Skagway, Juneau & Whitehorse

The Joy of Hoovering
Fantastic picture of you in my head now, Col - I shall think of you next time I get my Dyson out!!

I heard the incredibly sad news about Colin. My heart goes out to his family - he was a wonderful man.

going to miss you our freind
We are so sad our hearts go out to his family and freinds. We will surely miss him what a great person

A Toast To Colin
To Colins Parents, I wrote last night,but I don't think I completed my comment. Last night I went to my daughter Linda and sat down to supper with other daughter's and son in-laws and grandchildren and a great grandson . At the start of supper Linda made a toast to Colin. We all saluted this dear man. They all mentioned Colin over supper and wondered why they felt so effected by this man whom they only met through the blogs and conversations I had with them about my trip to the Great North of this wonderful country of ours. Through his blogs they shared with co-workers everyone became enchanted by his writting and great story telling. To-morrow they will go back to thier jobs and tell other staff members about Colin. Diane, another daughter explained that she could not understand why Colin's death has caused her such sadness. They all agreed they felt they knew him from these wonderful blogs. There are many people in Ottawa who knew Colin from his wonderful trip, and thats why the sadness is still felt by us all. When I arrived home I looked up and saw a flock of Canada Geese flying south for the winter. It is sad to see them leave because the winter months are ahead. In the spring it is so uplifting and one feels inspired just listening to the sounds and seeing them again. I thought again of Colin as I watched these majestic birds overhead and felt within me that another spirit has wings this night. I know that the many people he touched feel abit empty as I do to-day. I won't recieve any more blogs from him, but I know we are truely blessed to have met him in person,as my son Steve and daughterin-law Shannon did on our great adventure. A footnote: Please e-mail me so I can let people know that no harm came to Colin from anyone. I would like to know if he had left Vancouver for his trip to San Diego. He left the wilderness to come back to civilization and now this. I made a print of one favorite picture of Colin in a huge rocking chair. It will be framed and stand by my proclamation of reaching the Arctic Circle. We need to know the end of Colins life on this earth. If you can ever come and see the Great North please come and see why Colin's spirit grew wings. Love from us all Mary O