The Great Affair is to Move

Just a quick update, and the results of a quick Google search which lead me to a few quotes from Robert Louis Stevenson--

" I travel not to go anywhere, but to go. I travel for travel's sake. The great affair is to move. ”

" To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive. ”

Musing on these as I rush my things together before driving to the airport.
Four Canadians so far who basically helped me to stay alive-
     Plane lady- saw I didn't order a veggie meal so convinced an air hostess to bring me a plate of cheeses from first class
     Bus lady- saw I was looking fatigued & confused so asked where I was headed, if I had a place to stay, if I knew where I was going...
     Bus driver- told me which way to walk to find Sean's house (very important stuff)
     & last but by no means least, Sean- the guy letting me camp out in his house for 2 nights, hop on his Wifi, and who made me Chai Tea & gave me hummus as soon as I walked through the door

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