Quality Hotel Downtown Saskatoon

We set off for Saskatoon, and no less than 15 minutes into the journey to Kristina spot our first Canadian Moose. We have now seen a brown bear & a moose from the safe confines of the car, when we turned the bend in the road to be faced by a young brown bear back in Ontario it was a real buzz but not so surprising to see it there, but seeing the moose on its own in the middle of a field in the prairies seemed a little odd.

We set ...

... to interact with people from around the world, just like we have done for the past year. He is in a position to help not only the kids, but also the families who have come to Canada from war torn areas, to adjust to life here. He can offer them so much, right down to the useable household items that we don’t need. We really don’t need that much, and their needs are so high. With Jim’s job we receive dental benefits and with that we all have gone to have ...

Well, today was another long driving day because quite frankly there was nothing really to stop for. Except for a lovely rest stop where the lady running the place just wanted to chat...actually I think she wanted to abduct me, it was a little creepy. Anyhow, just drove through the praries...but here wa

We are in a very strange position of being home and yet not having a home to go to. Our home is rented until the 13th of August and so we have been staying with Jim's parents and out at the farm. The farm has been a great break from everything and Jim has been working on his strength from sun-up to sun-down doing various projects.

... have decided to stay in a hostel in Edmonton to get a feel for Canadian hostels.  But because I am going to be sleeping on the train I am going to arrive in Edmonton at 7:30 in the morning fully refreshed.  By the way anyone that is trying to reach me by gmail (Laura), there has been an error for the last two days.  I will try to get back to everyone who has emailed me when I arrive in Edmonton tomorrow.

... in Downey, Idaho. No, really. Tuesday January 6th 2009 9:13 AM Crossed border out of Idaho just 90 minutes shy of the all time record for time spent in Idaho as a tourist. In my defense, the record-holder's car broke down - and he was attacked by a cougar. 10:10 AM Warmer, slushier, dirtier - a possible new motto for Utah? 11:49 AM Blizzard in ...

... We have not suffered any side effects from any of the others. (Yellow fever and 3 X rabies shots) We are able to get some of our shots through our doctor and are saving quite a bit of cash by purchasing the vaccinations at the pharmacy and taking them to a doc for administering. This saving amount still needs to be calculated. We have kept receipts but have not really logged them so we don't ...

So here I am home for the weekend to celebrate my best friends approaching wedding and wow has this city not changed! I feel like I've stepped back in time to high school days and I feel a little homesick. Joce doesn't get in until tomorrow night and since I got in so early I went straight to my hotel to take a nap ...

So we left Winnipeg in the afternoon - although I have another interesting fact re this town/city [A guy named Harry Colebourn bought a black bear cub from a trapper in Ontario and named him "Winnie" after his hometown of Winnipeg. He donated the bear to London Zoo and the bear became the inspiration for A.A. Milne's Winnie the Pooh stories], so there you go!! (Against certain advice) We travelled to Saskatoon in the Province of Saskatchewan. Saskatoon takes it's name from the Cree ...

... f**king kidding!" responded Johnston in disbelief. Man Rebuffs Fellow Motorist's Attempt at Small Talk Big Piney, WY - During an estimated 20-minute delay resulting from road construction Dean Johnston was peering under the hood of his car when approached by an elderly man from the car ahead. The man attempted to engage Johnston in conversation, "I guess this is a good time to get some work done, huh?" Johnston ...