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Home My WebLink AboutThe Huron Expositor, 1997-06-18, Page 2a -TME twm11104 1, dune! IS, 101/7 Global adventutes continue for Kelly BY DAVIDsCt7IT Expositor Editor When we left globe-trotting Dave Kelly in last week's edition he was eolebrating St. Patrick's Day in Dublin, Ireland wittrhisfamily. Front there, ire and his sis- ter -S aron ventured w Stratford -Upon -Avon and took the ferry to Wales. They rented a car and drove to London. England whore they saw Big Ben, Buckingham Palace and London Bridge. "1 took a lot of pictures of bridges." says Dave, a civil engineer. Then it was off to . Amsterdam where there are more bikes than people. "Everyone has two or three bikes each. Bicycles have their own lanes and traffic lights." Flower Auction Kelly met up with a back- packing fnend there, a flower farmer, and attended a flog auction. "They're held from 6 • a.m. to "12 noon and S6 mil- lion worth of Blowers are sold a.day-. They're transported within 24 hours all over the world." It's. long hours for the flower fanners who work 17 - hour days for three months -of the summer. Dave met the flower grower during his winter vacation time m New Zealand. After visiting the famous Anne Frank. house in Amsterdam, the next stop was Paris, France where Kelly celebrated his birthday. He saw the_Mona-Lisa and visited the Eiffel Tower. Bullfight in Spain The Dublin -area man wit- nessed a bullfight firsthand in Barcelona. Spain. "Six mata- dors fought that day. They -go until the bull is dead." He explained the order in which they stab the bull with spears on horseback, then six sharp- ened sticks and finall a knife in the back of the deck. At the end it's just one-on-one with the matador and bull.. Kelly was fortunate he .missed the match the day before when the bull gouged out part of the matador's face. He :saw Spanish flamenco dancers and. his sister Sharon joined in the dances held after Mass every Sunday in • Spain: • • They stayed ata friend's apartment there. When hang- ing out their clothes on the SKi1NG UPHILL - Dave Kelly skiffs up a 1,000 -metre mountain in Norway with the help of a German dog. .a • ,V • balcony to dry like every- body does, some dropped to the apartment below. "We got out the fishing line and hooked our cloths." In Switzerland, Kelly climbed yet another moun- tain in in world-wide trek. "11 was two hours to the top, 1000 metres." He stayed with friends again inItaly where he was treated to a home -cooked seven -course Italian meal. "1 got to see the real culture and how they live." Dave and Sharon saw the ancient coliseum in Rome where gladiators fought. They also got to see the Pope at the Vatican. "He did the. Rosary live on radio." Then they visited the famous Leaning Tower of Pisa which has been closed to visitors the.pastsix years because it is leaning too much. "They have lead weights on the opposite side." They visited the beautiful city of Venice where no cars are allowed. "Cars are parked at the edge of the city." Everything is moved.by boat, including people. -food and supplies. Almost Robbed From Rome the two-Kellys travelled to Greece. They had a scary encounter on,their nighttime train ride when they. were almost robbed. A thief entered their cabin and grabbed Sharon's money belt. Before he could remove it, Dave helped his sister fight off the man and he fled. "I couldn't sleep for the rest of the night." said Dave. They wok in the beauti fu l . mountains and sea by renting scooters to travel on: On -the top of one mountain they could hear gunfire .in Albania. On their next stop in Germany, they visited a beer hall where Hitler gave•his last speech. The Kellys also viewed a concentration camp where 200,000 prisoners went to the gas chambers in eight years. "I learned a lot about history."' The next destination was Prague; then to Austria where Kelly met yup with: two Austrian women he met in Hong Kong who arc ski instructors. They lived in a huge mountaintop home with a magnificent view. "All the homes are wooden with big balconies." He Ieamed a lot of skiing skills and got a chance to try some of the best runs in the world. On the last run of the day, skiers stop half -way down the mountain and have .a party at a -lodge. Kelly visit- ed Salsburg where the movie "Sound of Music" was filmed. Sharon Kelly returned to Ireland and Dave travelled the last leg of his trip alone. The next stop was Berlin, a famous city undergoing dp: • Ufa"k1 • ,• 4P� Yd.a� uclin 13AitiK.Sibs & 1274140 tBrNor•Solsclion •6avnps dos0o111olion *lasing t�OrtMislsilDDY 91lDP Slsrtlioe AKEY BROS. PAINTING DRYWALL ROBERT S. SHEPHERD, PH.D. PSYCHOLOGIST t , PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT & TREATMENT Emphasis on Empirically Validated Therapies Anxiety • Chronic Pain reosim • Grief • Sines By appointment only - Sliding tee scale - 148 Guderich fit., West, Seaforth - 519`5274787 LEAN THIS WAY -Dave Kellyyoses for aparaliel photo with the Leaning ToWer of Pisa in Italy. His sister Sharon, who was going to school in Ireland. took.the photo. intensive rebuilding since the Berlin Wall was torn down several years ago. - "The East is trying to catch up. It's a civil engineer's nightmare or dream." He said you can now walk in the very -place the wall stood from the end of World War 11 when the city was divided. He was then off w Copenhagen. Denmark where there's cobblestone streets and BMWs fur taxis. Then he went to Norway where the world ski jumping champi- onships were being held. "They travel at 120 kmlhr and go off a 120 metre jump." He saw the Olympic flame in Lillehammer where ,oast %pier Olympic games were held. One of his favourite experi- ences of his trip was telemark skiing with .dogs. He met a skier with two German hunt- ing dogs. A harness is attached to the dog, which helps pull the skier (using cross-country skiis) up 1,000 metres to the -top of the mountain. "It took three hours to get to the top." It was a little tricky maneouver- ing down the slope without downhill skiis. Kelly finished up the six- month trip with a three-day trip to London, England where he visited friends. He kept a journal of all his adventures in the six months. He sent home postcards to his parents of all 23 countries Fi rewoo Get It Now & Have It Dry For Next Season! Hard Maple or Ash SLPBWOOD +Li_ai*ad-- ma 130./1'7 cu. yd. Truck Load Delivered within 20 miles Mileage charge Beyond That We Also Have Body Wood - Call For Pulpal Craig Hardwoods Ltd. Auburn, Qnt. • 1 Meyers Chem -Dry A New Concept in Carpet & Upholstery Cleaning 0.. 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The Ex -Files: Spotted Mistakes: 1) Page 16 - "and ther late" - should be "and the late" - Ina McGrath 2) Page 4 - "he was respect- ed and like" should be he was respected and "liked" - Dolly McQuaid 3) Page I - "this year's Dilor" - should be "therms" - - Ethel Walker June 4 Ex -Files: Spotted Mistakes: 1) Page 1 - "wames" should be "Warnes" - Marjorie Rock 2) Page 14 - "postponned" instead of "postponed" - Ethel Walker. 3) Page 14 - "a" not "an" - Marg Henderson May 28 Ex -Files Spotted Mistakes: 1) Page 4 - "should" instead of "shout" - Ina McGrath 2) Page 1 - ie. & the pen- sion" - Dolly McQuaid 3) Page 1 ' "is would" - Ethel Walker 1 sincerely all Reform workers and voters who supported my campaign. Anyone with signs to return please call 1-800-328-9004 or 524-1817 for pickup. Yours in Reform, Don: Fines REFORM / FORGET ABOUT THE FEAR AND GET OUT THE GEAR!! 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