Einstein said reality is the construct of the mind. If so, perhaps we have greater control over the life we live than we think. Perhaps when we turn on the news, partake in the workplace gossip or follow a trend we're consuming things we don't have to consume and constructing a reality we don't have to live.
I have not Einstein's intellect, Plato's philosophical reasoning or Shakespeare's skill with a quill, but in my reality this much is true, if you want a true take on how the world could be, you need only watch the young and innocent at play. Ask yourself as Cat Steven's sang, "Where Do The Children Play."
Bearing this in mind, how much fun would it be to take the world's most fun car (the Mini), cut it's roof off (a convertible), drive it from Halifax to Vancouver via Yellowknife and spend some time watching Canada's little ones live, love and play their way through summer?
Well keep reading this blog and from July 2nd until August 20th my friend Nancy and I will be doing just that. Weather and intestinal fortitude willing, we'll also be using Mini's "Openometer" to see how much of our roady across the world's second biggest country we can do with the roof down.
In keeping with the carpe diem spirit of kids, our route is approximate at best and we thus welcome any feedback regarding places, events or people others think we should visit. In the meantime, we'll be picking up "Jaffa" (nickname) from the Halifax Mini dealership before heading out to the Bay of Fundy to witness one of the world's highest tidal changes and its tidal bore. After that, well other than heading roughly west-ish, who knows?
