[Magdalen] Safely home

[Marion Thompson]

Some parishioners who in June had travelled to South Africa and game 
parks to the north, shared their trip through a well-done slide show 
last week.  What really resonated with me was the Cape area scenery and 
the ocean-hazed surf, beaches, rocky terrain, etc., of Capes Point and 
Good Hope where I would love to take over Oprah Winfrey's home perched 
on the edge of it all.

Marion, a pilgrim
On 11/10/2014 12:15 AM, Sally Davies wrote:
> Hi Roger!
>
> South Africa is always good if you want to get away from the Northern
> weather...! We have mountains, sea, game reserves, friendly people and lots
> of interesting history. November is still early enough to see the whales.
>
> Sally D
>
> On Monday, 10 November 2014, Roger Stokes <roger.stokes65 at btinternet.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Jay, I was sorry to miss you and your jewellery this year when I was in
>> Virginia. I recall a very warm late September evening standing onb the
>> platform at Portland last year which assures me that that part of the
>> country is temperate.
>>
>> Roger
>>
>> On 10/11/2014 00:29, Jay Weigel wrote:
>>
>>> The Pacific Northwest is not all THAT cold in November, and you could
>>> visit
>>> two countries at once....see listsibs in both Vancouvers and then perhaps
>>> drive down the coast into California. That's one thought. Texas and New
>>> Mexico are another, although we do not have as many there as we once did.
>>> If you wish to see your northern brethren and sistren, you will have to
>>> visit earlier in the year.
>>>
>>> On Sun, Nov 9, 2014 at 7:19 PM, Roger Stokes <
>>> roger.stokes65 at btinternet.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>   Thank you, as you know I have gone West from you but I need to determine
>>>> where is worth exploring and then where is the best place to fly to.
>>>> Houston was good but I found Atlanta to be superb.
>>>>
>>>> Roger
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 09/11/2014 23:48, Lynn Ronkainen wrote:
>>>>
>>>>   Glad to hear you're safely home again Roger!  How fun that you hope to
>>>>> make plans for your 4th annual  'once in a lifetime' USA trip <big grin>
>>>>>
>>>>> It will be interesting to hear about what you might explore next time -
>>>>> you're becoming such a seasoned US traveler that you can rely on skills
>>>>> and
>>>>> experiences you've gained over time to circumvent some of the pesky
>>>>> details
>>>>> that have popped up.   If you're in 'the southern' part of the US and
>>>>> find
>>>>> your plans bringing you in/near/through Houston, my guest-den will be
>>>>> available again.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Lynn
>>>>>
>>>>> website: www.ichthysdesigns.com
>>>>>
>>>>> When I stand before God at the end of my life I would hope that I have
>>>>> not a single bit of talent left and could say, "I used everything You
>>>>> gave
>>>>> me." attributed to Erma Bombeck
>>>>>
>>>>> Thomas Merton writes, "People may spend their whole lives climbing the
>>>>> ladder of success only to find, once they reach the top, that the
>>>>> ladder is
>>>>> leaning against the wrong wall."
>>>>>
>>>>> "What you seek is seeking you." - Rumi
>>>>>
>>>>> --------------------------------------------------
>>>>> From: "Roger Stokes" <roger.stokes65 at btinternet.com>
>>>>> Sent: Sunday, November 09, 2014 5:37 PM
>>>>> To: <Magdalen at herberthouse.org>
>>>>> Subject: [Magdalen] Safely home
>>>>>
>>>>>    I landed back safely in England Friday morning
>>>>> <x-apple-data-detectors://44> after another enjoyable
>>>>>
>>>>>> trip to the USA.  Touchdown was ahead of schedule, but would have been
>>>>>> earlier still had it not been for congestion at Heathrow necessitating
>>>>>> a
>>>>>> loop around.  I did manage to remember how to drive a stick-shift car
>>>>>> but
>>>>>> the temperature and the price of gas were unwelcome.  The latter had
>>>>>> continued to fall while I was away but 1.209 GBP (about $2) a litre is
>>>>>> very
>>>>>> cheap here even if expensive by US standards.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Having just got back my thoughts are naturally turning to "where
>>>>>> next?".
>>>>>> I am thinking of November 2015 so I would think not too far North but
>>>>>> I am
>>>>>> aware that there is a vast chunk of the USA I have not yet been to
>>>>>> which
>>>>>> hold new delights to explore.  I need to come up with a tentative
>>>>>> itineraru
>>>>>> before I visit my travel agent to organize it.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Roger
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
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