On this year's flight to Europe I had some amazing views of the coast mountains, my Vancouver backyard, and of the big mine near Kamloops. A friend from olden school days and avid foldboat paddler and his wife took me on an urban paddling tour past fancy houses, old factories and lots of graffiti. Leipzig's waterways have cleaned up very nicely! 30 years ago it wouldn't have been possible or pleasant to do this. Also met with another friend from University who now lives in California for a walk through the Auenwald, full with smells of Knoblauchkraut. Later we had a family meeting at an open air dance show where my niece and her group showed us some wicked street jazz moves. And I had my fill of fresh white asparagus (Spargel), one of the highlights of Germany visits in spring.
