Newfoundland - Port au Choix

Newfoundland - Port au Choix

En route, we were treated to a Newfoundland traffic jam… scruffy-looking caribou (reindeer) shedding their winter fur, crowded onto the road. They seemed in no particular hurry. In fact, one of the males took a few minutes to scratch himself on the hood of one of the stopped cars.

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Visiting Fort William and Ontario Roadside Attractions

Located on the shores of the Kaministiguia River, Fort William was not a military installation, but rather the inland headquarters of the North West Company (NWC). In 1815, the NWC was the world’s largest fur trading enterprise with trading posts that stretched across what is now Canada. A meeting of cultures took place as Scottish businessmen, French-Canadian voyageurs and indigenous people came together to trade goods, information and services.

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Love of Flying

Love of Flying

Some folks really dislike flying. I love it. I flew over a million miles during the course of my career and never tired of flying. You depart one place and in a matter of hours, sometimes a lot of hours, you are in a different place… a different city, maybe or a different country… a different continent or even a different hemisphere.

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