Canad Inns Polo Park Winnipeg

... able to sleep on the Vancouver-Winnipeg flight, but as our luck would have it, our seats were right in front of the emergency exit & did not recline. By the time we got to Winnipeg we had been up for 35 hours and were sure looking forward to our own beds. Heather surprised us and was waiting at the airport to drive us home. What a wonderfu welcome l sight she was. After a lot of goodbyes & hug with our group, we headed home. Our big Adventure was over.

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After that we were told that each group had to go away and
learn bout a province in Canada and come back and present the information in a
sketch to everyone. We got Alberta, which is a prairie province so we also
presented with two other groups that represented Manitoba and Saskatchewan. Our
sketch was that we were on a bus and we were pointing out typical things we
might see in our province. We didn’t ...

... none seen) and other wildlife (saw some toads and a chipmunk). Oh well, we did some nice hikes, went swimming and canoed up to a waterfall where we slid down on the smooth'ish rocks using life jackets to sit on.

On the way back to Toronto we drove through a spectacular electrical storm and also heard, via the radio, that the train strike had been called off - yay! And VIA were offering 60% off all train tickets for three days ...

... drive to Gretna, Manitoba. That is a small town just over the Canadian border from North Dakota.
Please continue to pray for her as she learns about "stepping out," listening to the Spirit, being true to her Lord and Savior, and trusting in Him for all things. 

So, let the adventure begin.... 

Well my trip is now 4 days away and how has time has flown by! I have been running around doing last minute preparations for the trip and I think I now have everything under control. I have packed and unpacked my bag, loaded up my ipod with all my chosen music, and I think I am good to go. I have decided to again keep my packing to a minimum as I plan on carrying on my bags and not check them. It worked for me ...

... to 30 years ago but only lasted 6weeks. I had eaten all my main meals so went to the dining car for tea. This was like the old fashioned films! There was one waiter who asked me to wait in the lunge until there was a seat available. When one was free I was shown tomy seat and you sit with other passengers at four seater tables. Its a great experience and forces you to talk to your fellow ...

WELL it is ALMOST TIME AGGGHHHHHH.. I am starting to get a little scared and a little worried! But I am TRYING to not think about it! Thursday was my LAST DAY at Jazz and sat was my fun awesome GREAT going away party! Oh man it was so much fun!!! We had a LOT of people come over and the weather turned out perfect so that was ...

... are people and have a life and story to tell. Went bungee jumping in Whistler! What an experience! So many emotions: scared, nervous, excited, thrilling, etc. I can't believe I get paid to do this! Stayed at another camp near Abbotsford and 2 speakers talked to us about Christianity and history as well as idols we have in our lives. Stayed at a lodge near ...

... walked into the centre where a massive skateboard park had been made. We watched kids (of all ages) until Rob saw blood, which took a surprising long time actually, some of them were really good and some were clearly just starting out, I thought we were going to have to put our first aid skills to the test though when a young boy fell off a ramp about 4 foot high, he fair hit the deck with a bang, but he jumped up and we saw him limping off. We walked passed the ...

... with the cancellation insurance people so I didn't have to worry much about that for awhile. I couldn't move much after I got to the bottom of the steps so Michelle went into the business behind to ask about taxis. I guess they must have seen how pathetic I looked and so their son gave us a free ride back to the hotel. Again, Malaysians are SO nice! I made it up to our room and Michelle got me my pain killers so I could finally rest peacefully. She headed back down to book my flights ...