One Becomes Two Becomes Four By Dale Strawford
Malcolm and Coreen Moore are about to go travelling on a six month journey around the world with their two small boys Henry and Tom. Three years in the making, this trip is providing the opportunity for these former backpackers to revisit where it all began for them and introduce their boys to a great big world.
Let’s start with your itinerary. Where are you going and for how long? We’re off to Australia (New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia) for 6 weeks. Then to the South of France for 4 months, staying down in the Cathar region in the Southwest. What was the impetus for your trip - where did the spark come from for such a big adventure? We decided three years ago that the boys would be of a good age to appreciate some time away from home (7 and 4/5). Coreen and I thought this would be a golden opportunity to visit old friends and catch up with relatives. Are you starting in Australia? Is your decision to start where you first met, your way to start writing a new chapter in your lives? Heck, you are already well on your way since those days with two young sons. Yep. We are starting in Sydney, Australia. We’ll rent a car and drive up the coast to Brisbane and see old sailing friends. I lived in Sydney for just over a year and would like to see some old buddies. My uncle lives in Carnarvon on the west coast so we’ll fly there for a week or so. I worked there for a little while on the vineyards and would like to go back. It’s been 15 years. We’ll primarily be at my brother’s place in France, but he’ll be in Saudi Arabia for most of that time. What is the hardest thing about leaving? The hardest thing about leaving is getting everything together like visas, bills, banking stuff and so on. What is the easiest thing about leaving? The easiest thing about leaving is the thought of going somewhere else for 6 months, leaving Canada in February for the sun.
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FOR SASKATCHEWAN WOMEN | VOL. 2 ISSUE 2, FEBRUARY 2013