This honestly will be a short blog today. We got into Ste. Agathe last night in reasonable shape after dodging the threat of snow and more than a few deer bouncing across the highway. It was nice to have a visit albeit briefly with Monique's family and share a few "on the road" tales. A mini-celebratory event, but it was nice!
This morning the Sunshine Beast was put to rest as an RV, that is, it was officially winterized before we got any temperatures below zero, thanks to Emmanuel for this. Now the RV just becomes a vehicle, no more sleeps, no more meals, no more..... (I'll stop right there).
We met with B+B once again this morning and completed the educational part of the video. All went very smoothly...probably because Barb was there. With her at the helm of the control center, the shoot was a breeze. Of course having "the pros" there (Byrnes and myself of course, director and talent) how could it have gone otherwise? Well let me tell you - when it comes to anything technical, no matter how prepared and how experienced you are, the unexpected usually becomes the expected and "if something could possibly go wrong with this" scenario commonly becomes reality. All this to say, after any successful video shoot, you are very, very grateful.
It was great to see Barb and Byrnes again after there time with us on tour from Winnipeg to Thunder Bay. We had a lot of stories for them, little things not worthy of being blogged about, but which have meaning to anyone who has been with us in the RV for any length of time. Insider jokes, "malfunctions", all the silly little things that we will likely forget in a few months. I can't wait to see the completed versions of the video with the full educational component and the video footage from St John's. It should be a nice visual summation of the entire tour - education with a bit of motivation, like awareness to action. Where have I heard this before?
It's cold in Winnipeg...am I surprised?? There has already been a blizzard in SK so I guess from this point onward we are headed from fall into winter.
The Tour Day Sponsor today is my mom! She has been so very supportive throughout the tour as she has been all my life. Gina (read the blog when we were in Fort Frances) had mentioned the other day that she had always been impressed with my tenacity to set a goal and not stop working until it was completed. Her comment was that "someone must have told you sometime in your life that you could do anything you wanted to do". She was absolutely correct and that person was my mother. She has always been there, and in her own quiet way a true cheerleader. She has always challenged me to do more, to do it better, to do it with the highest ethical standard and to pursue my dreams - and I certainly have tried! Thanks mom for everything for all these years.
Now off to John and Kerri-Jo's for a family party in Stonewall Manitoba. This should be a lot of fun and a chance to touch base with my side of the family, many of whom have been very encouraging and supportive of the tour. For this I thank them in this blog and will do so in person tonight!
Random Quotes of the Day
Even if you are on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there
Anonymous
Everyone thinks of changing humanity and nobody thinks of changing themselves
Tolstoy
There can be no happiness if the things we believe are different from the things we do
Freya Stark
We love you, Ted and Monique very much and are only blessed with wee fixes of you when we get together! You two are excellent role models for all our families and Canada. Stay safe and well!
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