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The Big Freeze
... is now about 70% native so they’ve done whatever they can to accommodate here. Still it brought back so many memories of years gone by. It’s probably the last time in my life that I’ll make it back beyond our return trip next week. I think I should carve my initials in the washroom or something.
Back on the train. We’ve been traveling now for some 82 hours at the time I write this and we’re still ...
Toronto Airport...The Adventure Begins
... looked the other way" on half of our "over baggage limit".... which helped a lot.
Ditto on Kenyan Customs... they too looked the other way and did not charge custom duties for the school supplies. Soon as they saw the soccer equipment and heard our plans, we skated through customs.... Nice; as we were exhausted from the trip.
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Our bags are packed . . .
... lots of great people, visiting great beaches, snorkelling, hiking, and more. And, lots and lots of great food, wine and, maybe some beers, too!
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Anyway, we thought we should document our adventures and, since there will be enough of the "C-word" (you know, COMPROMISE . . . apparently it doesn't mean I get my way -- who knew?!!) as we discuss where to go/what to ...
Futuristic landscape
... 20:00, i.e. we would have made it without running (but that's Murphy's law).
On Monday morning, I got up somehow excited : I will finally go back to Quebec, see my brother Pascal, hear french Canadian and eat poutine. My flight is at 12:00, and of course I manage to get to the airport not before 11:00. But this is all fine, the check-in takes 5 mins. and in the end I even have time to grab some food and wait a bit before boarding.
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No Foam Today, Thanks
... one of his colleagues had recommend; he should think twice about that person's next recommendation. The service was good, but the laminated, pictorial menu was the first obstacle as we struggled to recognise the objects on offer, then the dish I selected that looked most like sushi didn’t have sea urchin on offer; the fact that they even offered sea urchin turned me right off, but at least they weren’t serving shark-fin soup, which Toronto ...
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