We're sitting in the Maple Leaf lounge right now thanks to Huub. The result of his many trips circumnavigating the globe. So Vancouver to Auckland, 14 hrs. Auckland to Melbourne 3.5 hrs. We arrive 2 days later.Hard to imagine even a couple of generations ago how long it would take to travel this far. My grandfather, for example, came from Switzerland to Canada via England in 1926 by ship, a trip that lasted a week. I don't think air travel was really an option then.
I wonder what my ecological footprint is going to be for this trip? I'm posting this picture of a painting Huub brought back from Australia a number of years ago. It's hanging in my apartment now. I really like the contrast between the dark blue and white light. The artist is an Australian aborigine and the image is of the cosmos, somehow fitting as we head on our way.
