Saturday, August 23, 2008

AJC 8/23/2008 article


Trip followers go to ajccars.com and read the great article Rick Minter wrote about the trip and woodie.Thanks for your interest and support. Yours with the waves,Ralph

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Friday, August 22, 2008

Live from White Point,Nova Scotia


08/22/2008:No surf yet;but this place is incredibly beautiful.Low 50's in AM and high 70's to low 80'sin PM.The topography of the coast is packed with points,coves,cobblestone beaches,sand beaches and offshore reefs and rock shelves.I will be working on my video and photo skills in the next 7 days to download to surferralph some visual proof of whence I speak.Foster and I are working on the remodeling of his cottage(circa 1780's) . He has done the major grunt work over he last 6 weeks;I mean "grunt" work.Tearing out walls,floors,commodes,rat nests,dust balls dating back 200 years,and discovering artifacts spread over the lifetime of the families that lived here.The Doggett family goes back at least 4 generations in the house;and all the closest neighbors are Doggetts.Nancy,across the street,remembers her great-grandfather
living in the house.Nancy's my age. So far I've helped Foster frame the great room and master bedroom and lay floor in two closets. It has been really enjoyable work.Something I don"t do every day.The locals are incredibly friendly and if you reciprocate in kind;they let you inside their lives and activities.I visited Gerald Doggett today(in his 80's)and he showed me his restored 58 Chevy,63 Super Sport Chevy,and 39 Chevy flatbed truck.He also has a model collection of every Chevrolet he ever worked on.He was a Chevy mechanic for his entire career. Very cool guy.The woodie still makes meeting people easy.I've entered a car show this coming sunday for Sea Fest.Liverpool's major summer celebration happens ever year at this time.A local car guy,Dave,asked me to enter.Well another report from the road;Pray for surf1 Ralph
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Ralph Williams
404-374-5043
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Tuesday, August 19, 2008

Getting to Nova Scotia




---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Ralph Henry Williams <ralphuspg@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, Aug 18, 2008 at 2:52 PM
Subject: Getting to Nova Scotia
To: blog@surferalph.com


Left ATL about 12.30pm to start KARMA Travel.Stopped to visit friends in NC,and decided to stay all day the next day instead of just the night.What's the hurry? I'm glad I took the time. Left Sunday 8/17 up Shenna.ndoah Valley with a load full of Counting Crows. What a beautiful drive and the woodie is humming right along.I Bruce Spingsteen'd my way through the Poconos and Allman Brother'd my way into MA and NH.I put in 16 hours of comfortable driving before pulling into a truck stop for my first night in the teardrop.It slept very nicely.I awoke rested at 5:45 and headed north for Nova Scotia(NS).A red 1950 Plymouth woodie surely starts conversations and I'm enjoying promoting the Shepherd Center Foundation. I've passed out at least 12-15 business cards so the story starts.I have discovered that Canada is technologically unfriendly.My Verizon Broadband card will not work and my Cingular cell is $3.99/month signup plus a "discounted" $.59/minute from "normai" $.79.So it appears that communication will be less frequent the next 7-14 days.Hopefully I will find a local internet connection near my surfer buddy, Foster Folsom,in NS. I'm hunting and pecking on a picnic table in Houlton,ME just before crossing into Canada.More later.Your's with the waves. Ralph

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Ralph Williams
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<ralphuspg@gmail.com>

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Bon voyage, Surfer Ralph! :-D

3:20 Tuesday,I'm sitting in the Rossignol Surf Shop in White Point Nova Scotia.The shop is the only place I can WiFi.Foster has shown all the local breaks and a swell is expected tomorrow.Had a 16 hour & 14 hour day driving.
Meanwhile: the lunch date with the Mayor of Greensboro went very well! I followed your advice (and thank you) .. she has about 12 different colleagues she's forwarding my resume to, with a personal note .. she's a peach!
Sending this to you about 3:45pm Monday .. wondering how far you've gotten today .. and where did you end up last nite? Massachusetts?
Keep on truckin' :-D
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Sent: Monday, August 18, 2008 6:58 AM
Subject: Re: Bon voyage, Surfer Ralph! :-D

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Of course we both miss you terribly!!!! It was wonderful beyond words to have you here. And thank you again, you incredibly dear soul, for mowing our lawn!
We're always here for you, Ralph, Don't hesitate to contact us if there's anything we can do to help you. This might sound strange to say, but we're about as proud of you as we are of Ross.
We wish you ALL good luck with your marvelous Adventure. Please do give us a call when you get to Nova Scotia so we can look at the map and smile.
Much love from us both,. and from all 3 of the cats (who miss you, too!:-)
PS: Did you ever see my website? who knows, you might meet someone in your travels who's looking for a crackerjack conference director/event organizer :-)
oxoxox
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Ralph Williams
404-374-5043
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Ralph Williams
404-374-5043
<ralphuspg@gmail.com>

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