This morning when we got up, the sky was grey and there was a
drizzle of rain. However, by the time Lyle and I crossed the causeway to Cape
Breton Island, the sky was blue and the sun was shining. It was another
beautiful day!
We met Bridget and her mother Marie at the
entrance to the Civic Centre at Port Hawkesbury. We chatted for a bit and I
showed Bridget my green White Cane Connections vest and turned on the Trekker
Breeze. Bridget doesn’t see out of her
right eye, so I walked on her left side. We walked arm in arm and so I used my
cane in my left hand – something a little unusual for me, but it all worked out
very well.
I had met Bridget and Marie in Edmonton a few years ago, but once we
started talking, those years seemed to disappear in a flash. Bridget and I
talked about the importance of using our canes so that other people would
recognize that we had problems with our sight. This way it would be much easier
to ask for assistance if we needed it.
We talked about some of the ways other people could make life easier for
us. We especially mentioned how nice it was when people identified themselves
when they came up to speak with us.
We didn’t walk all that far today, but we spent an hour and a half
doing it! Bridget and Marie, many thanks
for meeting us for the walk today. I enjoyed the time we spent together.
The pictures below are of Bridget, myself and Marie outside the
Civic Centre, and then one of Bridget and me on our walk.
Nice pictures and weather looks good. Cape Breton is so beautiful.
ReplyDeleteDorothy