Saturday 17^th November

Today the Baptist Church in the main street held an international food fair, so we went along and made it coincide with lunch time.  There were 15 different countries represented and some had food which beckoned us back for a little more, while others were interesting and similar to what could be found in some Asian take-away shops.  The atmosphere was lively and there was much bustling by guests between all the stalls.  We sat with a couple who were extremely chatty – and we found out he was a local real estate salesman – so of course he was talkative as it is their job to be this way.

Some of the countries represented were Cuba, Thailand, Ireland, Canada, Congo, Croatia, Japan and India.

The rest of the afternoon was spent preparing for the curry night. John and Aileen had no trouble being treated as guests in their own home – it was a novel way to get to know them a little better and we had a wonderful night together sharing many anecdotes.  We realise we have more in common with the Canadians that what may separate us  - our humour in particular is certainly shared, understood and appreciated.