New Adventure Story Blog Address with Word Press

Hi Family and Friends:

In future, please join me at:

www.lyndanoppe.wordpress.com

Blogger doesn’t allow the addition of photos, apparently. In the new Word Press blog, scroll down for previous blog posts.

See you at Word Press — Cheers,
Lynda

A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words

Here we are surrounded by ancient buildings going back more than 400 years.

The Old

Cuernavaca, City of Colour and Light

Hello Everyone 

Welcome to Cuernavaca!

In our hotel videos stream on umbrellas around the pool

This is a lovely little heard of city 1 1/2 hours by bus south of Mexico City. Bob happened upon it when booking this trip a year ago. People are friendly and helpful and because they live in homes smaller than ours there's a lot of visiting in the streets and parks and although the streets are full of cars, sidewalks are full of people too, often chatting and laughing. So the air is congenial and full of bustle. We haven't seen any tourists actually and don’t hear other languages  in the hotel and restaurants, I suppose because November is a shoulder season.

This is our third full day and our last here. Tomorrow we leave by bus for Taxco, a city of vast silver mines and jewellers. A wonderfully exciting and dangerous place for me to visit. 

I’m posting this blog very tentatively and if the photos will import, I’ll use Blogger instead of WP which is clunky. Many photos for you to see if the technical stars are aligned.

Best,
Lynda

St. John's Charm

Hello There!

After five whirlwind days here I'm leaving tomorrow with memories of a genuine, friendly and helpful people. I wish I could bottle some of their nature and pack it home with me.

Yurting on the Bruce Peninsula

Hi Everyone:

The miracle of Georgian Bay cliffs.

To celebrate Canada's 150 years, we booked a yurt in Bruce Peninsula National Park and so lucky we weren't in a tent. Yesterday was gorgeous though. Georgian Bay's turquoise waters and scraggy limestone paths and cliffs are visual gifts.

The Bruce Trail leading to the Peninsula's famous grotto.

I think this most northern part of the Bruce Trail is the most beautiful.

But, I was guarding against another ankle roll on the knobbly rock.

Forty girls and boys from Camp Celtic in Lion's Head gradually scrambling 

down the scraggy cliffs to the grotto's north side.

They are like monkeys and must have signed a waiver!

Having emerged from the grotto's north side.

After the grotto a dip into the Bay.

Not daunted with an outdoor temp of 8 degrees, those girls in their bikinis are ready to jump into Georgian Bay. The boys were observers. For me it was a four layer day.

Waters of Georgian Bay.

Water tumbling from Cypress to Horse Lake.

On the shore a 50 cm. iron ring for tying up ships.

Looking down five stories from the top of the visitor centre parking lot.

 I couldn't have done this in my pre flying days.

A Mercedes van in the visitor centre parking lot that came all the way

by ship from Germany to explore North America.

After having toured through Europe and Australia.

Our yurt's view through the back door. Not shabby. Sleeps five and lots of room to hang out. Indoor temp without fire in the stove was 10 C., with heat a toasty 22C.

On the right a Murphy bed and to the right of the front door a small station with treated concrete top that we used for cooking during two days of rain. The deck outside has a roofed in cooking station with concrete top, barbecue and more tables and chairs.

Bob and I had a lot of time to think, read and hike while away. As we meet people here and in other countries, I realize more and more that we are all moving through life in similar ways, finding success, moving towards our goals, doing mundane chores, lamenting that things might not be going the way we'd like or wishing for more. Sometimes we might think the other guy has it better. And we might also not think of the billions of people

 for whom having the luxury of peace, health and financial stability 

to explore our amazing world is a wishful dream. 

I'm looking forward to touching bases with you again during my next adventure. 

Until then, chao.