{"id":1627,"date":"2017-04-03T20:06:46","date_gmt":"2017-04-03T20:06:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mortimer.ca\/?p=1627"},"modified":"2017-08-30T05:13:03","modified_gmt":"2017-08-30T05:13:03","slug":"2-april","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.mortimer.ca\/?p=1627","title":{"rendered":"2 April"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Well, the next year of exploration begins.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1631\" style=\"width: 284px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mortimer.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/WC2684.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1631\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1631\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mortimer.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/WC2684-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"WC2684\" width=\"274\" height=\"205\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mortimer.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/WC2684-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.mortimer.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/WC2684-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.mortimer.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/WC2684-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 274px) 100vw, 274px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1631\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">cutting timber the Rwandan way<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1630\" style=\"width: 285px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mortimer.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/WC2683.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1630\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1630 \" src=\"http:\/\/www.mortimer.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/WC2683-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"WC2683\" width=\"275\" height=\"206\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mortimer.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/WC2683-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.mortimer.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/WC2683-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.mortimer.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/WC2683-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 275px) 100vw, 275px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1630\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">a massive tea plantation, from the processing plant<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1628\" style=\"width: 276px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mortimer.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/WC2681.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1628\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1628 \" src=\"http:\/\/www.mortimer.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/WC2681-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"WC2681\" width=\"266\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mortimer.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/WC2681-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.mortimer.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/WC2681-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.mortimer.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/WC2681-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 266px) 100vw, 266px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1628\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">part of Kigali city<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1632\" style=\"width: 282px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mortimer.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/WC2685.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1632\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1632 \" src=\"http:\/\/www.mortimer.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/WC2685-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"WC2685\" width=\"272\" height=\"204\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mortimer.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/WC2685-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.mortimer.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/WC2685-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.mortimer.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/WC2685-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 272px) 100vw, 272px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1632\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">a primary school across from Munkittrick&#8217;s home<\/p><\/div>\n<p>After a wonderful winter&#8217;s mooring in Plymouth, with excursions to Canada for Christmas, and Rwanda to visit my sister in February, coupled with an amazing ringing community in and around Plymouth, I have had a good winter experience.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve rung is a wide variety of towers, including Bere Ferrers ( a Devon call-change tower that has bells in three layers to enable cramming a ring of 6 into such a small tower, and the home tower of Steve and Sally, who were so kind to me as I started in this area), Emmanuel (with the amazing tower captain (Alena Wardle) who has an entourage of everyone from older people to a whole group of enthusiastic young, university folk) and as far as Exeter Cathedral, with the second heaviest ring of bells in the world. I also rang in every tower in the area, including the challenging bells of St Andrews, the light bells of Stoke <a href=\"http:\/\/cialisfrance24.com\/\">cialisfrance24.com<\/a> Damerel, and the energetic community of St Budeaux. I had an amazing time with all of the ringers who made me feel so welcome and part of a community.<\/p>\n<p>And now, onward. I am looking to go around most of the UK this year, with a side excursion to Ireland along the way. I made my way to Falmouth yesterday, with calm seas, fair winds and glorious sunshine. I will be moored here for a bit and explore Cornwall, before I move on. Do follow my adventures if you will.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Well, the next year of exploration begins. 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