I am afraid that in order to stay diplomatic I will not say much about our travel in California. When we left Vancouver, we had a very nice weekend with some friends who rented a house in Whidbey in Washington State.

In Oregon, Portland, we were very lucky to meet Greg and Teresa, who organized a show for us, and with whom we stayed a week.

Had a nice Christmas in a campground (after being refused entrance in another campground for living in a converted camper and not a proper one, that’s California for you).

 In Sausalito met a really nice couple and spent New-year eve with them, we also managed to pull off a few busking shows.

 Finally when we arrived in LA, Theo’s dream came true and we had a wonderful day in Disneyland.

We are now with TapezeHight School north of San Diego and it’s the best thing that happened to us in a while. We are back training and being taught Flying Trapeze. It feels like a safe heaven far from Californian rules and regulation, it is a wonder how a state run by a supposedly artist (actor, however a bad one) can be so hard for artists.

By the way, and really sadly, we are now criminals (even thought I really don’t feel like one) as sleeping in your vehicle in the street of California is considered an act worth of being put in prison.

 

After travelling for three years (since first arriving in Central America) in the company of Jo, Theo’s school tutor and our technician, it was very sad to see him leave on Saturday at the airport of Montreal. So sad in fact that we couldn’t stay behind, in Montreal, and decided to go back on the road straight away, direction West.

After an other stop at our friends Dave and Mary, where we pickup Theo school work and a few letters from Europe, we are now driving, driving, driving….

It is a long way to BC

Quebec,the town, was amaizing and it is really only the cold that made us decide to head toward British Colombia.

We were able to park on the Marina, thanks to Patto and Julie, who also have been travelling for the past ten years doing shows, and the last few of them, in a sailing boat.

All the artist there made us feel really welcome and the circus school opened their door to us.They, also, were very warm people. It felt like such a luxury to be able to train all week in this beautifull space , and to be taught Flying trapeze by Pierre and Guy. We didn’t want to leave anymore but The dreadfull cold…

After Quebec, meeting with Marie Claude Bouillon from la Luna Caballera, and working with her for the village fiesta of Notre Dame du Rosaire, was a very enriching  and pleasing experience.

We are now on the way to Montreal

 

we are now back in Quebec as the first time around, we only crossed it to be in time for Kingston.

After the stress of the big city of Toronto, we needed some fresh air and some nice people to surround us so we could reenergised.

What best then to go and stay with Mary and Dave from Avalon motor and even better when our friend Mamsel (which we met in Mexico) and her friend Simon decided to visit us on that same night. They ended up staying 6 days and we had a lovely time.

Leaving on Saturday afternoon made it hard to organise a show for the week end, but late on Sunday we found a campground and were able to do our show that same night.

It was a lazy drive to Sherbrooke with lots of stops for swims, golf and lunches.

We are now meeting other artists and trying to decide our futur step. Will we brave a winter here or head West or even better South??

Scott, poor Scott, spent his first night ever in a gell and even had to be handcuft on his way there even so he was perfectly willing to follow. The reason was that after driving a whole day, he had a few brandy with friend in his home and was arested on his way back to the bus on his bicycle. That was our welcoming to Bancroft, I do have to press on the point that he wasn’t rowdy or insulting to anyone, his only mistake was the little bit of weaving he was doing on his bicycle, so when the police are arresting totaly honest people, it does make you wonder where the world is going…

Still after that everything went well in Bancroft and the two show we did in the Millenium park were very well received by the audience.

After that we spent a nice few days on our friends land, Dave and Mary (Avalon Motors, Belleville) before going and pick up Sally (Scott’s sister) and her childrens, Flora and Ed, at the Toronto airport.

We are now enjoying their visit in the Southern Georgian Bay.

 

After the Kingston Busker festival, we wondered around the lake Ontario  enjoying a moment where we didn’t have to rush anywhere. As we stoped in Picton to check our mail in the librairy we stumbled upon Cynthia who had seen our show in La Manzanilla, Mexico. She straight away helped us organising a few shows in the Princess Edward County which ended up being quite successfull with a big turn up of people and lovely audiences. But more than anything we were having a great time, swimming in the lake and relaxing.

The best of all was yesturday evenning at our first ever drive in movie. Of course we took the bus which we parked sideway so we could be on any of the bed upstairs whiles watching our movies. Scott and Jo were on the roof, I was on the back bed (smoking room) and Cynthia, Jim (her husband) and Theo were on the front bed. between and before movies we had the table outside with snack and beers. It was great.