Welcome everyone.
We're getting out. Jennifer, Clint and Maia Porritt have officially hit the road and this is a travel-blog of our family's escape from the big city.
Many of you have asked what’s next in our lives—the answer to which is “currently nothing”. Lately we’ve reflected on how our busy and cluttered lives have been at odds with the way of Jesus—too many distractions and way too much stuff. Therefore, we are planning to take a much needed rest from the busyness of life-in-general.
For an undetermined amount of time we are unplugging our lives here in Edmonton and taking to the open road for a period of Sabbath. We’ve sold our home, paid off our debts and re-tired the van. We plan to meander like hippies across Canada—first east, then west—stopping to site-see and people-watch, to camp in many beautiful places and to catch-up with scattered friends and family along the route. We are not leaving Edmonton permanently—at some point, perhaps in the fall, we will return to Edmonton and prepare for whatever adventure God has next in store for us. Until then, we’ll rest.
We expect that approximately half of you may think we’re completely crazy, while perhaps the other half will be almost convinced that maybe you too need a Sabbath. Whatever you’re thinking on the matter we are confident that your thoughts and prayers will go with us wherever we may wander.
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Saturday, June 21st
Today we popped into the Fortress of Louisburg which is just a short drive from out campsite (Google it—crazy cool). A portion of the famous French fortress (like that alliteration?) has been dug up and reconstructed according to how it looked in the early 1700’s before it was obliterated by the British then left uninhabited and undeveloped for over two centuries. Favorite memorable moments include:
- Tucking in our bibs to enjoy eating period authentic, “spoons-only” fare in a French boarding house
- Stomping our feet along to with some sea-faring musicians
- Watching the re-enacted public shaming of man caught stealing wine
- Feeding sheep, firing cannons, playing pirates, learning and reliving history, etc.
- Maia made friends in a playroom with a little 2 year old boy who couldn’t keep his hands (or lips) off of her whenever we ran into them. Time to purchase that can of mace?
Before heading back to camp we drove out to the sight of Canada’s oldest lighthouse (no longer standing) and watched huge waves come crashing in onto the rugged rocks of a postcard-perfect coastline. I love the ocean—three cheers!
