasn't on my radar, but I'm glad that I continued to the end of the road.</span><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;">Champney's West is a beautiful community, located in the group known as Trinity Bight. I checked the population figures and got various results of 75 to 432.</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;">Apparently no one really knows! Perhaps they are including the ghosts of past residents. </span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;">I also had to look up the word "bight." It's a long, gradual bend or recess in the shoreline that forms a large, open bay. </span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJE-yFq2Xw2Us7KcOBlXv0mhI6mnSYFpTy2CGeh60yu5avzKgjgBLYLaQIogchINlQK0FTLcYQB54LjTLMZW0RiY48KkbybKKKuhW-qBI8zv96kweUY1GxrAYhD23Zu1DV2lJ3PkgNX3K4kZSrQcI1-pUeZ2kGZV7lUzIdG99O3-PJ0OUys-tKovEjUw/s2592/IMG_5703%20Champney's%20West%20NL,%20sheds.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1728" data-original-width="2592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJE-yFq2Xw2Us7KcOBlXv0mhI6mnSYFpTy2CGeh60yu5avzKgjgBLYLaQIogchINlQK0FTLcYQB54LjTLMZW0RiY48KkbybKKKuhW-qBI8zv96kweUY1GxrAYhD23Zu1DV2lJ3PkgNX3K4kZSrQcI1-pUeZ2kGZV7lUzIdG99O3-PJ0OUys-tKovEjUw/s320/IMG_5703%20Champney's%20West%20NL,%20sheds.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Road leading to Champney's West.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Eventually I found the correct road to Trinity, in Trinity Bay. The road branched off of the same road that Sparky and I had explored a few days ago when we were on our way to our cottage at Little Catalina. We were too early to check-in, so I diverted to Highway #239, and drove to the end at Old Bonaventura. On the way back I stopped for fish and chips at the Lucky Spike food truck, and then continued on to Little Catalina. I completely missed Trinity that day!</span></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQPNmYViwmEZ6XXIveIVnuGy1kV8YzakGt9TKbTiXi3e8GC5y4f2wMkmVdVN2LN9dp3EZ81NZjQN59oD2DVBcbTnBj8vfWookEHbs1veWAl6gTDfUpewz_B39heNkE0uz9pO-JsP9aT46fFbSP4xsIjYycq_fYRWtpVPKHnNpD7oMD9y3x_pwQR3Scwg/s2592/IMG_5549%20Road%20to%20Old%20Bonaventure%20NL.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1728" data-original-width="2592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQPNmYViwmEZ6XXIveIVnuGy1kV8YzakGt9TKbTiXi3e8GC5y4f2wMkmVdVN2LN9dp3EZ81NZjQN59oD2DVBcbTnBj8vfWookEHbs1veWAl6gTDfUpewz_B39heNkE0uz9pO-JsP9aT46fFbSP4xsIjYycq_fYRWtpVPKHnNpD7oMD9y3x_pwQR3Scwg/s320/IMG_5549%20Road%20to%20Old%20Bonaventure%20NL.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Old Bonaventura (New Bonaventura is nearby) </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLNLh1tdTj4iob49jA7qAt8PmlcdFwdJNmkZFWKB778xImNJyDtoYe3dzrH5lat61elR338tgaCm471Zp0Eq9QQtdM7FPAr-cflGDZTS6OT2KM_OdlFNkj0YivzzlbWP_2pk4VLcCKxGwAFZIr7ktP6hP0m_YnCSZAO-X-fABEAwXaa8vAcvCbyI6Xkg/s2592/IMG_5550%20Road%20to%20Old%20Bonaventure%20NL.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1728" data-original-width="2592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLNLh1tdTj4iob49jA7qAt8PmlcdFwdJNmkZFWKB778xImNJyDtoYe3dzrH5lat61elR338tgaCm471Zp0Eq9QQtdM7FPAr-cflGDZTS6OT2KM_OdlFNkj0YivzzlbWP_2pk4VLcCKxGwAFZIr7ktP6hP0m_YnCSZAO-X-fABEAwXaa8vAcvCbyI6Xkg/s320/IMG_5550%20Road%20to%20Old%20Bonaventure%20NL.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">At the Lucky Spike food truck</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_jdC6_oxeqBsnU8akHqQyyNNgc4KjVDlQo8NFdAvnxLQStrheGYGtGsqukA5WH1BsTSHsJX-4EnJ9TDSH4Hg9AJf5cSD1_asRC99EBoXdEGtcZXJKpQAAEDXqDYHQ_0d7eW91-KAhcVP3uAaH2xxzi3Ffc80TwC9XXJruNlrAVbgG7TLgMmocgd8Qaw/s2592/IMG_5551%20Road%20to%20Old%20Bonaventure%20NL.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1728" data-original-width="2592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_jdC6_oxeqBsnU8akHqQyyNNgc4KjVDlQo8NFdAvnxLQStrheGYGtGsqukA5WH1BsTSHsJX-4EnJ9TDSH4Hg9AJf5cSD1_asRC99EBoXdEGtcZXJKpQAAEDXqDYHQ_0d7eW91-KAhcVP3uAaH2xxzi3Ffc80TwC9XXJruNlrAVbgG7TLgMmocgd8Qaw/s320/IMG_5551%20Road%20to%20Old%20Bonaventure%20NL.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Great fish and chips freshly made</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSib7SWBSmBPdbXtCZTP8kfgHAlEHf1JL7UZ6wwABxZ_CTikj7-YJ46WR7W3RGM23T-zFr_BHsMMt-daR_D7TnJPExFUh6pIDvPKwpc3cZ-HpznCxzgdGK0mMBmdqCQFWti-HddJrbqrp-4OVljYHjPCYpx9Rxf9qIvqiuN23byh_kJv8BRIyYHcaBUg/s2592/IMG_5720%20Trinity,%20Trinity%20Bay%20NL,%20colourful%20buildings.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1728" data-original-width="2592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSib7SWBSmBPdbXtCZTP8kfgHAlEHf1JL7UZ6wwABxZ_CTikj7-YJ46WR7W3RGM23T-zFr_BHsMMt-daR_D7TnJPExFUh6pIDvPKwpc3cZ-HpznCxzgdGK0mMBmdqCQFWti-HddJrbqrp-4OVljYHjPCYpx9Rxf9qIvqiuN23byh_kJv8BRIyYHcaBUg/s320/IMG_5720%20Trinity,%20Trinity%20Bay%20NL,%20colourful%20buildings.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Trinity, Trinity Bay NL</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;">When I eventually found Trinity, in Trinity Bay - I was thrilled! </span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;">It is set in a gorgeous bay, the historic buildings are beautifully restored, and and new ones have been designed to blend with the existing ambiance. </span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;">One company seems to be the major landlord for many of the buildings, Artisan Inn offers rooms, suites, and private vacation homes scattered throughout the community. They also own and operate the Twine Loft Restaurant, offering "a waterside culinary experience."</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3f55j8HdyD4AzOoTQPpwB0kS-vL34Az-KpDJ7JJId-e8W5TpUrCa3Wxb6h8cKcOBbp2qbWySNQGmHv25NjMWT5XMihYWGaSJ_2YevDFeOA2BLsLi4rv9p_a_lc22o_qUlNoQArqMNjc0H5CRPF0-Oaz81z11eaRhpmqTFLriZl7MJSdFF03xUI60_iA/s2592/IMG_5728%20Trinity,%20Trinity%20Bay%20NL%20whale%20watching.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1728" data-original-width="2592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3f55j8HdyD4AzOoTQPpwB0kS-vL34Az-KpDJ7JJId-e8W5TpUrCa3Wxb6h8cKcOBbp2qbWySNQGmHv25NjMWT5XMihYWGaSJ_2YevDFeOA2BLsLi4rv9p_a_lc22o_qUlNoQArqMNjc0H5CRPF0-Oaz81z11eaRhpmqTFLriZl7MJSdFF03xUI60_iA/s320/IMG_5728%20Trinity,%20Trinity%20Bay%20NL%20whale%20watching.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Heading out to look for whales</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;">The area is also well-known for </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;">hiking, sea kayaking, whale, bird and iceberg watching, fine dining, theatre, museums, and shopping.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;"> </span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;">If I am ever back this way, I would definitely stay in Trinity.</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;">Cheers Lynda and The Sparkinator</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJyesnuyR83u05l9ZtKrCxiAVlnpnH90R2eIEkOkuyUgey1wBCnz-NrS3XSJ_84JmlMpXO54VfSlEphEQjnTPef_ZV9p7oxKKlTpRaC5agUQiJl6wysZCR1WYPRRtcCD4udWkNiMVkP7JNgWijSekQ3cxPRo7-oqjbPegKGjQGhmBHuUtDOQLiybK1Eg/s2592/IMG_5741%20Trinity,%20Trinity%20Bay%20NL.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1728" data-original-width="2592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJyesnuyR83u05l9ZtKrCxiAVlnpnH90R2eIEkOkuyUgey1wBCnz-NrS3XSJ_84JmlMpXO54VfSlEphEQjnTPef_ZV9p7oxKKlTpRaC5agUQiJl6wysZCR1WYPRRtcCD4udWkNiMVkP7JNgWijSekQ3cxPRo7-oqjbPegKGjQGhmBHuUtDOQLiybK1Eg/s320/IMG_5741%20Trinity,%20Trinity%20Bay%20NL.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><br /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div></div>Lynda & Lawriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09299473292382071560noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60640136737405043.post-12942587142268476232023-07-24T06:30:00.000-06:002023-07-24T06:30:30.379-06:00Sparky's Epic Adventure Across North America (Puffins at Bonavista Newfoundland)<p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9PHnseAj4EIJYuh52nYVEkEA22qrAIU6qzMX2GmHyJV7sqJWVO-etzDOi40MH2HNwzxynduq0pB7iYbOqvsJcKh1cYvadOMoh2mZLYmEl3DybpqEfOEtelmgH0YPmPpsqvxSG2au6wHvewkKVPgUeq8UpfXgQj0g8u60LI3XoJd8kYzZE2106z6iHAw/s2592/IMG_5568%20Elliston%20NL%20puffin%20nesting%20site.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1728" data-original-width="2592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9PHnseAj4EIJYuh52nYVEkEA22qrAIU6qzMX2GmHyJV7sqJWVO-etzDOi40MH2HNwzxynduq0pB7iYbOqvsJcKh1cYvadOMoh2mZLYmEl3DybpqEfOEtelmgH0YPmPpsqvxSG2au6wHvewkKVPgUeq8UpfXgQj0g8u60LI3XoJd8kYzZE2106z6iHAw/s320/IMG_5568%20Elliston%20NL%20puffin%20nesting%20site.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">The farthest island is the nesting site</span></td></tr></tbody></table>July 23rd: At around ten in the morning the fog lifted and we started out on a quest to photograph the cute and comical provincial bird of Newfoundland - the Atlantic Puffin. </span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;">Nearby Elliston is listed as the best place to get close enough for photographs, so that's where I was headed. </span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;">Except, they don't allow dogs! Even though the seabird sanctuary is a separate island, adjacent to the community of Elliston, dog are not allowed anywhere near the site. </span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYBKDH6U9JWJ3BrcBvrrKetTwRuKuOZmorQuD0U5U1viEaHPzSvUBUGK7IKhz94Ws0luiJZvXCXeRdYJI1N_7--sNxKklRkP-io5rVhRUtz4tgBItudmVz6qcdFNySgo5xvbhXpUknxTXMH0SGo5prnM4LlH-DaZvX7ZHxBOoQS0-eQVUK5CShrMH-gA/s2215/IMG_5562%20Elliston%20NL,%20gift%20store%20puffins.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1329" data-original-width="2215" height="192" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYBKDH6U9JWJ3BrcBvrrKetTwRuKuOZmorQuD0U5U1viEaHPzSvUBUGK7IKhz94Ws0luiJZvXCXeRdYJI1N_7--sNxKklRkP-io5rVhRUtz4tgBItudmVz6qcdFNySgo5xvbhXpUknxTXMH0SGo5prnM4LlH-DaZvX7ZHxBOoQS0-eQVUK5CShrMH-gA/s320/IMG_5562%20Elliston%20NL,%20gift%20store%20puffins.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elliston, gift store specializing in puffin items</td></tr></tbody></table></p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;">Disappointed, I returned to the car. I had intended to drop Sparky back at our cottage in nearby Little Catalina, but instead turned towards Bonavista. I could always come back the next day on my own. </span></p><p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEVl8WOr5cn2yfhaqeVVmfXxFEIYE0Pa4RGnJik1CsfBnm793nbRxRqr26kTSwHNVhE4jMOIZNJll1Kic4cZQIJUWBDDfYjjP9g65rJQc9Sh6L_UOvIXbH80riZ2dKTDPLIr2oTncVy2cS3UuABudR0vTDt775NZ1FryCTf6OVqwzrJfqX7qkHTn2iaQ/s2592/IMG_5571.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1728" data-original-width="2592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEVl8WOr5cn2yfhaqeVVmfXxFEIYE0Pa4RGnJik1CsfBnm793nbRxRqr26kTSwHNVhE4jMOIZNJll1Kic4cZQIJUWBDDfYjjP9g65rJQc9Sh6L_UOvIXbH80riZ2dKTDPLIr2oTncVy2cS3UuABudR0vTDt775NZ1FryCTf6OVqwzrJfqX7qkHTn2iaQ/s320/IMG_5571.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elliston also Root Cellar Capital of World</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;">So, a bit of history about Bonavista from Wikipedia. It is believed to have been settled 5000 years before by the ancestors of the Beothuk indigenous group. </span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;">The first recorded European contact was John Cabot</span><span face="sans-serif" style="font-family: verdana;"> (Giovanni Caboto), a freelance Italian explorer, contracted by England's </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;">Henry VII</span><span face="sans-serif" style="font-family: verdana;"> to find new lands, and a sea route to the </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;">Orient</span><span face="sans-serif" style="font-family: verdana;">. Cabot set sail from </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;">Bristol</span><span face="sans-serif" style="font-family: verdana;">, </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;">England</span><span face="sans-serif" style="font-family: verdana;"> in his ship the </span><i style="font-family: verdana;">Matthew</i><span face="sans-serif" style="font-family: verdana;"> in 1497. </span></p><p><span face="sans-serif" style="font-family: verdana;">When Cabot first saw land he reputedly said "O Buon Vista" ("Oh, Happy Sight!")</span><span face="sans-serif" style="font-family: verdana; text-wrap: nowrap;"> </span><span face="sans-serif" style="font-family: verdana;">giving rise to the name of the town and nearby </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;">Cape Bonavista</span><span face="sans-serif" style="font-family: verdana;">. </span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtbBHOL--f9yc1cZPyMOXORX5G3uioyiORhgNh-v5ZbyDvUNv5lSqRR2m_MylLG2KWdHfpOv0QfQvlReVMhqyYv-nH051vUYcYhQKr-UMiShYVkK4Hbv1DsTikFr3AbtF0Ek5If-tYIdcT667dL8eRVqyATryD3eShXDzJIzSyVimHfce5Jd2ViFTPFA/s2592/IMG_5580.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1728" data-original-width="2592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtbBHOL--f9yc1cZPyMOXORX5G3uioyiORhgNh-v5ZbyDvUNv5lSqRR2m_MylLG2KWdHfpOv0QfQvlReVMhqyYv-nH051vUYcYhQKr-UMiShYVkK4Hbv1DsTikFr3AbtF0Ek5If-tYIdcT667dL8eRVqyATryD3eShXDzJIzSyVimHfce5Jd2ViFTPFA/s320/IMG_5580.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Functioning lighthouse at Bonavista NL</td></tr></tbody></table></p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;"><span face="sans-serif">Bonavista became one of the most important towns in </span>Newfoundland<span face="sans-serif"> due to its proximity to the rich fishing and </span>sealing<span face="sans-serif"> grounds. The Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, French and English fished off Cape Bonavista during the 16th century, but the Spanish and Portuguese presence soon declined, leaving the French and English as the dominant powers.</span><span face="sans-serif"> </span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimGAOjdQO7F92iVUJidNuidYR6Lwfyzlr2uxiDK-EanZ05s52x5OhEMwcZoOdGwDFD_TFhiSmMqnRRq5o3GVnRtoMywelIwLOK9y94AGlNFltrvOQLNQSys6a8_sStOkelRBIQKlfrslF943Hs18bo-dmN0hPJN2Yu-FdrpOn1rsg6EL5f6Bif9TN_sQ/s2592/IMG_5665.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1728" data-original-width="2592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimGAOjdQO7F92iVUJidNuidYR6Lwfyzlr2uxiDK-EanZ05s52x5OhEMwcZoOdGwDFD_TFhiSmMqnRRq5o3GVnRtoMywelIwLOK9y94AGlNFltrvOQLNQSys6a8_sStOkelRBIQKlfrslF943Hs18bo-dmN0hPJN2Yu-FdrpOn1rsg6EL5f6Bif9TN_sQ/s320/IMG_5665.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">Bonavista Newfoundland</span></td></tr></tbody></table></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;">As a result of European encroachment, slaughter, and diseases to which they had no natural resistance, the Beothuk's numbers diminished rapidly following contact.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;"> Some internet sources say the Beothuk have been completely wiped out, others note a few remaining people who identify as descendants of the Beothuk. Either way the culture has been decimated.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;">Now, the main industry is tourism. Last year Bonavista hosted nearly a hundred thousand tourists enjoying a glimpse of the puffins, the wild scenery, whales, icebergs, and the quaint villages of the Bonavista Peninsula.</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghiTGd2Tgt9owx3u-_TVNAmQxZWhZqCgx7cYlj2QkhD9eD0AsuaGn_M73qFCxStDhRqzP1eT-SlXYooIDvkFGZwwGil-V5hsRCDtAKoEquJGU_nr580smtJvFWn18_R9H8HT_AYlxUbkJS0-v2pkhm9aaUyA6yuvVdhWqK8xQ4bFjWMseNVz05XM_2cw/s2592/IMG_5609%20Bonavista%20NL%20puffin%20nesting%20site.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1728" data-original-width="2592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghiTGd2Tgt9owx3u-_TVNAmQxZWhZqCgx7cYlj2QkhD9eD0AsuaGn_M73qFCxStDhRqzP1eT-SlXYooIDvkFGZwwGil-V5hsRCDtAKoEquJGU_nr580smtJvFWn18_R9H8HT_AYlxUbkJS0-v2pkhm9aaUyA6yuvVdhWqK8xQ4bFjWMseNVz05XM_2cw/s320/IMG_5609%20Bonavista%20NL%20puffin%20nesting%20site.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Thousands of puffins - I needed a better lens</td></tr></tbody></table></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Cape Bonavista still has a fully operational lighthouse and the original seal oil fueled light apparatus that was used in the 1800s can be seen.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white;">At the base of the lighthouse I had a great view of the Cape Bonavista puffin colony, and I was able to take a snap a few photos. Not great photos because of the distance, but a reminder of my first sighting of the industrious and charming puffins. If you are headed to Newfoundland, and interested in the puffins - buy a decent camera and a good telephoto lens! I wish I had upgraded.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieV6DOI95Ipma4GhVOQX8RUjx-dT-QzSYEyUwkDCXjUPt4ALAnvcWBkuqxJ20S4Sb6uTcIa4DQ2Z54fdoSw52_ZcP38Pc6Iv1MPSl4ErHT7_lNe9MCA_UOUh3jpRcKihqIfX96V6xo7y5PEaPEWAiXV0HoLxHir7Z24P3JehwA-AX_-Oh4S1A9GzMmrw/s771/IMG_5595%20Bonavista%20NL%20puffins%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="604" data-original-width="771" height="251" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieV6DOI95Ipma4GhVOQX8RUjx-dT-QzSYEyUwkDCXjUPt4ALAnvcWBkuqxJ20S4Sb6uTcIa4DQ2Z54fdoSw52_ZcP38Pc6Iv1MPSl4ErHT7_lNe9MCA_UOUh3jpRcKihqIfX96V6xo7y5PEaPEWAiXV0HoLxHir7Z24P3JehwA-AX_-Oh4S1A9GzMmrw/s320/IMG_5595%20Bonavista%20NL%20puffins%202.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Atlantic Puffins! So cute.</td></tr></tbody></table></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white;">Cheers Lynda and Sir Fuzz-butt</span></span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p>Lynda & Lawriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09299473292382071560noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60640136737405043.post-56289459922838594602023-07-23T07:01:00.000-06:002023-07-23T07:01:08.243-06:00Sparky's Epic Adventure Across North America (Screeching in at Sunnyside B&B Newfoundland)<p style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhztqHeqGZkbGWw4v_vhWbzSEq7u7dnz3UPg8ZwbW5c-Rox20ojeDm0yR8Cf8OJjTD_qz7H8ZASYQN4vi4K2Et8Kwx5sckOFl-hlrwqkCdJbbsRE-aPG5ALMWcFLTxCQeRVwJOspYOytyFBPGcM77FUCDhHavClMxSKSJ7zj8UyJQYmVRVRGWbxwPUSGw/s2592/IMG_5509%20Screech%20In,%20Danny.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1728" data-original-width="2592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhztqHeqGZkbGWw4v_vhWbzSEq7u7dnz3UPg8ZwbW5c-Rox20ojeDm0yR8Cf8OJjTD_qz7H8ZASYQN4vi4K2Et8Kwx5sckOFl-hlrwqkCdJbbsRE-aPG5ALMWcFLTxCQeRVwJOspYOytyFBPGcM77FUCDhHavClMxSKSJ7zj8UyJQYmVRVRGWbxwPUSGw/s320/IMG_5509%20Screech%20In,%20Danny.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">Master of Ceremonies Danny</span></td></tr></tbody></table>“Do you want to become a Newfoundlander?” Danny a native-born
Newfoundlander asked the initiates, Judy and John, who are also guests at the
Sunnyside B&B owned and operated by Danny and his wife Sarah. </span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The "screech-in" is a ceremony performed on non-Newfoundlanders (known to Newfoundlanders as a "come from away" or "mainlander")</span></span></p><p style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p style="margin: 0cm;"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p style="margin: 0cm;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ9GVu26DzL9tF9j0Ms0CCKZIboLOgwjcwFDqUoIslIzjzgtx1lii_47l9f5SpgFfNPR30hJ7Rp-nSw9wf6ik41-yBj9QZTqcm1X0L2S__uofljSKhQP7O5ubnoHOCTEBr_Iexfzsr4uzKTR_yrUahtT7EdLZgvcf9dBniWWh8W2mU9fniXvtl7qNNag/s1940/IMG_5508%20Screechin%20In,%20Judy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1551" data-original-width="1940" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ9GVu26DzL9tF9j0Ms0CCKZIboLOgwjcwFDqUoIslIzjzgtx1lii_47l9f5SpgFfNPR30hJ7Rp-nSw9wf6ik41-yBj9QZTqcm1X0L2S__uofljSKhQP7O5ubnoHOCTEBr_Iexfzsr4uzKTR_yrUahtT7EdLZgvcf9dBniWWh8W2mU9fniXvtl7qNNag/s320/IMG_5508%20Screechin%20In,%20Judy.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: times;">Wearing the traditional Sou'Wester</span></td></tr></tbody></table></p><p style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;">With a bit of prompting, reminiscent to a minister reciting wedding
vows to a bride and groom, John and Judy, gave the proper response, “Yes b’y!”</span></p><p style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><o:p><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></o:p></span></p><p style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;">Next Danny handed them the traditional sou’wester rain gear. Once they
were properly dressed, he then asked, </span>“Is ye a Screecher?”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><o:p><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;">Then
exaggerating the typical Newfie lingo and speaking rapidly he prompted them to
reply with, “Deed I is, me ol’ cock, and long may your big jib draw!” (That
translates to, “Indeed, I am, my old friend, and may there always be wind in
your sails!”)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZFYRzY2Tti8xqsSg8wHshD4SkwnueCH8rxgfyJ6KEZMnvtwxvU3lZHoWlk-naDBLvLtbRzivwX3kYKROxiug-8qTIWUk3AZxynl3rzKMFs84enFepO5EPGk_Ph1qNW21skM26-NJ6mKGxDueUGNWzUHYdMXITzBSTsTcWDJo7BEpSFEt2V7S9tJcj1Q/s2592/IMG_5513%20Screechin%20In.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1728" data-original-width="2592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZFYRzY2Tti8xqsSg8wHshD4SkwnueCH8rxgfyJ6KEZMnvtwxvU3lZHoWlk-naDBLvLtbRzivwX3kYKROxiug-8qTIWUk3AZxynl3rzKMFs84enFepO5EPGk_Ph1qNW21skM26-NJ6mKGxDueUGNWzUHYdMXITzBSTsTcWDJo7BEpSFEt2V7S9tJcj1Q/s320/IMG_5513%20Screechin%20In.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: times;">Eating Newfie steak - bologna</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;">Eating
a piece of ‘Newfie steak,” a bit of cold bologna was the next part of the
ceremony. John popped his piece in his mouth and swallowed, but Judy’s response
was a variety of hilarious faces. She got it down, but not easily.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;">A
more recent variation is the participants being required to kiss the rear end
of a rubber Puffin. Either way everyone was laughing by this stage of the
ceremony.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtWTJsMNQBSA77jqT7lHdL-H4dpgOpLGG24wRjZQ_FGj1HPLpa8Z8AQiCDrTVi3KaaoJ2HbpG5nWFdrG9afegyn-eryOr-TYHN-IqSKLp47Gcb3r9GBNVBwDlvUizIH2SO4UUDk3Yu6i29m0t_y_34kIGWXpM-5ckv2UE05OynqYfb1yy4jyrwYia4Sw/s2592/IMG_5523.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1728" data-original-width="2592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtWTJsMNQBSA77jqT7lHdL-H4dpgOpLGG24wRjZQ_FGj1HPLpa8Z8AQiCDrTVi3KaaoJ2HbpG5nWFdrG9afegyn-eryOr-TYHN-IqSKLp47Gcb3r9GBNVBwDlvUizIH2SO4UUDk3Yu6i29m0t_y_34kIGWXpM-5ckv2UE05OynqYfb1yy4jyrwYia4Sw/s320/IMG_5523.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: times;">John, Kissing the Cod</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;">Then
came the kissing of a cod and more funny faces. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;">There were also a number of
hilariously funny and rapidly spoken Newfie verses that John and Judy had to
stumble through, but I haven’t been able to find the correct lines anywhere on
the internet. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCThrBhveys0DXsK55wwK5g8xRjL5n8Qa4n4KjY3QxIKoOZm35xCMXYNstiePRDsDWXJuF8RnAYt1BAcy2vxAOOl6Cl6bLXl0PVN3sy03rXS2jPvFIKEGdgg0Mby9jPaZpTyHPY1_Th1K5eFeKhSv0DYQ0HdF5SuGmrOrz14TFiW5xjJBhd4OkLGty2Q/s2592/IMG_5525.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1728" data-original-width="2592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCThrBhveys0DXsK55wwK5g8xRjL5n8Qa4n4KjY3QxIKoOZm35xCMXYNstiePRDsDWXJuF8RnAYt1BAcy2vxAOOl6Cl6bLXl0PVN3sy03rXS2jPvFIKEGdgg0Mby9jPaZpTyHPY1_Th1K5eFeKhSv0DYQ0HdF5SuGmrOrz14TFiW5xjJBhd4OkLGty2Q/s320/IMG_5525.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: times;">Judy, Kissing the Cod</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;">And
finally, John and Judy were instructed to stand in a container of Newfoundland
sea-water, recite the verse below and toss back a shot of Screech, (rum).</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;"><em><br /></em></span></p><p style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;"><em><br /></em></span></p><p style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;"><em><br /></em></span></p><p style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;"><em>From
the waters of the Avalon, to the shores of Labrador,</em><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-variant-ligatures: common-ligatures; margin: 0cm;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;">We’ve always stuck together, with a rant and
a roar.</em><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-variant-ligatures: common-ligatures; margin: 0cm;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;">To those who’ve never been, soon they’ll
understand,</em><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-variant-ligatures: common-ligatures; margin: 0cm;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;">From coast to coast, we raise a toast, we
love thee Newfoundland!</em><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-variant-ligatures: common-ligatures; margin: 0cm;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2w25qwkMOOrDUVCmMFOeb8VLq8cOfsF1Y6_ayGe3602-j2pytgT1MTrMlfCQAA6K7GcEtgLZCoCY-gx49tl55oSYiLK6Kh8W1uBegMYwGKK9rwRzW90yYhL14CJCbeweQ2CcnVIk5TiyV1_aLjs5MDh_9en49mh-LkQcHD63U2TpQk7dxPFvVbV4tcQ/s2592/IMG_5532.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1728" data-original-width="2592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2w25qwkMOOrDUVCmMFOeb8VLq8cOfsF1Y6_ayGe3602-j2pytgT1MTrMlfCQAA6K7GcEtgLZCoCY-gx49tl55oSYiLK6Kh8W1uBegMYwGKK9rwRzW90yYhL14CJCbeweQ2CcnVIk5TiyV1_aLjs5MDh_9en49mh-LkQcHD63U2TpQk7dxPFvVbV4tcQ/s320/IMG_5532.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">The toast, and shot of Screech!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span></em></p><p style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;">Where
did the name Screech come from? Legend has it that Demerara Rum, from the West
Indies, was very popular in Newfoundland. It was brought in, bottled, and sold
in an unlabeled bottle (everyone knew what it was). During World War II, the
Americans set up bases in Newfoundland. One night, a serviceman was out
drinking with some locals. Eager to try the traditional drink of the province,
he took a shot of the unnamed rum. When he was able to breathe again, the serviceman
let loose a loud noise that was later described as some sort of horrible
"screech". The name stuck.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p style="margin: 0cm;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTCwXz39axwTrh8ba6iyXl_PwY4DTymwn9y72vxIZDzvvrgQly_gCgbI8NC-rTu0olXkLjShSZ_0BUbwd1TYtCsKXRksucLByn4L38ixrTNQLS-tyR1eZliLON9aLhwv6sdgf3PLtXf5BQd9ga6zWfnUyI767KBUfZ8QrPYROVyb7g7LKI11g7yti0ug/s2592/IMG_5537%20Screechin%20In.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1728" data-original-width="2592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTCwXz39axwTrh8ba6iyXl_PwY4DTymwn9y72vxIZDzvvrgQly_gCgbI8NC-rTu0olXkLjShSZ_0BUbwd1TYtCsKXRksucLByn4L38ixrTNQLS-tyR1eZliLON9aLhwv6sdgf3PLtXf5BQd9ga6zWfnUyI767KBUfZ8QrPYROVyb7g7LKI11g7yti0ug/s320/IMG_5537%20Screechin%20In.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: times;">Judy, Danny, John </span></td></tr></tbody></table></p><p style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;">Most
Newfies are no longer cod fishermen, but they enjoy letting visitors in on
their sense of humor, their history, and their hooch. I love this place!</span></p><p style="margin: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">~</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;">The Sunnyside B&B is an over-the-top-full-service B&B, that has RV parking and a made-in-Newfoundland gift store. With advance notice Sarah will also prepare evening meals for guests. Danny does fishing tours and the famous Screechin' In ceremony. I highly recommend staying here if you are planning to travel to Newfoundland. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://sunnysideoflifebandbrvandtea.com/" style="background-color: white;">https://sunnysideoflifebandbrvandtea.com/</a></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; clear: none; line-height: 28px; margin: 0px 0px 28px; position: relative; top: 9px;"><span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-variant-ligatures: common-ligatures;"><a href="https://trucesoundadventures.com/" style="background-color: white;">https://trucesoundadventures.com/</a></span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; clear: none; line-height: 28px; margin: 0px 0px 28px; position: relative; top: 9px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; clear: none; line-height: 28px; margin: 0px 0px 28px; position: relative; top: 9px;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Freight Pro, Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></p>Lynda & Lawriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09299473292382071560noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60640136737405043.post-38330228375921513862023-07-22T13:10:00.002-06:002023-07-24T06:31:05.553-06:00Sparky's Epic Adventure Across North America (Burin then on to Arnold's Cove NL)<p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;">July 20th: Sparky and I started to explore the Burin Peninsula from Grand Bank to St. Lawrence in Newfoundland. After driving through 35 kilometers of thick fog, we hit a long stretch of road construction and gravel roads so I turned the car around. My Mazda doesn't need to be beaten up any more than absolutely necessary.</span></p><p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGANoGyFf-RYW6s6GsM82n0irmsq8lYcHJR-4zxl00gWqRJDoJdaU8H7tpK9Le2WWHcfj6emL94er2LvCUSe2qTu-XdyxpgcEHQGzpC3tPER363WGtPzxJqQozM3UyX-OawWQpKVODbeNNMxE2EP9t47JdBuFM7HaeXHEYKtXkocsF2eOX5KhxiRmV8A/s2171/IMG_5416%20Bull%20Cove,%20Burin%20NL%20boat.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1725" data-original-width="2171" height="254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGANoGyFf-RYW6s6GsM82n0irmsq8lYcHJR-4zxl00gWqRJDoJdaU8H7tpK9Le2WWHcfj6emL94er2LvCUSe2qTu-XdyxpgcEHQGzpC3tPER363WGtPzxJqQozM3UyX-OawWQpKVODbeNNMxE2EP9t47JdBuFM7HaeXHEYKtXkocsF2eOX5KhxiRmV8A/s320/IMG_5416%20Bull%20Cove,%20Burin%20NL%20boat.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: times;">Road #221 Burin area of Newfoundland</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;">July 21st: I poked along through various communities from Marystown, to Lewin's Cove, Back Cove, Burin, Port au Bras, and Beau Bois taking photos and exploring. I didn't want to arrive too early at our next place in Arnold's Cove. (More photos below!)</span><p></p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;">Ha! It turns out the joke was on me. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; white-space-collapse: preserve;">After 80 days of traveling, this was the first f**k up with a reservation. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; white-space-collapse: preserve;">I had booked one night at a cottage in Arnold's Cove Newfoundland, only to discover the owner had changed from nightly rentals to monthly rentals. Her cottage and every bedroom in the main house were jammed with long-term renters. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; white-space-collapse: preserve;">When I called her Ontario cell phone, she said she had canceled my reservation months ago. I then told her that </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><a class="x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x6umtig x1b1mbwd xaqea5y xav7gou x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz xt0b8zv x1qq9wsj xo1l8bm" href="https://www.facebook.com/bookingcom?__cft__[0]=AZUIf322O0l-1gvOA-CW8I0uTn-ERJLzYs_DqQQXJ53yF7GEByb2MasHt2f1PLLMR05RvRImK_eXEymCEyAmBbmzXwsOcsMZipc5gNStb97VekrquCEPtQceMGaFGL50LfgyYiUod1avFnV3V3GTNs7xm0cHi2eV3D87B80u58CWFaFWc4DmYJCEy8LMOIHv0_0&__tn__=-]K-R" role="link" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0"><span class="xt0psk2" style="display: inline;">Booking.com</span></a></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> had processed the payment on July 18th for my reservation so as far as I knew, I had a valid reservation. It's the only disadvantage of staying in tiny rural communities. They rarely have more than one or two options for accommodations. My worst nightmare was about to come true - sleeping in my car!</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Driving through Arnold's Cove in search of another option I happened upon Andrew, the owner/operator of Killick In the Cove </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><a class="x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x6umtig x1b1mbwd xaqea5y xav7gou x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz xt0b8zv x1fey0fg" href="https://thekillickinthecove.com/?fbclid=IwAR2lRbLzMg6en-lYKDed7DParC41UCOqo6qqEd2cE-lO51ickXZ1nhHpsRg" rel="nofollow noreferrer" role="link" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0" target="_blank">https://thekillickinthecove.com/</a>.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> His property was full, but he put me in touch with Sarah at The Sunnyside of Life in the nearby community of Sunnyside, a short drive from Arnold's Cove. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><a class="x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x6umtig x1b1mbwd xaqea5y xav7gou x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz xt0b8zv x1fey0fg" href="https://sunnysideoflifebandbrvandtea.com/?fbclid=IwAR2xIMaDdq5GNktSdEhHucp3_57NH_cfXESRk_q3OYeiPGZrnWUXuthnQ9M" rel="nofollow noreferrer" role="link" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0" target="_blank">https://sunnysideoflifebandbrvandtea.com/</a></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaZ_WCyWtze97S0KrFUxtd81WiRoQvHs2PBCz2Qha3nBjjfFRkn0_OkA5nEy0usHxKSodNwfuAmoccNqkS5_WEfgqMZ1DBzucx-gwDiKLZjWzOh_IHJdeJfIGLymDwc5tktGygtsnensqEZpQy8Tg5K-bXheP2d3cxscW0kjiaa_q-AlYsd13nEFfhRA/s2368/IMG_5502%20Sunnyside%20B&B%20Sunnyside%20NL.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1434" data-original-width="2368" height="194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaZ_WCyWtze97S0KrFUxtd81WiRoQvHs2PBCz2Qha3nBjjfFRkn0_OkA5nEy0usHxKSodNwfuAmoccNqkS5_WEfgqMZ1DBzucx-gwDiKLZjWzOh_IHJdeJfIGLymDwc5tktGygtsnensqEZpQy8Tg5K-bXheP2d3cxscW0kjiaa_q-AlYsd13nEFfhRA/s320/IMG_5502%20Sunnyside%20B&B%20Sunnyside%20NL.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">Sunnyside B&B in Sunnyside NL</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Thankfully, Sarah and Danny had a room. And they were fine with Sparky staying. And Sarah was going to cook dinner for her B&B guests. OMG, she's an angel. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; white-space-collapse: preserve;">My next blog is about two of their guests getting 'screeched in.' It was hilarious! </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Cheers Lynda and The Sparkinator </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> </span></span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicoJ0wNoC67SF4nnJDdaCkrU8_zdxTf7Gm9w_-fqWGaYTMwL-AenQnZwRmPUX4BpB_i7TeXFLORf_V7tk8ih7HP6bdaRc1xvOAgg4X6yriJXSgasVrborO072J6AjazGXU27Q-CQDYHqgm4gdL6Drfwz42e5LWeHCzs9ROYXatLttNcH0QhAALue3h5Q/s2592/IMG_5406%20Lewin's%20Cove,%20Burin%20NL.JPG" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1728" data-original-width="2592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicoJ0wNoC67SF4nnJDdaCkrU8_zdxTf7Gm9w_-fqWGaYTMwL-AenQnZwRmPUX4BpB_i7TeXFLORf_V7tk8ih7HP6bdaRc1xvOAgg4X6yriJXSgasVrborO072J6AjazGXU27Q-CQDYHqgm4gdL6Drfwz42e5LWeHCzs9ROYXatLttNcH0QhAALue3h5Q/s320/IMG_5406%20Lewin's%20Cove,%20Burin%20NL.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">Memorial at Lewin's Cove for lost fishermen</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></span></span><p></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCwb3NYOtX92mrZmxSEwHQ_VpF1wIcwTgkL82BRoSfwlwC49TE3gU430M_p3e7R1m7yQnEJsIQw9w1Spbj4TtG2MWqGpKeAfqoNHdlIdK6cizQDbSYwgW3u2RUKnJAoThxgkXgsqhTlJ1navoJ_lu8gCciKUE07_GOVayGlqqCnY2UAdcGKft9SyXgVw/s2592/IMG_5418%205417%20Burin%20NL%20ecological%20tours.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1728" data-original-width="2592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCwb3NYOtX92mrZmxSEwHQ_VpF1wIcwTgkL82BRoSfwlwC49TE3gU430M_p3e7R1m7yQnEJsIQw9w1Spbj4TtG2MWqGpKeAfqoNHdlIdK6cizQDbSYwgW3u2RUKnJAoThxgkXgsqhTlJ1navoJ_lu8gCciKUE07_GOVayGlqqCnY2UAdcGKft9SyXgVw/s320/IMG_5418%205417%20Burin%20NL%20ecological%20tours.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bunkies for rent a Burin Eco-tours</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: verdana; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidC0imSRGyM69XCIeibuPxQYoB8ZKjg953deKl6H_0Rvz0HTinwoFh62Fy6ipy9fZpVBXkNIuDTZbP5XucK5G-z8iYBqms5dgi6fgZvCXlvUc4En_h8Xuxe3lwIwf8Ujqhxqv9Qrxj9fq5VNdd-ZE621zfnwuki7_DOXVRZe2uqlySFp3CDhE_KatqMA/s2592/IMG_5428%205417%20Burin%20NL%20Bakers%20Table%20Cafe.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1728" data-original-width="2592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidC0imSRGyM69XCIeibuPxQYoB8ZKjg953deKl6H_0Rvz0HTinwoFh62Fy6ipy9fZpVBXkNIuDTZbP5XucK5G-z8iYBqms5dgi6fgZvCXlvUc4En_h8Xuxe3lwIwf8Ujqhxqv9Qrxj9fq5VNdd-ZE621zfnwuki7_DOXVRZe2uqlySFp3CDhE_KatqMA/s320/IMG_5428%205417%20Burin%20NL%20Bakers%20Table%20Cafe.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">Cafe at the end of the road - we were too early</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTHdwxQWgICP3qvf4NknvMJlj79EWgqOBBM8f2yeFkhugdufImav2BqLoCqEXbe8Y_NyvX7Y_Yffjy9j_MeaehSQqdX_gjcZi5eMPjdInNik28ze3ViTnEiK_quOqJXhNg7dy-IpZ0xVoKNhmjdmxd7r-CJM57or_PWwFK8biDqrDtJGB7Abxtai3A-g/s2592/IMG_5417%20Burin%20NL%20view.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1728" data-original-width="2592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTHdwxQWgICP3qvf4NknvMJlj79EWgqOBBM8f2yeFkhugdufImav2BqLoCqEXbe8Y_NyvX7Y_Yffjy9j_MeaehSQqdX_gjcZi5eMPjdInNik28ze3ViTnEiK_quOqJXhNg7dy-IpZ0xVoKNhmjdmxd7r-CJM57or_PWwFK8biDqrDtJGB7Abxtai3A-g/s320/IMG_5417%20Burin%20NL%20view.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">Burin: islands, coves, bays, fjords</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicpm7BdjYBh0npKsoqQJhx15zpBkB_GoRrJS78CLaOpsCmpO1haBrBp-QHMEyYIZn09KLUZ1lQO6k1SSweYjjiZxy0tXJxWfDfkyovBnRn3mgIctN1uvR3VsQkALa0S5y9RoyJIh1ZR9STKqJMEeQrlqR4KdL2Gvg0eI0UJvGpmTbWUfWYhoBaLOmjPQ/s2592/IMG_5448%20Beau%20Bois%20NL%20Rowboat.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1728" data-original-width="2592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicpm7BdjYBh0npKsoqQJhx15zpBkB_GoRrJS78CLaOpsCmpO1haBrBp-QHMEyYIZn09KLUZ1lQO6k1SSweYjjiZxy0tXJxWfDfkyovBnRn3mgIctN1uvR3VsQkALa0S5y9RoyJIh1ZR9STKqJMEeQrlqR4KdL2Gvg0eI0UJvGpmTbWUfWYhoBaLOmjPQ/s320/IMG_5448%20Beau%20Bois%20NL%20Rowboat.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">Beau Bois, rowboat at anchor</span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-mVf10vW59y2SAcmBfV3ZI9m5Wy39MhBjUuVH4DEmwLBm0j6WCAviBVnzLLulhYshpng3l0wYHmtjVsQpjJ-I_vH45lgQnq0ubUdE1zFl1Y2nyNIWp0jC3sw4vQ0XGMj3vUqrF9FftFi9tvXMJQcu6jtzLEh4ZUkBc55o0Zt_Q813leMaq82dnwwjLg/s1745/IMG_5453%20Beau%20Bois%20NL%20shells%201.jpg" style="clear: left; font-family: verdana; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1419" data-original-width="1745" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-mVf10vW59y2SAcmBfV3ZI9m5Wy39MhBjUuVH4DEmwLBm0j6WCAviBVnzLLulhYshpng3l0wYHmtjVsQpjJ-I_vH45lgQnq0ubUdE1zFl1Y2nyNIWp0jC3sw4vQ0XGMj3vUqrF9FftFi9tvXMJQcu6jtzLEh4ZUkBc55o0Zt_Q813leMaq82dnwwjLg/s320/IMG_5453%20Beau%20Bois%20NL%20shells%201.jpg" width="320" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: times;">Shells on the beach at Beau Bois NL</span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div>Lynda & Lawriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09299473292382071560noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60640136737405043.post-59210560943494169152023-07-20T12:47:00.003-06:002023-07-20T12:47:38.010-06:00Sparky's Epic Adventure Across North America (Quidi Vidi and then southwest to Grand Bank NL)<p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="background-color: white; float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiphZAsmtEwWZZoUqAUZaigP1IfVmU78JrOP594AEhVxB732R6UXOh1o5uMUuqFkW-RogV1SAu8F17YLtkcztpPtjV5VOq_pJir1NQ18E72NV0xVRaB___VaG4GQKXMgNHTmvw6SLLpJREYIbWfrgBsIVeaPFmeTCdK2_LyMv8H-Ow53K1tym7ThcLGDg/s2592/IMG_5348%20Quidi%20Vidi%20NL%20brewery.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1728" data-original-width="2592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiphZAsmtEwWZZoUqAUZaigP1IfVmU78JrOP594AEhVxB732R6UXOh1o5uMUuqFkW-RogV1SAu8F17YLtkcztpPtjV5VOq_pJir1NQ18E72NV0xVRaB___VaG4GQKXMgNHTmvw6SLLpJREYIbWfrgBsIVeaPFmeTCdK2_LyMv8H-Ow53K1tym7ThcLGDg/s320/IMG_5348%20Quidi%20Vidi%20NL%20brewery.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">Quidi Vidi Brewing in Quidi Vidi NL</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="background-color: white;">July 19th: For the first time in 80 days of traveling, the compass on my car's dashboard pointed west. The Fuzz-butt and I still have more places to explore but we are now slowly heading back in the direction of Penticton BC. I plan to arrive </span><span style="background-color: white;">home around September 1st, all going well.</span></span></p><p></p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span>Leaving our hotel I took a quick detour, toward the nearby village of Quidi Vidi. The locals aren't sure if the unusual name was derived from Portuguese, Spanish, French or even Latin. No one knows the exact origin. This is where the Quidi Vidi Brewery is located, the makers of Iceberg Lager. <i>"</i></span><i>Brewed with pure 20,000 year-old iceberg water harvested straight from our shores." </i></span></span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc16k0LgLUkPE--u14Eaa4Yn4muUlWbXMnfFjKECWgCcBG_2ZgYXrxWBWrbPuN-vVkuUw0TUJ6W-G2m0pC4jVifHsVGz6cU0RMzEMSQ5C-wOlJPZtWakxgJ0BYvOCwEcIlI7M3hoI_icIcuy94iM9EhFg8PzfOZd4ehxlM9p-NlVAZbPqivIJQQ6N7Yw/s2592/IMG_5353%20Quidi%20Vidi%20NL.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1728" data-original-width="2592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc16k0LgLUkPE--u14Eaa4Yn4muUlWbXMnfFjKECWgCcBG_2ZgYXrxWBWrbPuN-vVkuUw0TUJ6W-G2m0pC4jVifHsVGz6cU0RMzEMSQ5C-wOlJPZtWakxgJ0BYvOCwEcIlI7M3hoI_icIcuy94iM9EhFg8PzfOZd4ehxlM9p-NlVAZbPqivIJQQ6N7Yw/s320/IMG_5353%20Quidi%20Vidi%20NL.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Quidi Vidi Newfoundland</td></tr></tbody></table><p style="margin-bottom: 28px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;">The 163-kilometre (100-mile) drive between St. John's and Goobies, near Come-by-Chance, on the Trans Canada Highway is long and not very interesting. </span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 28px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;">It's one of the few times that I stayed on the main highway. The sideroads are much more fun, but I had a longer than normal distance to drive, so stayed with easy and boring. </span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 28px; margin-top: 0px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZuNUA5podx14N-eJdeJbLwU5t4qEkMNeNvdq6YdVsGhFooyBMpIlAjApyBdiB12PyYYuDJDToRmTv0xoh3gkNARktpH3iRqwPBL1sSg-rGltIfdR4zsciYaU4ffPvnAN566sg08Ftyv5M0JjYDgw4u5RB4zN11mq4J4NGhkT6uju2CroGx-UHhEacdQ/s2592/IMG_5361%20Grand%20Bank%20NL.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1728" data-original-width="2592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZuNUA5podx14N-eJdeJbLwU5t4qEkMNeNvdq6YdVsGhFooyBMpIlAjApyBdiB12PyYYuDJDToRmTv0xoh3gkNARktpH3iRqwPBL1sSg-rGltIfdR4zsciYaU4ffPvnAN566sg08Ftyv5M0JjYDgw4u5RB4zN11mq4J4NGhkT6uju2CroGx-UHhEacdQ/s320/IMG_5361%20Grand%20Bank%20NL.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Grand Bank NL</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;">At Goobies, I turned south and drove another 197 kilometres toward the town of Grand Bank located at the bottom of the Burin Peninsula and on the edge of the famous Grand Banks fishing grounds.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 28px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;">Sparky and I are staying in a cottage on the outskirts of town that is part of a B&B.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 28px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;"> It's very comfortable, and the owners are great, but the three cans of bug spray at the outside fire pit is probably a clue as to the type of uninvited guests that hang around in the evenings.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 28px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;">Cheers Lynda and The Sparkinator</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 28px; margin-top: 0px;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgngfGtFecBaQkI2b1_rthSminsngYDh0tjDckBBwKs5hcblIvXMV6OOw44fY6zSO7oVirgY1Not2GUvzyHi6iXIrYQKqhix_-xhtQwQvpV5J7CmtQDt_fI9uX8kZ5ct7ebfsYuKMi6YCr6TRkiWyxBaY8y0OYDySL1TslpEYxPKc-YXtGE90AtaI4AHw/s2592/IMG_5365%20Grand%20Bank%20firepit%20at%20B&B.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="1728" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgngfGtFecBaQkI2b1_rthSminsngYDh0tjDckBBwKs5hcblIvXMV6OOw44fY6zSO7oVirgY1Not2GUvzyHi6iXIrYQKqhix_-xhtQwQvpV5J7CmtQDt_fI9uX8kZ5ct7ebfsYuKMi6YCr6TRkiWyxBaY8y0OYDySL1TslpEYxPKc-YXtGE90AtaI4AHw/s320/IMG_5365%20Grand%20Bank%20firepit%20at%20B&B.jpg" width="213" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">At the B&B's firepit</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_WnetcmrtJ_IcPqWvk52sf7LbF9UJrhgcbvPcUhZ4BWNoPSNJmlZyMU9M2jWEN1ulGD_EDui0sMBoZ7GQyAYtkY0DJcNp5YEsd0smQzpZZIDmfvb_POdytxrtW5RZdRYOgdVl3ZounBdezvUODfYH7o-LcTmGKT5xVdN2gzWHbbPafBm8UukfzhtFuw/s2592/IMG_5381%20Grand%20Bank%20NL%20harbour.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1728" data-original-width="2592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_WnetcmrtJ_IcPqWvk52sf7LbF9UJrhgcbvPcUhZ4BWNoPSNJmlZyMU9M2jWEN1ulGD_EDui0sMBoZ7GQyAYtkY0DJcNp5YEsd0smQzpZZIDmfvb_POdytxrtW5RZdRYOgdVl3ZounBdezvUODfYH7o-LcTmGKT5xVdN2gzWHbbPafBm8UukfzhtFuw/s320/IMG_5381%20Grand%20Bank%20NL%20harbour.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Grand Bank NL</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 28px; margin-top: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="margin-bottom: 28px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;"><i><br /></i></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 28px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;"><i><br /></i></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 28px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;"><i><br /></i></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 28px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQyF-LCnJK1_8K1B25TFKWQRzYQEf9MUdEsiyIqeJxcaGv6FkkhCV3W3GsrIzKFVZa_HA3EfmDYF93PBmrz2Ji-trXbcOOP3ovRD_rjgcHEB8wq0oWTvpyBRxbcIotpA4aza_qLxlJea_0r61J9ZrNaDQe20i-cCWZ8dAom1VxM-p3Pc3zQiBxzVoPjA/s1906/IMG_5395%20Grand%20Bank%20NL%20Sharon's%20Nook.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1725" data-original-width="1906" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQyF-LCnJK1_8K1B25TFKWQRzYQEf9MUdEsiyIqeJxcaGv6FkkhCV3W3GsrIzKFVZa_HA3EfmDYF93PBmrz2Ji-trXbcOOP3ovRD_rjgcHEB8wq0oWTvpyBRxbcIotpA4aza_qLxlJea_0r61J9ZrNaDQe20i-cCWZ8dAom1VxM-p3Pc3zQiBxzVoPjA/s320/IMG_5395%20Grand%20Bank%20NL%20Sharon's%20Nook.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">Sharon's Nook Grand Bank NL</span></td></tr></tbody></table><i><br /></i></span><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK8ZLA6zQQmMz02RzuuEsMbGQAFQaD4Cp3iQ7cUGz_FE8HPX1YBy3CufVADSZFySblCYRw4tjHS0DAAUoGiTA9u_JX3ADpMQS3BXP5b5YHmVpYS965PkWjinYSYthAHo6LcPbxHKCmBcmFk-kmw7tNhqTpojCJOIHmJjS7E4wubWWu40LzDrm03gq37w/s2592/IMG_5375%20Grand%20Bank%20NL%20Goose%20and%20friends.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1728" data-original-width="2592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK8ZLA6zQQmMz02RzuuEsMbGQAFQaD4Cp3iQ7cUGz_FE8HPX1YBy3CufVADSZFySblCYRw4tjHS0DAAUoGiTA9u_JX3ADpMQS3BXP5b5YHmVpYS965PkWjinYSYthAHo6LcPbxHKCmBcmFk-kmw7tNhqTpojCJOIHmJjS7E4wubWWu40LzDrm03gq37w/s320/IMG_5375%20Grand%20Bank%20NL%20Goose%20and%20friends.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A mom duck, wondering why this kid is so big</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><p style="margin-bottom: 28px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;"><i><br /></i></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 28px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;"><i><br /></i></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 28px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;"><i><br /></i></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 28px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;"><i><br /></i></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 28px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;"><i><br /></i></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 28px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;"><i><br /></i></span></p></div></div>Lynda & Lawriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09299473292382071560noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60640136737405043.post-64277789179870485052023-07-19T14:36:00.004-06:002023-07-19T14:36:53.674-06:00Sparky's Epic Adventure Across North America (Cape Spear, on the edge of Canada)<p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1ueXaKVlkFWclqsPciG2P6QNs_cZk8v_TGo-_3A7XfT8WeWJ7SOgt4QborhTFrdpKVIHsx7_IJyyclrmpXbB30eUce1xl1WF5GG24azZheBByHjXRoL9PBkSmhhsdJTG3cPbsAo-EkAoMPtFRoYmhzaFtkiDqfMK8tWcQfwG8Texk2QXuvbjBeK7mrQ/s2070/IMG_5274%20Cape%20Spear%20Park%20NL%20Sparky.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2070" data-original-width="1554" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1ueXaKVlkFWclqsPciG2P6QNs_cZk8v_TGo-_3A7XfT8WeWJ7SOgt4QborhTFrdpKVIHsx7_IJyyclrmpXbB30eUce1xl1WF5GG24azZheBByHjXRoL9PBkSmhhsdJTG3cPbsAo-EkAoMPtFRoYmhzaFtkiDqfMK8tWcQfwG8Texk2QXuvbjBeK7mrQ/s320/IMG_5274%20Cape%20Spear%20Park%20NL%20Sparky.jpg" width="240" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: times;">Sparky at Cape Spear NL</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;"> July 18th: </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;">Cape Spear, the eastern edge of Canada is located just a short drive from St. John's Newfoundland. Sparky and I visited there, and he posed for a photo! </span></p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXavH-uxpzGjG0OpVdvHly8dltCNx2_ALs4SJ71U64EbDtRV1Jw4opgae6h58cob8xcXk1_AZDzYRcWURsnB1QacWsCTvIA5eTQjmHr-P-ztq5S8Ov30DI5eSB4AZkIqxK_rP-D9yf4ZRiEY1Eu_TGpsVym6wwUocuMXWXJg97B-2hgwBDBD__8T3-FQ/s1280/maxresdefault%20Cape%20Spear.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXavH-uxpzGjG0OpVdvHly8dltCNx2_ALs4SJ71U64EbDtRV1Jw4opgae6h58cob8xcXk1_AZDzYRcWURsnB1QacWsCTvIA5eTQjmHr-P-ztq5S8Ov30DI5eSB4AZkIqxK_rP-D9yf4ZRiEY1Eu_TGpsVym6wwUocuMXWXJg97B-2hgwBDBD__8T3-FQ/s320/maxresdefault%20Cape%20Spear.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: times;">Cape Spear Newfoundland, photo Kevin Williams</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMchbD9rIx01FvWzPcxgcIBK2Z7jZ4YgpxHHjXFf6knR_ASzqfd9O_AHtCz7xEfpD58rA3DoJDTWJJixrHoqqSSGEjN0FHtUFn_aECd5x-O4FdH972tXBZROI2aMe3UA2a5iaAN5Zh4kfpNEI7OyGcwnV5gsw_oFHvqpTljSWrVtN4NCIm66K8BuXpyw/s2592/IMG_5270%20Cape%20Spear%20Park%20NL.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1728" data-original-width="2592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMchbD9rIx01FvWzPcxgcIBK2Z7jZ4YgpxHHjXFf6knR_ASzqfd9O_AHtCz7xEfpD58rA3DoJDTWJJixrHoqqSSGEjN0FHtUFn_aECd5x-O4FdH972tXBZROI2aMe3UA2a5iaAN5Zh4kfpNEI7OyGcwnV5gsw_oFHvqpTljSWrVtN4NCIm66K8BuXpyw/s320/IMG_5270%20Cape%20Spear%20Park%20NL.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: times;">Cape Spear looking toward St. John's harbour</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMTvsHxrKi0iI5M3d_xJiDbJhSxiARlQYMq5aW406h1ODEjq-LHyjGusNwL4lmThmtvHmM3sKl8nYeXLH60U6ectjeix9ohR5ffhXv9MLnss-DGyulGUzyToxQgR15T1YVRddHQKjDYM6UXp2GkzHX5NFSv4SRvJpYGKCrNtxMQut4NSkU4Me1QfVL2Q/s2592/IMG_5278.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="1728" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMTvsHxrKi0iI5M3d_xJiDbJhSxiARlQYMq5aW406h1ODEjq-LHyjGusNwL4lmThmtvHmM3sKl8nYeXLH60U6ectjeix9ohR5ffhXv9MLnss-DGyulGUzyToxQgR15T1YVRddHQKjDYM6UXp2GkzHX5NFSv4SRvJpYGKCrNtxMQut4NSkU4Me1QfVL2Q/s320/IMG_5278.JPG" width="213" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: times;">Marker for the East Coast Trail</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;"><div><br /></div><div>And for my hiking, trekking friends. The East Coast Trail is a wilderness pathway that passes through more than 30 communities in Newfoundland, for a distance of 336 kilometres, or 209 miles. National Geographic named it one of the best adventure destinations in 2012. </div><div><br /></div><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1728" data-original-width="2592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP04tKez-Wrcxztq0QUKzmGkxYmuq9tUpUlZZnYLlKhTTs6hpa530wK8gAiGENztUby_DhXKAlga92DwWiRK-qGHvrGc9ETLdxgUq_e0cnxOhiP3J-x0U_zFvGYmur0O1vPlRGfXqyRQ9LEY7gtatgmEii0WZGhw_j3c3JmIhVHTKCmKizl1gr-k621w/s320/IMG_5279%20Black%20Head%20Bay%20police%20car.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="320" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Old time police car in Black Head Newfoundland</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP04tKez-Wrcxztq0QUKzmGkxYmuq9tUpUlZZnYLlKhTTs6hpa530wK8gAiGENztUby_DhXKAlga92DwWiRK-qGHvrGc9ETLdxgUq_e0cnxOhiP3J-x0U_zFvGYmur0O1vPlRGfXqyRQ9LEY7gtatgmEii0WZGhw_j3c3JmIhVHTKCmKizl1gr-k621w/s2592/IMG_5279%20Black%20Head%20Bay%20police%20car.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: verdana;"></span></a></div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;"><br />Then we roamed around the St. John's harbour entrance that was once protected by the now defunct Fort Amherst.</span><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="font-family: verdana; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdttjJ1_04YhPbrXOBTa7gpgCvM3xXD-1eYPNPcL7im5euqa5rzc0nEByfHjrz5VwSeuDQyDvRgRm-0JJkwG5rOmG-3NsmI-imPa44VP1gwD5An1npX5pCOBVIOguseaBNULKIHfgOQ_ZgVLZM42ADuHyup_Ml26rt20R0QCyp1K58-G_OO9PHEsPMtA/s2592/IMG_5301%20Fort%20Amherst%20NL%20docks%20fishing%20boat.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1728" data-original-width="2592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdttjJ1_04YhPbrXOBTa7gpgCvM3xXD-1eYPNPcL7im5euqa5rzc0nEByfHjrz5VwSeuDQyDvRgRm-0JJkwG5rOmG-3NsmI-imPa44VP1gwD5An1npX5pCOBVIOguseaBNULKIHfgOQ_ZgVLZM42ADuHyup_Ml26rt20R0QCyp1K58-G_OO9PHEsPMtA/s320/IMG_5301%20Fort%20Amherst%20NL%20docks%20fishing%20boat.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">Entrance to St. John's harbour</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: verdana; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; font-family: verdana;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAoGgJrUehyJs72ZEDl7d1Kgx-XUU9-_jPbYPwAkhx61L-mxGmPSFVY8AQ43iF_QmJVo6LzsbkigdZHB1DPUf6Bvzt_0MjAU9ZVVwj6p2g3o_GN6dF-ASfINck-RTfQIdwACx0mLRfzoHfWypCrpj4yzhT0h6yf18gf2xDKPz0n88X5Njhx7BwsBVK9w/s2592/IMG_5299%20Signal%20Hill%20NL%20houses%20colourful.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1728" data-original-width="2592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAoGgJrUehyJs72ZEDl7d1Kgx-XUU9-_jPbYPwAkhx61L-mxGmPSFVY8AQ43iF_QmJVo6LzsbkigdZHB1DPUf6Bvzt_0MjAU9ZVVwj6p2g3o_GN6dF-ASfINck-RTfQIdwACx0mLRfzoHfWypCrpj4yzhT0h6yf18gf2xDKPz0n88X5Njhx7BwsBVK9w/s320/IMG_5299%20Signal%20Hill%20NL%20houses%20colourful.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">Houses on the Signal Hill side of harbour</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">After dinner, I took the Fuzz-butt for an evening stroll along the summertime-only pedestrian mall located just two blocks from our hotel. The restaurants on Water Street were busy, but I was in bed and asleep far too early to hear the live music playing various venues on nearby George Street. </span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGth7VHglrfp9vPz8YgyaGni-oAzKTT4hqtG0YHSLzZodQdC6-LZc7wJ2EitzEeUQapZpz1c2Psbn4yh3896Egr4GJq4lsDIQ_85f1KycASpFR6l_rPnm5oTGIK0p0fzQNs1Otr89IONNL8e8--iy-GoEGMrQTK8nsF7cl2D4C1TirHKpi2RhNx3UQZg/s2563/IMG_5305%20Water%20Street%20St%20John's%20NL.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1381" data-original-width="2563" height="172" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGth7VHglrfp9vPz8YgyaGni-oAzKTT4hqtG0YHSLzZodQdC6-LZc7wJ2EitzEeUQapZpz1c2Psbn4yh3896Egr4GJq4lsDIQ_85f1KycASpFR6l_rPnm5oTGIK0p0fzQNs1Otr89IONNL8e8--iy-GoEGMrQTK8nsF7cl2D4C1TirHKpi2RhNx3UQZg/s320/IMG_5305%20Water%20Street%20St%20John's%20NL.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Busy Water Street St John's NL </td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white;">We had an early morning departure because we were </span><span style="background-color: white;">traveling from St. John's to the southern tip of the Burin Peninsula, a six-hour drive. </span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Cheers Lynda and Fuzz-butt</span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><div><br /><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white;"><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></span><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div></div></div>Lynda & Lawriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09299473292382071560noreply@blogger.com0