Hello gents, looks like I missed a few pages. I'm sure there was lots of intellectual discussion that is far over my head, so I haven't scrolled through to check. I hope all is well.
Besides work being busy, I had a full weekend with dance competition #2 of 3.This is the one I had agreed to attend instead of just dropping DW and DD11 off to it. Mind you, I only went for a few hours at a time, long enough to catch DDs dances and awards ceremony. She (and the others in her groups - she doesn't do solo dances) got 1 gold, 2 diamond, and 1 platinum award. She was happy with it. It's a long weekend, but I always remind myself there are worse things she could be doing.
I did take the opportunity to get my alien swirling saucer off the couch and do a hike after I dropped them at dance Saturday morning. Those on FB have already seen, but I wanted to share with the others.
I walked the Signal Hill Trail in St. John's, Newfoundland. It's not a long trail, but it starts and ends with a sizeable cliff. You'll see from the pictures that it wasn't particularly warm, but there is a rugged beauty to this part of the world.
Below picture is at the top of the trail. The farthest point of land in the distance is Cape Spear, the Easternmost point of land in North America.
It's hard to make out, but you can just see the staircase going up the cliff in the top right of the below picture.
Pay attention to the red chair. It's the one I'm sitting in for my selfie to prove I did this.
Fort Amherst (WWII artillery). The water between is called "The Narrows", the entrance to the city's harbour.
The climb back up...not for the faint of heart or sadly out of shape. I managed, although my legs are still a bit sore. I'm standing on stairs, but they are basically straight up.
And lastly, for those intellectuals in the room, your history lesson for today.