Voyage 2023: Chapter 2

6 Jun 2023, Road Trip to Canada, 45 26.592 N/ 075 43.59 W

I try and visit my brother, Richard, once a year in the town of Hull, Quebec. I decided to fly there from Washington Dulles as I was beat from driving and sailing. The first try was aborted due to a cancelled flight. The second try was successful but painful. I stayed in the usual Hotel, which was a 20 minute walk to Richard and Alison's house. Richard was a little under the weather the day Alison was scheduled to train on her horse, Miss Wu. So I volunteered to go to the stables with her. I am not a horse person, but I did enjoy the atmosphere and the beauty of the horses and their riders. Richard's younger son, Clemont, came to visit on my last day there. The wildfires of Northern Quebec produced a thick 'smog' over Hull and Ottawa on my departure date. It was nasty but the flight departed on time.

7 Jul 2023, Marco Annual Reunion, 25 55.236 N/ 081 43.716 W

The Todd Family has been vacationing at the Marco Charter Club timeshare for over 35 years. I think we only missed 2-3 years in those 35+ years. This year, we had the whole Todd clan (including Miss Ann's spirit). Several times we had our god son and god daughter there also. Going back in history, we often had their parents there before and after they had kids. This year we had Rob and and Anne with their 'kids', Emily and Lauren; and Chris and Christina with their kids, Collin (with girl friend Jamie), Lilli (with friend Midi), and of course Logan. Our outing was again the air boats and zoo at Wootens. It is sad that Ann did not experience these outings.