11th
December
2023
More than a line on a map
This winter is getting off to a slow start. Right now the temperature is up around 12 Celsius and the wind is blowing about 50 kilometers per hour. Technically a gale. I am not going sailing but I am thinking a little about what it’s like to go elsewhere. Crossing borders. Not something I’ve done very often and I can remember each time as separate individual moment. Mine have been routine but given the number of videos available on YouTube it seems that every time someone crosses the border, they are one step away from something going terribly wrong. It might be because maps change colours at borders. Nothing else comes to mind. When you approach a border it all seems rather mundane. Looking back, our finest moment has been crossing the border on a ship. A ferryboat. With customs cues at both ends. I’ve also done a crossing by train where my only real memory is that the policeman who came on board was wearing a hat suitable for fighting forest fires. You know what I mean. Back to borders. You might think these ear plugs are just it seems they know more about us than we know about them a lot of one sided anonymity if you will. And if you get your answers wrong prepare for a ton of hurt. Again I cannot speak from personal experience but I can imagine. The rules change when it comes to a border and without the benefit of knowing the law you are subject to it
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