Friday, 6 July 2007
Bitten by Bug!
Home I am- after getting on the plane at 12.30 Tuesday and getting to Devonport at 12.30 Thursday- and some how I don't believe that the 4th of July 2007 was in my life - I lost it over the Pacific!
The constant time changes while travelling huge distances and the impact on the human being are not conducive to looking one's best!. As you get out at each port, walk around, checking out how neat some people are, well groomed etc - the reality of sleeping in a t- shirt, jeans and Crocs plus a warm jacket, hit home. By the time I got to Devonport , I had lost the power to walk, I was wearing 2 day old clothes that had been sat in slept in etc, my eyes had taken on the look of a haunted madwoman, and my feet hardly fitted in the Crocs. Lovely as I was , and aware that I had to be careful of my impact upon others , I swept down the steps into Pardoe Airport - noone noticed !!!!.
My dog was delighted to see me home!
I loved my trip - it has increased my awareness of other cultures, improved my understanding of geological and geographical processes, filled my head with awesome images, expanded the number of people I know, exposed me to a huge range of different experiences, fuelled my gastronomic desires and inspired me .
If you do nothing else in your life - make sure you always know and develop some understanding of how others live and where they live; it develops your individual awareness and increases tolerance- wise quote by very tired Lizzie.
The constant time changes while travelling huge distances and the impact on the human being are not conducive to looking one's best!. As you get out at each port, walk around, checking out how neat some people are, well groomed etc - the reality of sleeping in a t- shirt, jeans and Crocs plus a warm jacket, hit home. By the time I got to Devonport , I had lost the power to walk, I was wearing 2 day old clothes that had been sat in slept in etc, my eyes had taken on the look of a haunted madwoman, and my feet hardly fitted in the Crocs. Lovely as I was , and aware that I had to be careful of my impact upon others , I swept down the steps into Pardoe Airport - noone noticed !!!!.
My dog was delighted to see me home!
I loved my trip - it has increased my awareness of other cultures, improved my understanding of geological and geographical processes, filled my head with awesome images, expanded the number of people I know, exposed me to a huge range of different experiences, fuelled my gastronomic desires and inspired me .
If you do nothing else in your life - make sure you always know and develop some understanding of how others live and where they live; it develops your individual awareness and increases tolerance- wise quote by very tired Lizzie.
Nova Scotia to the end.
Couldn't help myself! Had to step in and give out a bit more information. Last weekend was fantastic. Besides it being Canada Day, we went off to the area of Nova Scotia called the Evangeline trail. This was a discovery trail about the settlement of that area in 1604, how the Arcadians lived , the means by which the English threw them out and the status quo. The area is beautiful - lush and productive. In fact, it looks similar to the land in Tasmania. The houses are the real New England style - colourful and stylish.
We stayed at a place called Digby - famous for its scallops. We searched around Port Royal, Annapolis, Grand Pre and went to the Digby Neck( on the Bay of Fundy),
It was so interesting - the sad sad history of the Arcadians, but the absolute beauty was awesome - apparently a stark contrast to its winter time.
The next day we went down to Halifax via Lunenberg - a german/ swiss settlement even though the Arcadians had been there at the beginning together with the Mic maq people.
From there I went to Halifax for the night. It was difficult to feel inspired at this stage - but I did go to the Marine Museum and gazed at the information on the Titanic - very interesting. Will show the pics later.
Of course , as plans go , mine was well organised of course but the next morning as I was ready to get to the airport- well the bus didn't turn up , did it? Waited in my own inimically patient fashion.
I finally gave in and asked the hotel to phone- luckily they swept by , picked me up and dropped me at the airport. I had images of being stranded in Canada and how much you would all miss me. I was desperate at that thought!
We stayed at a place called Digby - famous for its scallops. We searched around Port Royal, Annapolis, Grand Pre and went to the Digby Neck( on the Bay of Fundy),
It was so interesting - the sad sad history of the Arcadians, but the absolute beauty was awesome - apparently a stark contrast to its winter time.
The next day we went down to Halifax via Lunenberg - a german/ swiss settlement even though the Arcadians had been there at the beginning together with the Mic maq people.
From there I went to Halifax for the night. It was difficult to feel inspired at this stage - but I did go to the Marine Museum and gazed at the information on the Titanic - very interesting. Will show the pics later.
Of course , as plans go , mine was well organised of course but the next morning as I was ready to get to the airport- well the bus didn't turn up , did it? Waited in my own inimically patient fashion.
I finally gave in and asked the hotel to phone- luckily they swept by , picked me up and dropped me at the airport. I had images of being stranded in Canada and how much you would all miss me. I was desperate at that thought!
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