Welcome to White Cane Connections.

My name is Sue Boman. Yes, that’s me in the picture posted here. I have called this blog White Cane Connections because I am one of the many people who use a white cane. I began this blog because I wanted to write about a project I undertook in 2012. The plan was to complete a series of walks using my white cane. Between March and September, I walked in 82 different locations across Canada. So, the blog begins by telling of my experiences and the many people I met along the way.

While this particular journey has now been completed, I find that I still have much to write about. I am continuing to make new white cane connections, and so for the time being I will continue to add regular posts to this blog. I am hoping that you will be a partner in the journey.

Sue


Wednesday, 20 December 2023

December 20 - Remembering

The other night as I was watching the news, one short clip caught my attention. The story told of the threat of a volcanic eruption in Iceland. The news commentator went on to say that the town of Grindavik had been evacuated. I thought back to 2015 when Lyle and I had been in Iceland and had spent a couple of days in this same town.

Grindavik is a small fishing town with a unique harbour. While we were there, I think that we paid more attention to the town’s proximity to the ocean than we did to the presence of the black lava rock beside the trails where we walked. It was such a peaceful place and for the two days of our visit, the sun was shining. We promised that if we were ever to return to Iceland, this was one spot that we would like to revisit. Now I just feel such great sympathy for the townspeople who have been evacuated from their homes. The pictures on TV are quite frightening.

If you would like to read about Grindavik, I wrote about our visit on my blog. You can click here to access this blog post. You could also go to the archives section and look for May 2015. It is the post titled "May 25 - Iceland (Part 2)" where I have written about Grindavik.

While New Year’s Day is often a time to look ahead with new plans and resolutions, for me, Christmas is a time when I can reflect on memories of the past. I remember our trip to Grindavik with much fondness.

 

 

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  1. Mrs. J. Smith21 December 2023 at 16:21

    I read and saw the photos on you May, 2015 post. What a bright little town with the body of water so closed too. I am surprised the shipwrecks by the lighthouse were just left there for the memento, I supposed. I hope when you have a chance to revisit this little town, it would be back to its glory even with the deposit of lava there. Thanks for sharing this bright little town, Grindavik.

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