Old Times

Happy birthday today to Mardi's nephew, J.J.  All the best young man.

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Back in 1984, some of the guys that I worked with invited me to join them for a weekend of hikes on the Bruce Trail.  That was the beginning of the Trompers and it became an annual event, although sometimes the boots were traded in for adventures on bikes, in canoes, or kayaks.

Over the years, a few of the guys completed the Bruce Trail.  I missed a couple of events and only ended up at about 95%, but that's OK.  Just doing that gave me the enthusiasm to take on the 70 mile hike through the high Andes to Machu Picchu with Sean, the north rim of the Grand Canyon with Malcolm and the 28 mile crossing of the Grand Canyon with Ewen, marvelous times that might not have happened without the confidence I gained hiking with the Trompers.

Covid paused our adventures, and the aging process has pretty well ended them, but we got back together today (thanks for arranging it Gary) to share a meal and some memories at the Coach and Lantern in Ancaster.

That's Dave Bagshaw, Gary Parker, David, your truly, Gary Taylor and Peter Burton.  Absent were Mark Richardson and Doc Jewett (snowed in up north) and Roger (recovering from his recent procedure).

We did what the sign told us to do.

A nice way to spend quality time with good friends while catching up and reliving events.  A special day indeed!

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Stay well.