Author Archives: Ray Boas

30 November – A few notes, and A CHRISTMAS CAROL

Posted on November 30, 2011 by Ray Boas

I missed writing to you here, and have missed the travelling, but as many of you know it is at this time of year I am totally immersed in our annual production of Charles Dickens’ A CHRISTMAS CAROL for the … Continue reading →

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7 November and written and posted from the Lisbon Portugal Airport 8 November 2011

Posted on November 8, 2011 by Ray Boas

Hi all.  I am sitting in the Lisbon airport and have  already checked in for the flight.  All seems to be on track and on time.  I have about an hour and a half here before boarding time, and then … Continue reading →

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5-6 November 2011 – Saturday and Sunday

Posted on November 7, 2011 by Ray Boas

Hard to believe this trip is nearing to an end.  On Saturday the 5th following the 9:30 Mass I walked around the newest part of the city.  The city has developed surrounding the grounds and buildings of the Sanctuary and … Continue reading →

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Fatima, Portugal Continued – 3-4 November 2011

Posted on November 5, 2011 by Ray Boas

Where to begin?  For a peaceful, contemplative trip there is still so much to share, or at least write down because, as I have mentioned, to do so is to “live it twice.” I don’t know how much of the … Continue reading →

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Fatima, Portugal — 1-2 November 2011

Posted on November 3, 2011 by Ray Boas

It has been a fast three weeks since I got back from the Rideau Canal in Canada, and I was so busy in town I never really told you I was going again.  So, here I am, “live from Fatima, … Continue reading →

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Random Thoughts and THE RED LION INN – 19 and 20 October 2011

Posted on October 20, 2011 by Ray Boas

I have missed the opportunity to write since my last shunpiking post, so I have been jotting down thoughts to share, but now I am also “on the road” and have that to share.  So this post is not only … Continue reading →

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7 and 8 October Travelling Home – Posted 12 October 2011

Posted on October 12, 2011 by Ray Boas

On Friday morning, October 7th, we had an interesting lecture by another Parks Canada representative on the archaeology of the First Nation sites in the Thousand Island National Park.  In our lifetime, and actually in about the last 30 years we … Continue reading →

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FINISHING UP THE RIDEAU CANAL – 5 and 6 October 2011

Posted on October 6, 2011 by Ray Boas

A even more laid back day today (the 5th) as we boarded the school bus to return to the boat at Chaffey’s Locks where we continued downstream towards Kingston, going through the lock there, then the Davis lock, and finally … Continue reading →

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Rideau Canal – Ontario, Canada – 3 and 4 October 2011

Posted on October 4, 2011 by Ray Boas

I do not know where to start and what to share as there is so much. But a plaque has been on my desk for decades that reads, “The Best Way to Get Something Done is to Begin.”  And, remember, … Continue reading →

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1 and 2 October 2011 — Back in Canada via Rome, NY

Posted on October 2, 2011 by Ray Boas

Saturday, October 1, 2011, a rainy day all day, and chilly too.  With all the room in the van you would think I would have thrown in a winter coat too.  But it was in the 70s and 80s recently, … Continue reading →

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