Saturday, September 1, 2007

Two penguins in the northern hemisphere

Hi there,
We're leaving for "Sin Jahns" early Wednesday and spending three weeks exploring a part of Canada I've never seen and Bill hitchhiked once through when he was 17! Looking forward to almost as many exotic creatures (mostly two-legged, in this case) as we saw down under. We arrive in Newfoundland and leave from Nova Scotia three weeks later. Have only our first two nights booked and a vague plan. So, if it is raining (or snowing), if we hit the tail-end of a hurricane or a heat wave, we can just pick up and move on.
Right now we're immersing ourselves in Maritime lore - reading travel books and watching movies like Rare Birds and Shipping News. I am finally reading Colony of Unrequited Dreams.
We're packing extra layers, still debating about heavy hiking boots (good for snow..) and Bill is working out the features of his new GPS for the wilderness on the Rock! We're looking forward to the adventures.
Hope to have lots of stories to tell (be careful what you wish for.....)
Eileen

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