August 15, 2013 - Lloydminster, Alberta. Trip continues and has its moments. A bit of destiny just as I finished yesterday's note. A young man came into the restaurant where I was typing and asked if anyone was going toward Ft. Nelson. Found out he and his traveling companion (Barry and Matty) were two 19 year olds of Finnish descent (one Canadian the other from the old country) that had been hitchhiking to and from Alaska. Thy were actually heading to Dawson Creek (as was I) so I made room and, for the next 8 hours, we carried on a far ranging conversation about life and possibility. Astrophysics, travel, adventure, and the belief that we should live fully our destiny was the common thread that linked us. As fatigue slipped into our blood we grew quieter until, arriving in Dawson Creek, I set them in a parking lot and continued on my way - eventually sleeping by the side of the road myself.
Now I head for Saskatoon for the night. In a way bringing the RAV back here - the scene of that horrible "crime" last summer (car broke down and trapped me there for a week) I am, perhaps, hoping to purge the bad luck that has on occasion dogged me and this vehicle (I am now knocking on wood!) I have a room booked at the Senator and then it is off -likely to Fargo tomorrow and then Windom Saturday for music!
On a side note - always looking for a house concert or two and need to fill in some dates in mid-November in the Ohio/Indiana/Oklahoma/Missouri/Tennessee/Pennsylvania/DC/etc... region (Mid west/Northeast) before Thanksgiving. Let me know at cwrecord@alaska.net if you have any ideas....
More soon. Expect bad times in Egypt tomorrow...