{"id":2199,"date":"2020-10-28T15:56:00","date_gmt":"2020-10-28T13:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mortimer.ca\/?p=2199"},"modified":"2020-10-30T12:04:42","modified_gmt":"2020-10-30T10:04:42","slug":"oct-24-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.mortimer.ca\/?p=2199","title":{"rendered":"Oct 30"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_2202\" style=\"width: 235px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mortimer.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/France-touring-1.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2202\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2202 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mortimer.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/France-touring-1-e1603891276785-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mortimer.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/France-touring-1-e1603891276785-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.mortimer.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/France-touring-1-e1603891276785.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2202\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">the France part of my journey: orange 2019, green 2020<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_2203\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mortimer.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Seine2.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2203\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2203 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mortimer.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Seine2-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mortimer.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Seine2-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.mortimer.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Seine2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.mortimer.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Seine2-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.mortimer.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Seine2-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.mortimer.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Seine2.jpg 2016w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2203\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">off into the sunset&#8230; I have had an amazing journey<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Well, the end of my era. I have sold the boat, and am preparing for a return to Canuckland. The marina at Hattem has been exceptional in providing the support, exposure, and everything needed for a very quick sale of the boat. While I didn&#8217;t achieve the maximum price, I was fairly treated, and the boat sold without conditions. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mortimer.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Briare5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-2125\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mortimer.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Briare5-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mortimer.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Briare5-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.mortimer.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Briare5.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>So long for the European boating life, which has been exceptional over the past 7 and a half years. I have enjoyed almost every aspect of the journey: languages, dialects, new hobbies (campanology in Britain, astro-navigation in France), and the chance to meet so many extraordinary people along the way.<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mortimer.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_0148-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-2204\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mortimer.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_0148-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mortimer.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_0148-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.mortimer.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_0148-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.mortimer.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_0148-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, http:\/\/www.mortimer.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_0148-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.mortimer.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_0148-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a> One needs this type of international experience to be able to judge how special life really is in Canada. I look forward to the return, despite the quarantine and all.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2205\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mortimer.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_0464-scaled.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2205\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2205 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mortimer.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_0464-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mortimer.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_0464-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.mortimer.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_0464-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.mortimer.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_0464-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.mortimer.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_0464-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.mortimer.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_0464-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2205\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">my Wandering Canuck Too, which has been my home and ticket for exploration for 4.5 years.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Thanks for following me on this part of my journey.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2206\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mortimer.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/sail-away-2.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2206\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2206 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mortimer.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/sail-away-2-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mortimer.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/sail-away-2-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.mortimer.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/sail-away-2.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2206\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">with her new owners in charge, the boat sails off without me (first time in 4.5 years) to her new experiences<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Well, the end of my era. I have sold the boat, and am preparing for a return to Canuckland. 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