Canadian parents with four young children – three of whom are slowly losing their sight to a degenerative disease – have finally managed to set off on their world tour of creating “visual memories.” The couple had planned to do the global trek years ago, but it was put on hold due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
“Our stomachs are on the ball, our legs are weak, but we are so excited!” parents Edith Lamay and Sébastien Pelletier wrote on their Instagram page on 11 March 2022, which functions as an unofficial blog to document their travels across the country, and now, around the world. “Sleeping in Toronto tonight, then catching a 1pm flight to Addis Ababa, then another 5:30am to Windhoek,” the post continued, before adding: “To everyone that just joined us, welcome to our adventure.”
