Howard Johnson Hotel Nanaimo Harbourside

... a bit of a character. In his host profile under the section where a host lists any animals they have, he listed his children. I think I'll get along fine with him. His website also expresses an interest in mushrooms and pigs. Two of my favourite food-things. I'm very curious to experience Portugese cuisine. I'm also curious to learn more about the history of Portugal, specifically as it pertains to Africa and the affect that history has had on the cuisines we see ...

... didn't really stop talking until I went to bed! It was so great to meet her family, and they all totally welcomed me into their home, which was amazing. AND fed me very well... BBQ on Saturday night, pancakes, maple syrup, bacon, eggs and beans the next morning- and then a HUGE turkey spitroasted on the BBQ, homemade stuffing and pumpkin pie (my first ever pumpkin pie!) on Sunday night. A-Mazing! Richard (Sue's partner) is a very good cook! (Man, this is weird writing stuff when ...

... they got in really late last night (It was like 7:30am when we were talking to him). Apparently they were getting "woken up" at 9:30, so I think he was planning to go out and explore a bit before that (we got cut off again before saying bye).<br><br>Some of our family came over to eat dinner at our house. They had just come back from a trip to Winnipeg to drop off one of my other cousins, who's going to university there. So both ...

So one of my best friends, Lisa, and I are heading to Australia on December 12 -- 2 hours and 25 minutes after our last exam!! It is definitely going to be interesting, considering I have an exam each day starting the Tuesday before we leave... so I'm doing my trip planning now since it is summer there and everything books up crazy fast! Right now, our plan is to fly into Brisbane and stay on Moreton Island for a few days. We ...

... would not stay in the hospital) and is driving herself home (to Edmonton, Alberta) today. The other accident resulted in a fatality. A man from Penticton, BC apparently had a heart attack within the first couple of hours on the ride on the first morning. This was his first time on the 3 Flags ride. Though we didn't know him, it is always very sobering to learn that a riding companion has died. We remember him, and his family, as we close this evening.

... Canadian eh? But I still can't see how anyone is safer with people strapped with handguns legally obtained and otherwise. We don't have the level of gun violence in our country and surprising we don't have the same access to these types of weapons. Just for example if I had the desire I could have picked up a couple of guns almost anywhere for gods sake. Crazy. All right now back to our regularly scheduled trip report. There was also a fantastic spring equinox ...

So apparently I wear a big sign that says "Yes you can play with my mind, I'm simple." At least it must be something like that, because it seems that every time I try to go somewhere they have to make up some big story about how "you MUST have an ongoing ticket in order to enter this country, so we can just sell you another ticket right ...

Early morning departure, cause we have to be down at Nanaimo to catch the fery to Tsawwassen, It's a shame there isn't a ferry from Campbell River. That would have been devine and saved us a lot of drive time. Our departure time form Nanaimo is 10:15. No stops along the way, so we pull in with 25 minutes to spare. Nice little harbor and terminal. The crossing time is 2 hours. The cost for the car and four passenters was abou $68. This ferry was a little larger ...

... it is usually a sign that animals are around or there is a spectacular view.This time it was animals again.Mountain sheep had decided to congregate around and on the road with not a care for the humans that stopped to take a look.photo On the way from the Icefields Parkway to our accommodation in Canmore,we stopped for a short walk along side a creek at Johnston Canyon.We walked to the lower falls.The waterfall was not tall but extremely powerful and loud.see video As we headed back ...