I was quite excited when I saw the Bluenose II docked at the Halifax Harbour and more excited when I saw that it was open for visitors. On board the ship were a number of deck hands standing at the ready to answer questions. So, I approached one of them and asked if I could take her photograph--she agreed. We chatted a bit about the ship and I eventually got around to telling her that I was travelling from Alberta. She replied, "I'm from Alberta too, Didsbury." Didsbury is about 40 minutes south of Red Deer and I had done books signings at the Mountainview Arts Festival there for a number of years. We both thought that was quite the coincidence.
I then stated that I was actually born in St. Thomas, Ontario and had moved to Alberta in 1975. Amy's eyes lit up. "My family is from St. Thomas," she said. "My parents moved to Alberta in the 70's, when I was 2 years old." Amy went on to tell me that she knows St. Thomas well as she travels there frequently to visit family.
Although I didn't recognise, or at least remember the name Russel, I might have known some of the same people that her parents knew as we would be about the same age. Maybe I did cross paths with them in my youth, who knows.
I then stated that I was actually born in St. Thomas, Ontario and had moved to Alberta in 1975. Amy's eyes lit up. "My family is from St. Thomas," she said. "My parents moved to Alberta in the 70's, when I was 2 years old." Amy went on to tell me that she knows St. Thomas well as she travels there frequently to visit family.
Although I didn't recognise, or at least remember the name Russel, I might have known some of the same people that her parents knew as we would be about the same age. Maybe I did cross paths with them in my youth, who knows.