Clarion Htl And Suites Winnip Winnipeg

... of weeks (gulp).<br><br>Now back at the room where it's time to get to sleep since we have to be up at 3:30 to check-in at the airport (so much for a restful holiday start)<br><br>Next check-in: tomorrow from Fort Lauderdale.<br><br>Also, since tomorrow is game-day, it's going to be fun strolling into the airport wearing Rider green (yes we brought our jersey's) and toting Gainer Jr. along with us.....GO RIDERS

... didn't crush it or mince it... delicious..eww. So after all that I finally got back to my room and unpacked a little, well tried but mostly now there is just stuff everywhere in my room. It was kinda weird being in this big empty room in Canada all alone but I put on my music and was asleep pretty fast.<br><br>Today Elisa and I went and got some of our registration stuff sorted and paid fees etc. After that we went to St Vital mall which was pretty big ...

... the line that has a lot of people holding a green form. Oi, the US international airports need a line for Canadian travelers. 2 hours in Minneapolis waiting for our airplane to arrive, another 1.5 hours flight I finally made it home on Canadian soil. Thankfully all luggage made it home in one piece with no damage. On the road ...

... be ok.  Also I am going to organize my photos, I have taken over a thousand so far.  The weather the next couple of days in Saskatoon is supposed to be quite nice.  Jensen is talking about nuking Sudbury so I am going to end my blog here till tonight.  Plus their cat Seven is pretty upset with my presence in this house because I took her seat at the table and her bedroom.

... so we ventured back out together. We went to a neat local spot where you get decent food and a free movie pass. We couldn't find anything to do for the hour between our meal and the film, so we wandered the streets aimlessly and even visited the Chinese Community Centre. All in all, the rain hindered me from truly getting a taste of Winnipeg, though a part of me doubts I would have had much more to do under different circumstances.

Day Two in Winnipeg - woke up to high winds and freezing temps - got on the road to Saskatoon around 9 am - and got to the trailer park in the middle of town around 630 - had to get some groceries first !! A long drive of almost 10 hours on the road good thing we had a few drivers.... Just a few pics out of the window of the RV

... that it takes minimum 4 weeks and they take your passport! AND you have to be in Canada (obviously if they have your passport) to apply for the visa... so here I am calling them on my lunch time to ask them some questions 6 weeks prior to me leaving and the witch on the other line informs me they take my passport it costs over 400 dollars - you have to sign up for the SWAP program (don't get me wrong it is a good program if you want it) I JUST ...

... we've learnt to just accept these things. We had showers, watched some television and eventually made our way to bed. The following morning, Thane took us on a tour of Winnipeg in his van. We stopped at the Forks (the joining of two rivers where the Indian population historically used to meet for trade) and walked across the bridge in to the French side. We looked at a cemetery which had been dug up and used for an 'urgent' supply of soil to build flood defences (no, we ...

... riding a Bronc I would have stayed there. Get to Winnipeg, a little later than planned. Now it's rush hour and a truck's broken down in a major intersection. Oh well....Mom will understand. Un-hitch the trailer. Wow, after that drive down Highway #2 only 1 broken mug and a plastic glass (now, how does plastic break?). Luckily my Moose Coffee Mug did not break. Survived the 5 foot fall from the top shelf.

... a movie on the flight home. We arrived in Winnipeg at about midnight and were greeted my mom and sister. I also was greeted by one of my all time favourite teachers, Mrs. Barske, who just happened to be at the airport too! The drive home was surreal. It was so cold compared to Malaysia and I couldn't believe how much my plans had changed in the last couple days. Since being home, I finally started to get used to things. I was down to 110lbs when arrived (I had lost about 20lbs) but ...