I will NOT be going through the States - no possibility!!! I have a long standing (and highly desirable) commitment to drive through the CoU. I know that taking the northern route through Ottawa would be shorter and
easier (by far), but some things are just too important to miss.
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My best guess for arrival in Montreal would be May 30-31, or perhaps a day or two later if I'm having a difficult time staying alert with the extensive driving. Better late than dead (the other kind of "late"). I leave on the 22nd, I have to be in NS on the 4th of June. All else is detail.
I just got back from a rather difficult parting with my oldest (and most long-term) friends. As they are considerably older than me (they just celebrated their 50th anniversary) and both have cancer issues, it is obvious we will never see each other again. Difficult after 35 years through thick and thin. Another difficult parting coming up tomorrow. <sigh>
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