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by Margaret Chamberlain won a 3-Stars Award at BIAFF 2010.
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After a rare virus thirteen years ago which has affected my leg I find flying
is not the best way to travel. My choice is to use the train and ship.
My main purpose in 2008 was to visit my ninety three year old mother who was slated to have a knee replacement. I decided to travel to England so that I could be with her and give her some help and support. I was lucky to have a traveling companion from Victoria to share the journey with me. This was her first Trans-Atlantic crossing and she was thrilled to be doing it with me. |
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HowWe left Victoria, BC and took the Clipper catamaran boat over to Seattle in the state of Washington, U.S.A. This is a pleasant journey taking two and a half hours. The boat lands at the dock which is just around the corner from the AMTRAK train station. After an overnight stay in a hotel we boarded the train and we were soon settled into our handicap carriages. The handicap carriages are six feet by nine they have an ample shower room, toilet and wash hand basin. I find the service on AMTRAK very good. The steward was very accommodating and pleasant, greeting me with two small bottles of Champagne on my arrival. The trip across the States takes three nights and almost four days. It's a wonderful way to enjoy the landscape across this vast country. The dining car is comfortable. I like the idea of white tablecloths and napkins. Drinks from the bar are extra. Traveling by train is a relaxed way to travel and jet lag is obsolete. There is an observation carriage, where one can sit in arm chairs and view the scenery in comfort. All AMTRAK trains change in Chicago. On our arrival in Chicago we were taken into the first class lounge in wheel chairs and two hours later we boarded the train to New York. |
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WhoJane Russell the film actress was on the train to New York, I had a feeling she may be part of the entertainment on the QM2. Jane is eighty eight years old and looks very well. She was indeed part of the entertainment on board. On reaching New York my luggage disappeared. We were taken into the lounge and told to wait until the porter could locate my luggage for me. After more than an hour, the porter came into the lounge and with eyes gleaming, said "Mrs. Chamberlain guess who had your luggage, Jane Russell!" This is my claim to fame with a real live film star. |
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Jane Russell as she appeared in the trailer for Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953). |
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I edit on the Casablanca Prestige, version 7. This is easy to use with many transitions a good array of fonts for titling and special affects. It has six sound tracks and one can work on thirty projects at a time. The machine is expensive but after using a Casablanca Avio a few years ago I wanted to replace the machine with one I was familiar with and which I could burn DVD'S on. |