Radisson Plaza Hotel Saskatchewan Regina

Nearly 24 hours of flying and 4 different cities and we're finally back at home. Tired, not feeling well but still vertical! Another great trip to the Far East in the bag.<br><br>It is always with mixed emotions that I return home. As cliched as this is, there is definitely no place like ...

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... them and got a couple of cuts and bruises and sore arms and legs...a taxi driver saw them and yelled at them and they ran away...but they did "manhandle me" to put it politely...then I went to the train station to get out of the city...no tickets available as a holiday weekend...auggghhh...two more days (I hadn't been asleep really yet...just dozing for three or four days at this point)...no food...no water...dizzy...disoriented...unsure ...

... night - for those that might be sending me care packages...please keep in mind that something happens during shipping. I suspect shipping from SC they might actually hurl things with a giant sling shot over the border. I received the traditional Aunt Mavis cookies and flat bread. I again will include a picture. The flat bread are now bite size pieces, the apricot pockets...one came intact and the rest in granola bite size peices and well I'm still ...

... hockey of 16-21 yr old boys and many go to the NHL - keep your eye on Eberlee #7 6. I have started to learn to knit....it may be a scarf - but probably a pot holder! 7. Regina is no longer the crime leader of Canada - we are down to #2 on the list - Winnipeg is now #1 8. Wintergreen craft fair is next weekend, so is a barefoot spa party (advertised in the local What's Happening brochure. Lots of love to everyone! Rachel

I woke up early so we could get a jump on the long drive from Saskatoon to the boarder. It took us and hour and a half to get going since Pooh got up a little latter and I just piddled around the computer. We left around 7:30 down the main highway and actually found a real Flying J station with Diesel that was not too much (for Canada that is). We drove around Saskatoon on the main highway to Regina - about a 3 and a half hour drive. I'd like to come back and spend a few ...

... on things that we will never really quite understand because they are so different from anything that we have ever known. From Mugumu we headed back to Kenya. We then went to Migori and Kisumu to see the work that Titus and Rose do with MCC there. In Migori we visited their support group. It was really interesting to hear people's stories. There was one women in particular who was so well spoken and her story really touched me. It ...

... in Regina at noon (1 ¼ flight, 1 hr time change). It was a welcome surprise to have Brenda, Andy's sister, standing at the bottom of the arrivals stairs. She not only gave us a ride home but had bought us some groceries so we wouldn't have to venture out in the -20C weather for food (not for a couple days given the amount of food!). Thanks again, Brenda. Finally home! I hope to have a final thoughts entry but right now, I need sleep.

... all the train rides were wonderful, and all the hotel rooms were available as stated. Even the ones that make me cringe a little when I first saw them soon seemed charming and homey. And everything we saw and did was fabulous - all the sights and sounds and smells and tastes. All the people were interesting - usually friendly and almost always accommodating. In every way, it's been an experience of a lifetime. Les was the ...

... However it was sold out everywhere! I bought some Spanish CD's. I'm going to try and learn some before we get to central and South America (it has the pronunciations for the area on it). We went back to the hostel (they close up between 3 and 5pm) and realized that the code for the door had changed and we couldn't get in. As we were contemplating knock on the doors incase anyone was in, Kim, Phil, Sual and Corrine came back ...