Lyle and I are now in Sydney where we have spent a wonderful
few days with family. We have also spent time trekking around the various
sights of the city itself. The harbour is one of the most beautiful in the
world and if I can say with only a minor amount of bias perhaps the most wonderful.
However, at this holiday time of year, many, many people were also out and
about to enjoy the area with us. It was challenging to use my cane in the
crowds.
I don’t think that I have successfully mastered the art of
using my cane in a crowd. Sometimes I think that I might just use Lyle’s arm to
guide me, but then I come to unexpected slopes, dips, bumps and steps and I
miss the safety and anticipation that the cane provides.
The crowds of people were especially thick on Christmas Eve
when we decided to visit the downtown core of the city and experience some of
the last minute shopping frenzy. I have added a picture of Lyle and myself
taken in the Queen Victoria Building, a large complex leading from the
underground rail station to the upper streets. My sister, Jill, raced ahead to
snap the photo of us. I’m not sure that my white cane is even visible in the
picture, being swallowed up by the throngs around us. Because of the mass of
people and the speed at which everyone seemed to be walking, I doubt that my
cane served as identifying me as visually impaired either. It was interesting
experience but one that I didn’t repeat for the Boxing Day sales two days
later.
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