HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1980-08-14, Page 11THE..'tittRON EXPO$ITOR 4tUGUST 14,.1980
Its a Saturday morning land we are making a hasty exit
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trona Istanbul, The parade of three Mercedes Rem purr
$010000Apdltd over the bilis which shelter the city to the
east. Destination, Tehran,
The four lane highway which guided us otit Of' Istanbul
disappears at the outskirts of town and leaves us with a
narrow, winding road which alternates between teacher -
our gravel and rugged asphalt surfaces.
Its astounding. This is the main overland route between
Istanbul and Ankara, the capital of Turkey, yet it could
hardly compare with county backroadsin southwestern
Ontario. In defence of the Turks, though, great mountains
looM ahead and the cost of road construction through that
terrain is certainly prohibitive, and the country's economy
is certainly not booming.
As vvegot closer to, and 'finally into the mountains, the
road quality steadily declines. It winds around and through
the large peaks, perhaps two car widths across, and there
are no guardrails. Fortunately, they are not snow covered,
yet.
.1 feel very lucky to be driving with Saul, my buddy. For a
week now, since the shipment of imported Mercedes left
M tricha-theatwo Iranian ears haveengaged in—continual
flirtations with death. When the roads were good, they had
to work at it by passing dangerously and generally
wandering all over the road. Treacherous driving
conditions took the responsibility of challenging death
away from the Iranians and returned it to nature, or the
Turks.
INTO ISOLATION
We are on a route into isolation and there are very few
other travellers on this cow path were on. There are no
towns up in those mountains, just ouposts divided by miles'.
of rock. The inhabitants of the vacant land must lead a life
close to that of a hermit.
One man, one wife, dozens of kids, three or four head of
livestock and maybe some chickens. There are no pastures
in the mountains so the cattle graze on roadsides. They
complicate the insane driving by constantly wandering
onto the laneway. It seems such a vacant life to an
outsider, and always just one step ahead of the reaper.
It reminds me of a story story my brother tells of his
experience with -Turks. and it. forms the source of his
dislike for the people. He travelled through these parts of
Turkey in winter when the weather gets brutally cold.
Late one night, after the fire in his room had died, he
went out to gather some wood from a pile he had seen
earlier. The trail to the pile was bordered chest -high snow
banks. On his way back. wood in hand, he heard what he
describes as a blood curdling scream. and a silhouetted
body wielding a knife flew over the bank at him.
He had to fight for his life. Shortly after one of the -
Australians he was touring with rushed out and helped to
subdue the attacker.
The knife -wielder turned out to be a young, teenaged
Turk, and the wood belonged to him. After some frenzied
explanation it was apparent that selling the wood was his
sole source of income.
The situation was calmed. and a deal was struck. The
total cost of the wood was less than 25 cents, but for that
kid it was worth killing for.
If the need should arise, I decided, 1 would pay for my
wood before 1 raided the pile.
OUR LUNCH STOP
Somewhere in the middle of nowhere was "The Bus
Stop", our lunch stop. I still enjoyed the Turkish foods in
spite of the fact that the majority of the clientele at the
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by Herb Shoveller
restaurant (???) were cows. 1 wAs wOring_for the Pony
Hxpress to ride through with the morithly mail. -
Now the mountain driving Was frightenieg, but when
Magit decided he needed some company for the afternoon
stretch I figured my ticket home in a pine box had been
bought.
I should have known better. The Big M makes this _trip
several times a year, and he hadn't done himself in yet.
Still, I know his habits of the road, and hey don't inspire
the utmost confidence. . 1
Diving .by himself in the mornin had loosened his
tongue, and he babbled on incessa y. Perhaps, too, the
prospect of his home drawing nea r had excited him as
well.
I didn't mind talking, except for the fact that it caused
his. driving. nbilities___toa deteriorate __even _further. _He_
couldn't talk without looking at me, maybe because of the
communicationharrier, and he would look away from the
road for what see,med like ages. '
STRAIGHT AHRAD -
Meanwhile, my eyes were locked straight ahead, arid
periodically I would nod to the road ahead, suggesting to
him that, in spite of the fine engineering of Mercedes
Benz, they had not yet mastered the ability of taking
mountain corners by themselves. The man needed a
navigator,
, On top of that, the conversation waaheginning to wear a
bit. I had managed pretty much to discourage hisplans to
come to Canada to marry my widowed mother, but his lust
for our nation never died. ,
"Canada, gut?'", he would ask.
"Yes, Magit, Canada, gut" was the standard reply. a
"Me come Canada, mit you, yes?" was his next steP.
"We'll see, maybe, yes," I lied.
"You, me, you home," he said next, motioning he
wanted me to write my address for him.
"Okay, okay, I give." (My God, I'm beginning to talk
like him.)
"Me -come Canada," he said with his broad smile.
Pause. He nods his intentions. 1 can think of nothing to
say to discourage his future plans, and even if I could have
there was likely Ito way I could have made them clear to
him.
It's quiet now for twenty minut or so, and outonly
communication is the periodical exc ange of nods as we
see something strange in the countryside.'
"Canada, gut, yes?"
"Yes, yes. you little **%% %NMI " He's off again.
I could say those things to him and as long as I had a
smile on my face he just assumed we were carrying asn a
pleasant conversation.
Lateethat day we passed Ankara, and what we saw was
unimpressive. It's choice as the capital of Turkey was
likely somehow twisted into history, of course, but the
selection of this isolated city (winterbound already in the
middle of November) seemed to make as much sense as
choosing Moose Factory as the capital ef Canada.
Finally our caravan halts at the world reknowned resort
town of Yozgat for the night. The cold up In these
mountaitis feels like a cold I've never felt before, and our
hn.elSreent, in the only hotel in town, is heated by tr little
wood stove;
If the fire goes out in therni dle of the night, I'm not
going out for the wood.
• No dig ing
I got aorne correct answers to th music quiz,last.Week,
but I'm not passing but any Mus Bruneteau Fan Club
(MBFC) cards because they were in iders, the people who
lay out this page, to be exact.- I've decided they're
ineligible, although they can play along for, the sheer
enjoyment cif the game (overwhelmi g at times, I'm sure).
l'IlThmeakmeut
Musicmwork for their answe s this week.
answer: The group wa the Doors, and the
song was, the Roadhouse Blues. • ,
The sports answer: The former W stern Mustang -who
was traded, to the Argos this year is uncan MacKinlay.
The Canadian linebacker was traded to the Argos from
Winnipeg.
Music Question this week:
_ We've get no idols.for the acreen_ to ay, Although they
make a lot oinoises, They got nettling t say, Well, I•try to
look amazed, But it's an act, The movie night be new, But
it's the same sound track, Passion is n4 ordinary word, 1
think I heard, Passion is no ordinary wot1, I think, I think.
Ain't manufactured; Or just a nervous, sound, that you
hear at night.
The British group centres around one person, his name
is included in their title and it is rumoured they are coming
to Mosport for the Heat Wave concerts ugust 23.
Sports Question: Maury Wills is the neia manager of the
Seattle Mariners in the American League;*hat is his real
first name, and more importantly, what is his middle
name? (It's rather unique.)
Answer either question and win a year Membership in
the MHFC.
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A number of Seaforth people attended the Scott -
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in Benmiller on the weekend. -
Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Broadfoot of Goderich and Mr.
and Mrs. Cliff Broadfoot spent the weekend with Dr. and
Mrs. Raymond Parr at their -Cottage on the Si. Clair River.
M. and Mrs. James Cameron of Sarnia visited with their
daughter and son-in-law Mr. and Mrs. Charles Geddes
and they 'also visited with their daughter-in-law, and their
great granddaughter, Mr. and 'Mrs. Brent Schenck and
Kindel. Mrs. Couttes of Cranbrook B.C. visited with Carol
Geddes and Marie and Jim Cameron.
Mrs. Couttes of Cranbrook B.C. visited with Carol
Geddes and Marie and Jim Cameron.
Mrs. Helen Pryce of Chicago visited on Monday with
Mrs. Mary McIver. ,
Mrs. Violet Elgie of Seaforth, was in Goderich on
Wednesday, and attended the funeral of her cousin the
'Vide Everitt Finnigan. Burial was at Dungannon cemetery.
Last Seaforth—cert coming
The fifth Sunday evening
summer concert of the 1980
Chamber of Commerce
series was given by the
Stratford Royal Can. Legion
Concert Band on Aug. 10 to a
very appreciative audience.
Uncle; the skillful direction
of Paul Cross, this profes-
s'.onal group of 40 musicians
presented -a comprehensive
grobp of classical and hum-
curixis numbers. They in-
deded trombone and DI.1171-
pet quartettes, as well as full
hand selections from My Fair
Indy and Oklahoma. etc. it
was a special treat to hear
some of the world's hits in
"show bii" right in Seaforth
Victoeia Park by such a group
cf prin.
The next ond last concert
for 1980 will be a variety
show under the direction of
Pipe Major Peter Malcolm.
The Ladies Highland band
from London were unable to
keep their date duel° contest
engagements.
"Come out mid enjoy a
local Scotch evening and
bring your frinds and good
weather with you," says Dr.
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August 15th, 16th, 17th
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Barhopping
HY SIM HEER
It was on a day trip to Bayfield, when I
first discovered what variations the small
lakeside community had to offer itt bars.
The two more ,obvi9us extremes I
experienced were, those of the Reg "Pump
and thp Albion Hotel.
-Qn one hand you can experience the
charm and commercial atmosphere of the
Red Pump, a streetside restaurant with a
sinall outdoor Mowed terrace. ,
Or on the other hand, you have the
Albion, an historical -piece of architecture
that lives on, under the strain of modern
development in Hayfield. The Albion offers
rural and lakeside atmosphere, with local
patrons who add to the hotel's character.
My Sunday visit to Hayfield all began
when 11 friends from Kitchener and
Waterloo decided to drive to Seaforth for
the day to surprise me with a visit.
_Upon their artivaLl decided what better
way to entertain 11 unexpected guests than
to ship them off to a picturesque com-
munity like Hayfield and leave the rest to
chance. '
Arriving at the beach sometime early in
the afternoon, we began with a leisurely
swim in the cool waters of Lake Huron and
then went on to a loose game of football on
the hot sandy beach.
' We soon discovered, however, that the
portion of beach we chose for our game,
was a veritable burial ground for broken
beer bottles. The game was soon over.
After an afternoon on the beach,
exposed to the intense rays of a July sun,
we soon developed a thirst that after some
time became unbearable.
Climbing the long stairway, which first
led us down to the beach, did even more to
intensify exhaustion created from our
blood bath of a football game and
additional hours baking in the hot sun.
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reached the top of the • stairs: The first Was
'a flat tire and the second was the statid.an
disappearance of $30left he,hhid,
in -
friend's purse on the backseat �f her 044
"BLit it's, such a pretty' 'little ,Anatie;
never .suspected any one we* rifle my
purse," was her excuse for ;10'10043g:the
car doors and rolling the windows up tight,
like she said she does in the city. ,
After a quick walk 'down Main Street in
Hayfield, we admitted defeat to the hint
and stepped in at The Red Pump for a beer:
Sitting ioutside on the terrace, we were
soon told there were no domestic beers
available, so we loosened our wallets and ,
sprung for the More expensive impoita.
Imported beers were priced rather high
at the Red Pump, but then what price can
you put on that feeling you get from sitting
in the shade of an old elm tree watching the
crowds of Sunday shoppers pass before you
on the—picturesque- -streets- of Bayfield -
amongst the company of old friends?'
Sipping the cool ale was the ilea
solution to the heat discomfort we suffered
earlier in the day.
Now with the crowd of 11 in a -much
brighter mood, we decided to retrace our
hurriedeps down Main Street to see what
we mis ed the first time.
As we passed the Albion Hotel on our
walk downtown, the look of „the old hotel
was too much to resist, so we decided to
enter for one quick beer to end the
afternoon.
Insidothe Albion is,unfortunately,not as .
interesting architecturally as outside the -
Albion; however, after sitting down in the
small lounge, the true character of the bar
(the patrons) cattle out of the woodwork,
making it an enjoyable visit.
Hayfield in the afternoon is a good spot
for variety of things. The beaches 'are
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