Economy Inn Prince George

... the last ones to leave the campsite because we got our times confused. We thought we were supposed to carpool at 5:30, but it was 5:00. We were the first ones at the restaurant!<br><br>In my hurry to leave, I forgot my cameras, but I got some pictures of our farewell dinner from Joan. Thanks, Joan!<br><br>Everyone had a chance to speak and it was a great evening.

... but never too hot. It did rain a little but it was a warm rain. Also knowing that this wonderful rain created these lush beautiful forests and gardens made it all the more welcome. The Hawaiian trip was in the middle of our northern BC winter - a welcome escape at that time. I was working and this was a wonderful, refreshing break from work. The scenery was spectacular every moment of the day. We had great accommodations and I had the luxury ...

... of a soldering iron into a wood burning tool and had completed the "Elop Family World Trip 2008" sign. It probably took me an extra hour or so but I added our initials and "Waterloo, ON." to the sign lest any of my family members try to take credit for it. Stopping here, putting up the sign and playing a number of games of freeze tag were highlights for the kids. As mentioned above, we drove south from the Yukon down the Cassiar ...

... travels is entitled E X CU R S I O N S (bad choice, since I now would prefer "ON THE ROAD AGAIN", but the title of a blog cannot be changed) In order that these trips not get lost in the shuffle, I would like to highlight each of these with their own pictogram, in this case - NORTHWEST TERRITORIES Therefore, the 12 part series on the "NORTHWEST TERRITORIES" can be found in the EXCURSIONS travelogue from :BLOGS 8 ...

... Cameron Street Bridge. From here, the water is dumped into the river with the intention of melting the ice. Theory: The well water which is above freezing will have the result of breaking up the ice. I looked several days ago and while there is a short stretch of open water now, it is far too little to have the intended effect. Solution No. 2 Spend $375,000 (paid for by PEP - the Provincial Emergency Program) to get 10 days worth of work out of an amphibious ...

... Ed. As a fellow retired high school teacher from Ottawa, Ed also did a lot of traveling during his teaching career. While my destination of choice was Europe, Ed's choice was Hawaii. So for the last 35 years I have been hearing how great Hawaii is. I finally had to go and see for myself. Ed is a unique individual. Upon his retirement as an Art teacher, he did not fade away. On the contrary, his career as a contemporary artist has propelled him to ...

Condé Nast Traveler Reader Survey "Vancouver loses to Buenos Aires in latest Condé Nast Traveler Reader Voting" An article in the Vancouver Sun, dated Saturday, November 17, made me feel good. If you read my reports from Buenos Aires, it would easy to conclude that I felt very positive about Buenos Aires. I love walking and this city provided many possibilities to just walk and to discover. With its rich ...

... from Kitwanga Junction to Meziadin Junction I saw a total of 7 black bears (not to mention 7 on the way back). Secondly, Hyder, Alaska was my first visit to Alaska. It is a bit like kissing your sister since this is the most southerly part of Alaska accessible by car, but only from British Columbia. The area is however noteworthy for the Bear Glacier and the Salmon ...

... the essence of events - maybe . I took a drive to the south rail yard this evening and was surprised to find one of the burned out tanker cars in full sight. That's a good reason to go back tomorrow in full daylight to take a few photos for posting. The word in the classroom was that the locomotive laying on its side was salvageable. That raises an interesting point: what monster of a crane, mounted on rails, would be able to raise this amount ...