{"id":821,"date":"2017-02-20T20:43:54","date_gmt":"2017-02-21T01:43:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.2link.ca\/newblog\/?p=821"},"modified":"2017-02-20T20:43:54","modified_gmt":"2017-02-21T01:43:54","slug":"comori-ignorate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.2link.ca\/newblog\/2017\/02\/20\/comori-ignorate\/","title":{"rendered":"Comori ignorate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>P\u00e2n\u0103 la finalul anilor 80 cei care c\u0103l\u0103toreau \u00eentre Toronto \u0219i Ottawa foloseau autostrada <strong>7<\/strong>. Drumul curgea m\u0103rginit de mla\u0219tini \u00eenc\u00e2nt\u0103toare cu nuferi, printre lacuri sclipitoare \u0219i p\u0103duri unde foioasele se amestecau cu br\u0103detul. \u00a0De\u0219i avea numai dou\u0103 benzi, una pentru fiecare sens, autostrada 7 c\u0103ra un trafic intens care sus\u021binea via\u021ba din multe localit\u0103\u021bi prin care trecea.<\/p>\n<p>Apoi, odat\u0103 cu decada a 9a a secolului trecut, s-a terminat \u0219i autostrada <strong>416<\/strong>. Aceasta unea Ottawa cu autostrada <strong>401<\/strong> cea care une\u0219te Montrealul cu Toronto. Acest drum are multe avantaje care anuleaz\u0103 distan\u021ba de 60 km pe care o adaug\u0103. Are 2-3 benzi pe sens, viteza oficial\u0103 de 100 kmph (\u0219i cei mai mul\u021bi merg cu 120 kmph \u2013 cu binecuv\u00e2ntarea tacit\u0103 a Poli\u021biei) fa\u021b\u0103 de 80-90 kmph pe <strong>7<\/strong> \u0219i nici nu devine strad\u0103 prin localit\u0103\u021bi (care impune o limit\u0103 de 50-60). Nu mai vorbesc de multitudinea de stopuri convenabile \u2013 cu restaurante, WC-uri curate, benzin\u0103rie chiar \u0219i garaje de repara\u021bie \u00a0&#8211; cu care-i pres\u0103rat\u0103 <strong>401<\/strong>. \u00cen fa\u021ba acestor avantaje nu-i de mirare c\u0103 autostrada 7 a alunecat, treptat, \u00een uitare.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Eu am descoperit-o abia dup\u0103 ce mi-am luat motocicleta, \u00een 2009, la peste 8 ani de la primul meu drum la Toronto. Doream un drum scenic, doream s\u0103 m\u0103 p\u0103suiesc \u0219i s\u0103 m\u0103 bucur de peisaje. Cu zv\u00e2cnetul ei, motocicleta m\u0103 ajuta s\u0103 evit dezavantajul, des \u00eent\u00e2lnit de a fi blocat pe 7 \u00een urma cuiva care, av\u00e2nd o distan\u021b\u0103 scurt\u0103 de parcurs, se t\u00e2r\u0103\u0219te cu 60-70kmph. C\u00e2t despre peisaje, c\u0103l\u0103torul cu spirit de observa\u021bie, are parte din bel\u0219ug. Este un drum care m-a umplut de \u00eenc\u00e2ntare de multe ori \u0219i despre care am mai scris. (de exemplu <a href=\"http:\/\/www.2link.ca\/newblog\/2013\/07\/15\/fericirea\/\">Fericirea <\/a>\u0219i <a href=\"http:\/\/www.2link.ca\/newblog\/2013\/07\/20\/fericirea-final\/\">Fericirea II<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; LINK-uri, <em>clickui\u021bi pentru a citi<\/em>)<\/p>\n<p>La circa 80 km de la Ottawa, de-a lungul lui 7, \u0219ade \u2013 de peste 200 de ani, \u00eemplini\u021bi \u00een 2016 \u2013 ora\u0219ul Perth. Treceam prin marginea lui \u0219i pe parcursul vreo 3 km deceleram. De c\u00e2teva ori m-am oprit \u2013 pentru o cafea sau chiar ca s\u0103 cump\u0103r ceva la cele c\u00e2teva complexe comerciale. Niciodat\u0103 \u00eens\u0103 n-am virat la st\u00e2nga \u2013 cum vii de la Ottawa \u2013 sau dreapta \u2013 venind de la Toronto spre Downtown (Centru). \u201e<em>Ce centru<\/em>?\u201d m\u0103 \u00eentrebam eu. Era un or\u0103\u0219el de mai pu\u021bin de 6000 de locuitori. Odat\u0103 cu dec\u0103derea importan\u021bei autostr\u0103zii 7 comunit\u0103\u021bile de pe marginea arterei au s\u0103r\u0103cit \u0219i, an dup\u0103 an, lucrurile au devenit tot mai deprimante. Sim\u021beam c\u0103 n-am nevoie s\u0103 vizitez centrul Perth-ului pentru a \u0219ti care-i treaba cu el.<\/p>\n<p>Noroc de o duminic\u0103 plictisitoare a lui februarie 2017. Soarele str\u0103lucea \u0219i era cald \u2013 peste 10 C. So\u021bia butona calculatorul, Gabriel la fel \u0219i, dup\u0103 ce mi-am f\u0103cut \u0219i eu norma de butonare, am decis c\u0103 e absurd s\u0103 irosim o asemenea zi \u00een arest la domiciliu. Am bravat r\u0103ceala care m\u0103 st\u0103p\u00e2nea \u0219i am cobor\u00e2t cu to\u021bii \u00een garaj f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 am nici o idee unde vom merge. \u201eA road trip\u201d \u2013 era maximul planurilor mele. Pe autostrad\u0103 am pornit spre vest&#8230; da, vom merge pe autostrada 7 \u0219i ne vom opri&#8230; nu \u0219tiu. Ah, da, Perth. Un pretext.<\/p>\n<p>Ce am descoperit acolo? O poz\u0103 face mai mult de 1000 de cuvinte. A\u0219a c\u0103 v\u0103 voi ar\u0103ta \u0219i voi ad\u0103uga \u0219i c\u00e2teva cuvinte, ca s\u0103 sparg rotunjimea lui 1000.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/media\/set\/?set=a.1351954724825341.1073741834.1035535886467228&amp;type=1&amp;l=6b904cbe42\" target=\"_blank\">Album Poze Perth. Am ad\u0103ugat descrieri sumare&#8230; sau mai detaliate.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>P\u00e2n\u0103 la finalul anilor 80 cei care c\u0103l\u0103toreau \u00eentre Toronto \u0219i Ottawa foloseau autostrada 7. Drumul curgea m\u0103rginit de mla\u0219tini \u00eenc\u00e2nt\u0103toare cu nuferi, printre lacuri sclipitoare \u0219i p\u0103duri unde foioasele se amestecau cu br\u0103detul. \u00a0De\u0219i avea numai dou\u0103 benzi, una pentru fiecare sens, autostrada 7 c\u0103ra un trafic intens care sus\u021binea via\u021ba din multe localit\u0103\u021bi<span class=\"excerpt-ellipsis\">&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.2link.ca\/newblog\/2017\/02\/20\/comori-ignorate\/\" itemprop=\"url\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[37,45,151,224],"class_list":["post-821","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-knowledge","tag-autostrada-7","tag-big-ben","tag-ian-miller","tag-perth"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.2link.ca\/newblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/821","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.2link.ca\/newblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.2link.ca\/newblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.2link.ca\/newblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.2link.ca\/newblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=821"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.2link.ca\/newblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/821\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":822,"href":"http:\/\/www.2link.ca\/newblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/821\/revisions\/822"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.2link.ca\/newblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=821"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.2link.ca\/newblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=821"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.2link.ca\/newblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=821"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}