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By Margiaret. Staplettiti
Editor's Note.Tim Phibbs, the
son Of Wayne andROSY_ P1008
Diagonal Road in wingiia*
wenn* returned from a- trip
Will* took 'him to *any parts Of
the World. Some of the things he
saist. in -his tra.vets delighted him,
While he was shocked and
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sad-
•cloned by °thew.
This Is the first part of his
remarkable story, .which will be
complemented by photographs of
• some of the people and places he
visited.
By the time he was 24, Tim
Phibbs found himself in a rut.'
Working as a technician at a West-
ern chemical -processing plant and
on construction sites since high
school, he said he felt he had to
make a decision about where his
life was going.
He decided what he needed in
his life :was a challenge. Always
interested in geography and world
affairs, he decided to take a trip
around the globe, just to prove to
himself that he could do it.
Through the sale of the "toys" he
had accumulated during his *oriel-
ing life two motorcycles, a car
and a four-wheel drive vehicle —
he raised enough money to travel
around the world for two years,
almost $20,000.
Another reason he decided to
travel the world was that he want-
ed to experience it firsthand, rather
than on the nightly news. Tim says;
foundhe differenibet4,,eewhaatn "is Ipro.ertrlY,
vision and what is, thereality
in *any areas.
After $ ending -two months in •
the Unite ,States, his trekstart.
May 17 in Amsterdam *moo.
met his sister Vidqv, who would
his travelling companion, on and
off, for the next two, months.,
They flei-irte Greece and Rig in
the best .history 'lesson anyckie-Cau
get — studying ancient Greek hiSto;.
ry among its ruins. From there they
went to Southern Italy, Rallies,
Rome, Venice and Vienna' before
heading behind the hon Curtain to
Budapest, Hungary , •
While in Hungary, Tim said he
saw a massive military convoy roll
through the city at 11 o'clock one
evening. He found the people- of
Hungary very low-keyed, but their
food and wine is"farttastie..
Tim and his state; took the
famous Orient Express train from
Budapest back to Vithtna, where
they viewed museums and sam-
pled wine.
He says he soon tireci of the
"taulistY star-4114j0IIM.'
Afteri-Switzerian:
and. s. Stet learnrentd
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SAYS this is, a great
aftd:man
zi old castles 40
e calls ""classic-frattc
• Throughout their('
the cRtultrithey. stopped at far
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cheepr tneirlunches. it was a. -
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terrific.chance to see IOW the
peo-
ple litre and he particularly enj�yed
the Basque country of France --where
he claims to have sampled the best
plzzatte has ever tasted.
• Surrounded by the great art of
Europe and the creative nature of
the people, Tim got. out his sketch
book and started to make a record
of his -trip on paper. He even started
working with water. colors and has
produced some lovely pieces of
work.
Always interested- in_ the hi
of the *arid wars,:turKszletia
visit some of the great battlefields
of Prance, inOluditig„ Dieppewhere
be Went to a Canadian ceinetery.-He
foundJ
at!
dterri;a6 n •
cons
ahoUt the
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iethote "Viffige-in4he mountain
Austria where they hiked a_
enjoyed the hospitality of the peo-
ple in the mining- town and learn-
ing of their history,.
In Switzerland they started stay-
ing in youth hostels, which often
are located on university campuses
and prove•ntuch less expensive
thart conventional hotels.
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en4eiPu his age
After travelling to,:Spa
tugal, Tim beaded for ,sout
England where he got a sense of
deja vu --- the flat coastal cou-try
with its ,wheat fields looked just
like Western,Canada. -
He was fascinated to learn about
British hiiiciry, especially the role
played by the Romans
• A stopover in Ireland proved
enjoyable:11m said -the people there
are very poor, but,very friendly. He
even was lucky enough to be in
Dublin when that city vas celebrat-
ing its 1,000th birthday
FromLondon, he took a 20 -hour
ferry trip across the North Sea to
Denniark.
ke made a number of young
friends in Denmark and learned
about their social system. He says
the government does "too MAW
for people there and it appears- to
io them of initiative to a Certain
extent. .
However, they are -More actively
, involved in environmental
con-
cerns than we are here, especially
after the Chernobyl nuclear disas-
'ter They got a whiff of that stut"
says Tim, and stilt are concerned
about lingering effects.
He wai shckked about the way
the environment has been mistreat-
ed lit Germany as well. The famous
Black Forest is full of' acid rain.
There are no more wolves oPbears
• and it is open season on deer all
yeafround.
The military it a very present
• mite throughout gumpe and par-
ticularly in West Cermany. In con-
rsations with young Germans,
t'imlearned that they have, been
• cated,aboUt the horrors of the
1. cost and say it never cont
happen again. He silo
d of the constant
areas oiIe
throu
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carwas built
I cliard Clegg
o s o e. Cheryi -Reece is
assistant- curator at the Wingham
and District Mu this summer
,and-Avill be providinit a series Of
articles about what to see -and do at
the museum.)
The one and only "V.ingham
car was Wilt ht1911-bTB1� Lep
for -Richard Clegg ofthe Walker an
Clegg Furniture Factory.
Thls was'aprototype car and w'
hoped to have.corne into produ
tion at the factoryrwever, thi
Was not -to be and 0 Y. one car eve
was made, which Mr. Clegg drov
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Petition is
about nui
Some .Bluevale, residents are -con-
cerned about, nuisance dogs in the
village and a delegation of three
attended last week's meeting of
Turnberry couneil, to See what.
trtetniler* are able to cia about it.
—
ICen Carter, 'Bonnie Greig and
Roxanne Visser attended the sec-
ond
114ne 'Meeting of council and
iSented a ,ifretitrint signed by 30
Writs.
Cafter explained, sever,.
ained at a residence at
until his death in 1917.
The car then sat until it was auc-
tioned off 1'1,1944. Sadly; the vehicle
did notIat long.
But ijor components of the
Wiflghi car have beenfound. The
W ham and District Museum has
the migirtal frame of the car stated.
Hopefully some day it will be
restored to demonstrate the skill of
its craftsmanship.
There still are many unanswered
questions about this car, but one
day we hope to know more about
it,
presented
ance dogs
Streets in Bluevale. In addition to
causing a nuisanewith their bark-
ing, the arum' als have gotten off
their chains on occasion.
The delegation asked if councilcould pass a bylaw to alleviate the
problem. However, it was noted
that a bylaw could not be *Mac- =.
tive-and the problem would contin-
ue to oast.
Finally, after some further discus-
sion, council decided to check with
t
he township solicitor to see what
ourse of action co
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