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Slow and deliberate
The blessing dance was lovely, and a good reminder that blessings deserve to be delivered deliberately, not slapdash(edly?). Re the temple, I saw a similar flight of steps in Guatemala, which were narrow enough to require the climber to stand sideways while climbing. Apparently this enforced the properly respectful position when approaching the VIPs at the top.

Cambodia & Vietnam
Enjoyed the interesting blog. My daughter who lives in Toronto, just ran a marathon in Bagan Myanmar and they are on their way to Vietnam. Yesterday morning they took a balloon ride at sunset over the Bagan temples. Anxious to hear how they enjoyed that - have you done that yet? Keep blogging, Vivian

Athabasca River
Wow. That's an art-card-worthy shot. Nicely done.

A through-truss bridge!
And some wonderful colours, too. Sounds like a marvelous hike, even with (or maybe because of) the surprises.

Lovely
Title says it all. Especially like sculptured moraine and male grouse. What was the speedometer for the hike? LOL!

Morain Lake
Hi, Judy, great picture of the grouse.

Staycations
These short posts on your hikes are a good reminder that there are things to see pretty much right where we are. Not that we all have the Rockies close to hand. Your Tower Lake photo surprised me - I don't associate bog with those mountains, maybe because I've only seen them from the highway.

Castle mountian.
Hi, Judith, nice story and pictures, how long did the hike take to complete? And did you see the site of Silver City?, or the WW1 internment camp. I remember it as Mt Eisenhower. Thanks

Nice shots!
I especially like the Douglas Fir, abstract artwork, and Middle Lake. I think it's amazing how much more we see when we carry cameras.

Farewell to Nova Scotia?
Well, to anywhere, I guess - always a curious mix of emotions on leaving. Your comments about their willingness to accept the whole of their history were interesting. Mary's middle child, Emma, lives in Berlin with her guy. Mary tells me that there are all sorts of plaques on sidewalks and on buildings to mark where Jewish families used to live. They're not hiding from what their country did, and I think that's likely a good thing.

What a day!
Amazing scenery for your last day on tour. And a fabulous video of the penguins, who appear oblivious to the adoring (and sometimes noisy) crowds. Love the story about the Cape of Good Hope - showing that marketeers have always been with us, confounding the best efforts of operators to tell it like it is.