Monday, December 15, 2008

At least one head is warm in Canmore

Last night we drove past Canmore's Big Head (a statue of a head emerging from the ground, to celebrate the meaning of Canmore's name in Gaelic, wished on us recently by the town fathers and mothers) - and this is what we saw:Some kind person had knitted a hat to help the poor guy survive the -40C weather. He's still wearing it today, which is just as well because it's still *&*% cold.

I didn't get very far with our chronicle of the China journey. It wasn't going to work - I really don't like writing "and then we went to... and we saw..." entries. Oh well. If you're interested, check out our Flickr pictures (link should be somewhere on the right).

Next week we're off to Ottawa to see the wonderful Dmitriy and his lovely parents, and then to South America to cruise around the south end of the continent, catching a glimpse of Antarctica if we're lucky. A couple more tick-marks for the travel log.

Keep warm, y'all. That's what we're trying to do.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Happy Christmas, Leslie & Ron! Of course it will be, when you are with family.
Sounds like it has been pretty cold in Canmore! It has been pretty cold here in Creston too. It has also been windy, which makes it feel like we're back in the Peace country in Alberta! Had no snow on the ground until Dec. 12th - and it has certainly been winter since then! Sunset Seeds burned down about Dec. 11th, I think. Really unfortunate.
Have a happy and blessed Christmas, and enjoy your upcoming trip.
Greetings from Janet & Don Jones