Auberge de la Gare Gatineau

We got back to the school at about 8.20am, where I received a big shock upon seeing my transport to Ottawa - a nice big yellow school bus. We don't have these in England or the Caribbean so the fact I actually had to get on one now surprised me! We left promptly at 8.30am on a very long boring ride up to Ottawa. Or at least we thought, anyway

On approaching Ottawa, the teachers on the bus realised that the driver had absolutely no idea where he ...

... dans mon esprit. J'annonce à Ariane que si elle le veut bien, je suis prête à partir en Europe avec elle après la session universitaire, en mai. On a peine à y croire jusqu'au jour où l'on se retrouve chez Travel cuts, rue Laurier, à Ottawa. Nous sommes assises côte à côte et très fébrile à l'idée que dans quelques minutes, un bout de papier officialisera notre départ... Nous ...

So we figured it was about time for another entry. Even though we aren't traveling exactly but we can always pretend. So, over the last month we have been doing a fair bit of stuff, mostly working as much as we can to get money to do more stuff. However we have been lucky as there is tonnes of free stuff to do around here this time of year!! In Ottawa the Winterlude festival has been going on for the past three weeks and has just come to a close. Throughout this festival there ...

Well, at this point, I just want to go home, and I think everyone else does too, because we eat breakfast and clean up rather quickly. We take a few last pictures, destroy our quinzhee, (Laurel and Kelley stand on top and jump, collapsing the roof completely, it's pretty funny, you had to be there). We pack up all our gear the same way we packed it to hike in, and then we hike back out. It seems like we have more gear on the way out ...

... s a good thing that he me up with us. Because he needed some info for a couple of the caches. And we then saw him again at another cache about 20 Km away after he did the another loop. Great to see him again.. Then back home to Gatineau!!

... the former head of the CSIS Asia desk (Michel Juneau-Katsuya) confirmed reports from defectors that close to 1,000 Chinese government agent spies have infiltrated Canada,' said Mr. Harper. He quoted Mr. Juneau-Katsuya's estimate that Chinese spies cost Canada $1 billion each month through industrial espionage. Mr. McAdam's conclusion today: "China has dangled billions of dollars of trade, seducing many countries into ignoring human rights issues in China and ...

... we decided to ask one of the employees of the restaurant. The door hadn't even closed behind us yet when the hostess took one look at our shirts and knew what we wanted. But instead of telling us a price she impatiently told us that they don't have "ginger squid" on their menu. She looked quite perplexed once we explained to her that it was listed on the menu outside. That led her to speak with one of the other restuarant employees but her conclusion at the end was still that they don ...

Just a few hours left before the big trip. I think everyone is getting pretty excited about all of it. Personnally I feel a mixture of excitment and sheer terror..! I`ll be trying to keep this blog fairly updated, so do check it out often! You`ll get to see what kind of trouble I get myself in. Be well! J.

... wars trotzdem, wie immer bei solchen Besuchen viel zu kurz. Aber da momentan ja, wie bereits erwaehnt, noch nicht ganz Besuchssaison in Kanada ist, auch ein guter Grund in einer solchen mal fuer laenger hier vorbeizusehen. Sind gestern Vormittag in die Innenstadt gefahren, um da alle wichtigen Parlamentsgebaeude und Kirchen abzuklappern. Liegt alles sehr nah beieinander, und war daher nicht viel zu laufen. Es gibt ausserdem eine Unmenge an Museen hier, aber da ...

After a day at work we are getting ready to leave. My dad had some troubles with the engine temperature on the way up to Sherbrooke and brought the RV in for a check-up before lunch. After installing a new thermostat and changing the radiator fluid, he is told we are good to go. Well so we though! Start of the adventure!