Hi everyone, Just got back from a nice breather on the water in VA, sorry, not in BC! About that piece of heaven up there... thanks for the interest in my post from last year when we were sniffing around up there. What was most striking to me, other than the sheer beauty of the area, was that you have to ferry over to get to the Sunshine Coast. We were there on Canada Day 2001 and there were little girls with big red ribbons in their hair waving Maple Leaf flags waiting, like us for the ferry. As we parked our rental car (belly full of cars) and went up top, I kept thinking that everytime Joni came up from LA she would have waited for one of these ferry boats, just like we were doing. I have some great pictures I can scan to the JoniMitchellfans@yahoogroups. Yes, it is an absolutely gorgeous slice of this continent. The funniest part of that trip was me running into that place she talks about in PPWM (knitting story) and inquiring about her. They were very protective and tried to steer me clear of the area not wanting me to get too close and then stopping at the other nearby bar and them telling us down to the KM marker where it was. Yes, Sechelt and Half Moon Cay would be a perfect backdrop for some stunning artistic expression- lots of green water in motion there in that Strait of Georgia (or something like that , I'll have to go look at my pix and video.) My wonderful not-a-fan-of-Joni husband tried so hard to help me locate her place up there, so I could maybe glimpse a part of her, see wehre she wrote those songs. It was sweet and the kids in the back seat were worried that Mom was a stalker. I can safely say they were all relieved when I had my Encounter of the JONI kind in Toronto. Thank goodness they were not there to witness my "melt" down of the century. Thanks for reminding me that I am a die hard Joni fan. When IS that new album coming out?
The best, Janine
