Workshop Tour Day 5: En Route to Labrador City

I spent most of my day Thanksgiving Sunday far above this gorgeous planet with my head in the clouds 🙂  Indeed, I had plenty of sitting time in airports and on planes to reflect on all that I am grateful for.  So much! I especially loved doing that up in the air, closer to the Heavens.  Less interference.

Day 5 was a travel day – from Deer Lake on the island of Newfoundland to Goose Bay in Labrador on the mainland, and a few hours later, from Goose Bay to Labrador City, with a brief stop in Churchill Falls. You’ll see from the photos that this is really a land of lakes.  There definitely aren’t as many colours here as on the island, but the floors of white lichen between the pine trees were captivating.  No snow yet. The lakes seemed laced with orange patterns – fascinating! When I arrived at Wabush airport (5 minutes drive from my hotel in Labrador City), it was cold and rainy. I knew I was in a smaller place when the car rental agent just handed me the keys and directed me to the parking lot with a “Just press this button and she’ll beep at you. You’ll know which one it is.”  I got to my room in the Two Seasons Inn at about 5pm and after putting my feet in hot water (that last plane was cold), I ordered a pizza and watched a movie on TV.  The restaurant was closed for the holiday and the place was hauntingly quiet. I didn’t mind at all.  It was just what I needed.

I wish you a Happy Thanksgiving Monday – may it be filled with an abundance of tiny, small, medium, large and huge things to be grateful for.  I’ll be heading into nature this morning and teaching a community workshop this afternoon.  Perfect!  Of course, you’ll hear all about it in the next post.