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By Dr. Harry Tennant
Saturday, January 28, 2012 Education Ride 365: Two Dogs, A Bird, And Adventure Galore! On Day 18 I left my hotel in Lakeland FL refreshed and ready to make it to the home of Linda and Denis in Bonita Springs FL. What a wonderful, accomplished couple they are!  The pictures on the wall...in the picture above...are of them in just a few of the 34 countries they have ridden their BMW motorcycles in. They have rolled through all the U.S. states, all but two Canadian provinces, Europe, Africa, and South America. But wait...that's not all!
Linda lived on a boat harbored in Long Island Sound for 23 years of her life. She and Denis lived together on a catamaran for 7 years. Denis was captain of a 90-foot yacht. He also taught French, Italian, and Spanish at a Long Island High School for thirty years. But wait...that's not all! Their now deceased Maltese---Lady Hillary---traveled 77,000 miles, through 14 countries...on Linda's motorcycle. Well, it was actually Lady Hillary's motorcycle, but that is a story for another day! Lady Hillary also traveled on the co-pilot's lap in a jumbo jet across the Atlantic...among numerous other un-doggly adventures!  While Lady Hillary can never be replaced in the Blaise home (and her many adventures will soon be the basis of a children's book series), there is currently a battle going on for the affection and hearts of Linda and Denis. Their baby half Yorkie-Half Maltese---Tiffany---jealously vies for their attention with the Love Bird that freely roams the inside of their home each morning---Oiseau---French for "The Bird."  Since I put off my arrival to Bonita Springs by a day, I only had the pleasure of spending a single night at the home of Linda and Denis. It was an interesting, inspiring time. I've met so many interesting people along my journey thus far. A little bird whispered in my ear---->there will be many more!  Riding stats-- Day 18: 155.3 miles traveled, 4 hours and 1 minute of moving time, 3 hours and 54 minutes of stopped time, 38.6 miles per hour moving average, 19.6 miles per hour stopped time, and a max speed of 79.9 miles per hour. Posted at 11:06 PM Keywords: Education Ride 365 , EdClick , Day_18 2 Comments |
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Harry Tennant said... It seems that you find a lot of educators who travel. And a lot of people talk about the educational value of travel. You might think of travel as education without a curriculum. So why is it such an important source of learning? Is curriculum overrated? Sunday, January 29, 2012 12:36 PM |
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Dan Martin said... Great question! I have attempted an answer in my blog post dated January 30, 2012. I welcome the thoughts/comments of others on this and/or any other topic related to education. Thanks for your submission! Monday, January 30, 2012 9:40 PM |