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    Keep those cards and letters coming...

    Blog | Sunday, 10 Sep 2006
    I am still receiving the wave of congratulatory messages. Some may seem surprising -- the Ambassador from Libya beat the rest of the diplomatic corps to the punch, and then there was a warm, friendly...

    The last spike...

    Blog | Tuesday, 05 Sep 2006
    OK, my cross country trip was hardly Macdonald's "national dream." (I still need to complete the leg to Nova Scotia and will do so this fall....) Nevertheless, there is something epic about rail...

    Nearly in Toronto (seven hours to go...)

    Blog | Sunday, 03 Sep 2006
    If you have never taken the train across Canada, you really should put it on your life list. The book "1,000 places to see before you die" carries a nice energy. These are wonderful places to see......

    On the right (green) track ...

    Blog | Saturday, 02 Sep 2006
    "On the right hand side , ladies and gentlemen, we are passing Lake Yellowhead and Mount Fitzwilliam..." over the VIA loudspeaker. This glorious sunny Saturday morning, we have passed Moose Lake, the...