Spidey

My nephew, John (the one that recently asked Janice to marry him but has not shared any details of the plans as of yet - small dig) asked me what was with Spidey being in some of the pictures of our adventures and suggested that I do a post to explain his story.

Several years ago, Michel and I took a vacation to Baja, Mexico to do some kayaking.  On one of our first nights, we went for a bit of a romantic walk down the beach.  On our way back to camp, we came upon Spidey, fighting for his life.  It seems he had been out for a swim in the ocean when he was attacked by a giant squid. 

Spidey, although familiar with fighting Dr. Octopus, had never come across a squid before and so was at a disadvantage of how to best fight this dreaded new foe.

Although he bested the squid, it came at a cost. Poor Spidey lost a leg in the encounter.  It was a horrible sight but Michel put his EMT skills to use and flew into action. Afterwards, we nursed him back to health and even helped him acquire some prosthetic devices (see below) but in the end, it seems Spidey prefers to work with just his natural abilities.

During his recovery, Spidey became attached to us, and we to him, so we invited him to live with us in Calgary (we were so happy when he agreed) and we have such a good time with him, we general ask him to travel with us as well.

He can be quite independant when we travel as a threesome so this is why he only shows up in some of our pictures.

Spidey ran into Orville, a distant cousin, during our kayak trip
on the Rideau Canal last September.  They had a great time
catching up and were up until the wee hours of the night!

Spidey had a drinking problem for a short
period after the accident but he worked through
it and is better now.

As you can see, he is not letting being
one-legged keep him from enjoying life.

Spidey originally decided that he didn't want to come to Haiti with us and instead went to New York to visit with his Aunt May.  However, yesterday he emailed to say he is feeling a little restless and after talking with All Hands, they have agreed to let him join us and help volunteer as well.  He will be taking a flight on Wednesday to join us so you should him in some pictures of Haiti shortly.