Comments on: North http://changeinplans.net/2008/10/15/north/ Unexpectedly, our family has an opportunity to travel around the world for a year. This blog describes where we are, and what we are doing. We will try to keep it interesting Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:21:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Duncan White http://changeinplans.net/2008/10/15/north/comment-page-1/#comment-771 Duncan White Tue, 01 Feb 2011 12:34:25 +0000 http://changeinplans.net/2008/10/15/north/#comment-771 Hi again. I couldn't resist reading more of your family's adventures, as my wife has the chills and has gone to bed. I lived north of Winnipeg for three long years forty plus years ago, and especially in the wintertime, never want to see it again. Cold moonlit farming fields with crusty crests of wind-packed snow, crunching every snowshoe step for hours and hours. Brrrrr... On the Punjabi taxi drivers, Vancouver has them too. I had been away from Canada for ten years, partly due to suspicions of political changes, and was taken aback by not only the surlyIndian taxi drivers, but the aggressively authoritarian behaviour of the Border Patrol, as well, or whatever they call themselves. (Call it 1984). When they had had their fun, I asked innocently what the future might hold, and they replied that they were taking their lead from the Americans. I have heard similar stuff from friends, which may indicate less freedom and more intrusion as the months and years roll by. Hi again.

I couldn’t resist reading more of your family’s adventures, as my wife has the chills and has gone to bed.

I lived north of Winnipeg for three long years forty plus years ago, and especially in the wintertime, never want to see it again. Cold moonlit farming fields with crusty crests of wind-packed snow, crunching every snowshoe step for hours and hours. Brrrrr…

On the Punjabi taxi drivers, Vancouver has them too. I had been away from Canada for ten years, partly due to suspicions of political changes, and was taken aback by not only the surlyIndian taxi drivers, but the aggressively authoritarian behaviour of the Border Patrol, as well, or whatever they call themselves. (Call it 1984). When they had had their fun, I asked innocently what the future might hold, and they replied that they were taking their lead from the Americans. I have heard similar stuff from friends, which may indicate less freedom and more intrusion as the months and years roll by.

]]> By: Peter http://changeinplans.net/2008/10/15/north/comment-page-1/#comment-63 Peter Tue, 28 Oct 2008 03:36:44 +0000 http://changeinplans.net/2008/10/15/north/#comment-63 Thanks, we had a great time. It wasn't as cold as we thought it would be, we saw a lot of bears, and had fun in Churchill. Everyone should see it. Thanks, we had a great time. It wasn’t as cold as we thought it would be, we saw a lot of bears, and had fun in Churchill. Everyone should see it.

]]> By: Amsted http://changeinplans.net/2008/10/15/north/comment-page-1/#comment-58 Amsted Wed, 15 Oct 2008 22:22:00 +0000 http://changeinplans.net/2008/10/15/north/#comment-58 Hope you brought plenty of warm layers.....it snowed all day up here.<br/><br/>Hope you enjoy your vacation while you are up here and you see plenty of polar bears! Hope you brought plenty of warm layers…..it snowed all day up here.

Hope you enjoy your vacation while you are up here and you see plenty of polar bears!

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