Leaving Canada

It was a magnificent day to pass by the southern tip of Saltspring Island, enjoy the Pacific Buffet in Active Pass and read Farley Mowat's 'Polar Passion' on the 10 hour flight over Greenland. Let the adventure begin!









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Gratitude

Thank you, GNS students and staff, for a great year!!!

Mat #9

7:00 Sunday night, outside the Cook Street Do-It Center, Mat #9 was accepted by a handsome bearded homeless man with his hall-dozen personable friends, including some street-saavy outdoor sleepers and a couple who pay rent, including a lovely native woman. I've given so many mats to men (7/9) that I was hoping to help a needy woman tonight. The nice thing is that most women I ask don't need a mat.

It is clear now that taking a picture is NOT cool. Tonight, when I asked if I could take a photo of him with the mat, he immediately pushed it back to me. Even though he slept on cardboard, the cop car a half-block away and a photo was a threat. Giving these mats must be without strings attached - not even a photo for the blog. Most importantly, I just want to keep track. Mat #9.


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Gathering donations

Here are three science units I will give to teachers: Commercial Fishing, Seeds to Trees, and Corn.




6 exercise books that will go further if they are sliced across the middle...
2 English workbooks
4 of The Canadian Oxford Atlas.




Can't go without color plus a half dozen brushes and writing utensils.




This is the wind section of the 'old instrument' gifts for Bwera.



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Type 1 diabetes supplies

Type 1 diabetes adds mass to my packing. What I would like to show is the WASTE that companies produce in packaging medical supplies, especially for an insulin pump. I stripped off the paper, plastics and boxing to reduce the size of my supplies from a camping cooler to about a bathroom bag. At least we recycle!

Some happy recipients

Young Fin Free for Oceans Day

Young Fin Free Victoria spoke on CFAX 1070 this week and made it known that we are asking for legislation to conserve the sharks in our oceans!