Ottawa, April 18, 2026

Hello All.  I will be departing Ottawa on Monday morning, and travelling by train to Toronto.

I will relax at my hotel for two nights, then check into the Shouldice Hospital for Hernia surgery

on April 22.  I will have surgery the following day, and remain there until Sunday when I will be discharged at 10;00. My daughter will pick me up, and return to Ottawa.

If all goes well, and I have no reason to doubt that, I will then book some flights west. I will fly to Calgary and stay over for one night, then fly north west to Grande Prairie , Alberta. My destination is Dawson Creek, where there is no airport large enough for jets....small aircraft only. I have a sister living in Dawson Creek, and she is not well. I will rent a car to drive to Dawson. My plan is to stay for about three days, then I will fly to Vancouver and off to Bangkok, where I plan to travel for about three weeks in Thailand.

I would like to fly from Bangkok to Istanbul Turkiye then home after visiting friends there. With the situation in the middle east , that may not be possible and I would return home via Vancouver.

I will do an update once I am home from Toronto and have flights booked.

Safe travels to all

Don