Near North Visit

Theresa and I had been trying to unite with our good friends from Sudbury.Circumstances always made it impossible until this week. We decided to share a couple of days together at their summer camp on the West Arm of Lake Nipissing.. We owned a cottage way back in the sixties next to them so this was to be a special reunion. Our friends and ourselves also shared many years close by in Florida so there was some excitement as our journey ended up there in the early afternoon.

The trip up through some of the most beautiful countryside and rugged, rocky outcroppings brought back memories of years when our children were just that..children. As we completed our drive there was that special silence experienced only by people who are fortunate enough to share time at a cottage away from ighways and white noise.

Theresa and I were immediately rewarded by some hospitality provided by our friends and our conversations were noisy and joyful. While there we had some heavy rain so we travelled to the City of Sudbury and visited the University of Laurentian where I graduated so many years ago when it was in it's infent stage. It has grown and sits on a high ground looking out over lakes and the cityas well. A visit to Science North where we were treated to the documentary called Arctic Adventure became a highlight of our venture.

Time flies and as the bright sun rose on Thursday morning we set off for home having experienced what we came for...a wonderful sharing of time with special friends.