Hi all,
The week is done! We have successfully walked all the way to Wawa, Ontario, and from there we have driven out to Sault St. Marie for the weekend. We have had no offers to host us this weekend so we are staying in the Villa hotel. Things are pretty relax now - Cyril and Sarah are still out in Thunder Bay dropping off the rental. This is a different rental from the one Greg is picking up in Toronto... By the way, Greg arrived back Wednsday night with a bright new red Grand Caravan. It must have been some drive from Toronto! But we're glad he is back with us. He walked with the others on Thursday and Friday. The last couple of days we have been camping out near Wawa, Ontario. It's been pretty nice here, a bit rainy (with, what Ben would say, sporatic bits of sunshine).
We have only 1 church to talk to this weekend, so you can imagine we won't be too busy. Also, there are no abortions here in Sault St. Marie so we will not have any prayer service. We also bought Taboo, the board game, so hopefully we'll be able to stay plenty busy!
We are looking forward to receiving a new walker on Tuesday. Wendy will be joining us. Sarah, I'm sure, will be very pleased to have another girl on the trip for the first time since we started.
So, we have now finished 8 weeks of the trip, with 4 remaining. We will be in Sault St. Marie, Sudbury, Toronto, Montreal, and Ottawa, respectively, for the last five weekends.
Anyways, I'll keep you all updated as to how the weekend goes. Bye for now,
Etienne
Saturday, July 14, 2007
June 10 2007 (Tuesday)
Hi all,
We are off to a good start this week as we continue on our way from Thunder Bay to Sault St. Marie. Greg left Monday morning for the airport to go fly to Toronto and pick up the rental. A little complication in this area however - Greg got there and the van he was supposed to pick up wasn't. So Greg will be staying with a friend while waiting for things to be resolved, and hopefully he'll be here by the end of the week. That's pretty much it in terms of big events. Ben and I finished our 48 last night, and we are currently camping out at some campsite between Thunder Bay and Wawa. Bye for now,
Etienne
We are off to a good start this week as we continue on our way from Thunder Bay to Sault St. Marie. Greg left Monday morning for the airport to go fly to Toronto and pick up the rental. A little complication in this area however - Greg got there and the van he was supposed to pick up wasn't. So Greg will be staying with a friend while waiting for things to be resolved, and hopefully he'll be here by the end of the week. That's pretty much it in terms of big events. Ben and I finished our 48 last night, and we are currently camping out at some campsite between Thunder Bay and Wawa. Bye for now,
Etienne
Sunday, July 8, 2007
July 8 2007 (Sunday)
Hi everyone,
This weekend, as you know, Cyril and Sarah weren't around so it was a bit quieter than usual. Yesterday, we went to see the Kakabeka waterfalls which is just outside of Thunder Bay. That was pretty neat. We did evening Masses and returned to the rectory for an exciting game of Risk.
I thought I'd give you all some pictures from last weekend, when we were in Winnipeg. Enjoy!
Here is Jeremy and Greg at Maria's house, playing Dutch shuffleboard...
This weekend, as you know, Cyril and Sarah weren't around so it was a bit quieter than usual. Yesterday, we went to see the Kakabeka waterfalls which is just outside of Thunder Bay. That was pretty neat. We did evening Masses and returned to the rectory for an exciting game of Risk.
I thought I'd give you all some pictures from last weekend, when we were in Winnipeg. Enjoy!
Here is Jeremy and Greg at Maria's house, playing Dutch shuffleboard...
Here is Jeremy at one of the booths we have after Mass. On the table you see we have pro-life stickers, JPII bracelets, spiritual adoption booklets (including a prayer to end abortion), pamphlets, and rosaries.
Here is Jeremy outside of St. Vital's parish in Winnipeg, standing beside a memorial for the unborn.
Here we are outside the Winnipeg hospital. The walkers are standing in the back, and the others are just some of the women who joined us there that day.
Saturday, July 7, 2007
July 7 2007 (Saturday)
Ben is in charge this weekend, as Cyril has left with Sarah already for Winnipeg.
Today we will not be doing any praying outside of clinics or hospitals, since in Thunder Bay abortions don't happen.
Today we will not be doing any praying outside of clinics or hospitals, since in Thunder Bay abortions don't happen.
July 6 2007 (Friday)
Today Ben and Jeremy and I just packed up the campsite and left for Thunder Bay. We will be crossing the final time zone (entering the Toronto time zone before Thunderbay). This means we are now 3 hours ahead of BC time.
The dayshifters managed to walk right into Thunday Bay today. The next stop now is Soult St. Marie.
The dayshifters managed to walk right into Thunday Bay today. The next stop now is Soult St. Marie.
July 5 2007 (Thursday)
The last few days have been uneventful. We are still camping out, now in a place between Winnipeg and Thunder Bay, a tiny little town with a lake to go swimming in.
Last night's shift went well. We did about 50 km, and by the end of it, I just walked right into our campsite at about 8 am in the morning.
Last night was the 4th of July, and as such, the others celebrated by firing a couple fireworks. However, they only got two of them off when they were told to stop - it was past quiet hours. But anyway, Ben marked the occasion by wearing his American pro-life shirt from a past walk that he did (this is his fourth Crossroads walk).
We have one more shift tonight and then we will be taking a rest for the weekend. This weekend we will be staying in a church rectory, thanks to a certain Father Richard who is hosting us.
We have a number of things to deal with this weekend - Cyril and Sarah are leaving Saturday morning, driving the van to Winnipeg, as it is a rental and needs to be returned. They are driving back in a rental jeep. We will see them again Sunday night. Greg also will be flying out to Toronto Monday morning in order to pick up a new van for us, and drive it back here to Thunder Bay.
We have 4 Masses to do this weekend, which should keep us busy.
Last night's shift went well. We did about 50 km, and by the end of it, I just walked right into our campsite at about 8 am in the morning.
Last night was the 4th of July, and as such, the others celebrated by firing a couple fireworks. However, they only got two of them off when they were told to stop - it was past quiet hours. But anyway, Ben marked the occasion by wearing his American pro-life shirt from a past walk that he did (this is his fourth Crossroads walk).
We have one more shift tonight and then we will be taking a rest for the weekend. This weekend we will be staying in a church rectory, thanks to a certain Father Richard who is hosting us.
We have a number of things to deal with this weekend - Cyril and Sarah are leaving Saturday morning, driving the van to Winnipeg, as it is a rental and needs to be returned. They are driving back in a rental jeep. We will see them again Sunday night. Greg also will be flying out to Toronto Monday morning in order to pick up a new van for us, and drive it back here to Thunder Bay.
We have 4 Masses to do this weekend, which should keep us busy.
July 2 2007 (Monday)
Hi everyone,
On Sunday we finally got a new face come and join us - Tommy from Alberta. We met him after we did our morning Mass talks. He has just graduated from high school, and he is intending to walk with us until Toronto, where he is visiting his grandma before heading down to the States to join the marines. Eventually he wants to become an engineer. He doesn't know this yet, but he'll be walking with us till Ottawa - at least this is what Cyril is telling us!
Now that I think of it, I don't think I ever gave you readers a description of what us walkers are doing in our lives and in the Fall. Okay, so Cyril as you may gather is a writer for the Western Standard, an Albertan journal. He took time off work just to organize and do the walk. He did the walk once previously in 1999, in the States, and since then has been dreaming to do one up here in Canada.
Sarah is going to do her third year of theology at Franciscan University of Steubenville, which is where Cyril graduated from.
Jeremy is continuing in his Liberal Arts degree at Thomas Aquinas College, also in the States.
Ben graduated in January from the University of Louisiana, and is considering what to do now that he's done.
Finally, Greg has just graduated from Chrisostom College, and will be joining the seminary in Ontario in the fall (St. Peter's).
Anyway, now that we have 7 walkers, three of us can now go on nightshift. Last night, Ben, Jeremy and I were walking. Jeremy and I walked as a pair, and Ben alone. Having 3 people walking helps the transitions go smoother, especially since Jeremy is such a fast walker. What we do is that Jeremy continues walking past the car, while I go wake Ben up. I then proceed to drive Ben (once he is ready) up to where Jeremy is walking. They then switch over. I think Jeremy will be alternating between walking with Ben and walking with me.
Last night we heard a lot of fireworks, as it is Canada day today. The sky would occasionally light up, as with lightning, from the fireworks.
We are now camping out in Dryden, still on our way to Thunder Bay.
Okay, bye for now,
Etienne
On Sunday we finally got a new face come and join us - Tommy from Alberta. We met him after we did our morning Mass talks. He has just graduated from high school, and he is intending to walk with us until Toronto, where he is visiting his grandma before heading down to the States to join the marines. Eventually he wants to become an engineer. He doesn't know this yet, but he'll be walking with us till Ottawa - at least this is what Cyril is telling us!
Now that I think of it, I don't think I ever gave you readers a description of what us walkers are doing in our lives and in the Fall. Okay, so Cyril as you may gather is a writer for the Western Standard, an Albertan journal. He took time off work just to organize and do the walk. He did the walk once previously in 1999, in the States, and since then has been dreaming to do one up here in Canada.
Sarah is going to do her third year of theology at Franciscan University of Steubenville, which is where Cyril graduated from.
Jeremy is continuing in his Liberal Arts degree at Thomas Aquinas College, also in the States.
Ben graduated in January from the University of Louisiana, and is considering what to do now that he's done.
Finally, Greg has just graduated from Chrisostom College, and will be joining the seminary in Ontario in the fall (St. Peter's).
Anyway, now that we have 7 walkers, three of us can now go on nightshift. Last night, Ben, Jeremy and I were walking. Jeremy and I walked as a pair, and Ben alone. Having 3 people walking helps the transitions go smoother, especially since Jeremy is such a fast walker. What we do is that Jeremy continues walking past the car, while I go wake Ben up. I then proceed to drive Ben (once he is ready) up to where Jeremy is walking. They then switch over. I think Jeremy will be alternating between walking with Ben and walking with me.
Last night we heard a lot of fireworks, as it is Canada day today. The sky would occasionally light up, as with lightning, from the fireworks.
We are now camping out in Dryden, still on our way to Thunder Bay.
Okay, bye for now,
Etienne
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