Ramada Inn Red Deer Ab Ca

... speaks. So thats now the first weeks teaching, a monthly series at church and then a random church in the middle of nowhere all talking about the same thing. I get the message!<br><br>Sylvan Lake is a beautiful middle of nowhere, though. A bustling summer tourist town, by October its quietened down to the 15000 year round population. We got back from church and the other girls had gone over to Crista's house while all the guys were having a day of ...

Ruth and Gorden's 50th was a great time with family and friends. <br>Boundry Ranch is beautiful.<br><br> We left Boundry Ranch in the PM and stopped in Calgary and had a short put sweet visit with Albert and Mieke. Then drove to Red Deer to overnight with Don and Lois

... was a fantastic place and had lots of great programs for kids during the day as well (it was their school summer holidays by this time). On the way home we dropped in to see the Dry Island Buffalo Jump. The Indians used to drive herds of buffalo over the cliff. Some of their tribe would be down the bottom to butcher the buffalo and dry the meat etc. <br>Also around Alberta are lots of oil and gas wells, nearly every ...

In our quest for the library, we stumbled upon the most beautiful city gardens! What a find in a roundabout way! Since Senica has a broken toe we cannot walk all over the town. I love how we found the highlights just a few blocks from the bus station!

Well so much for the wonderful winter's day. Yesterday morning I awoke to temperatures hovering around -28C with snow falling and a nasty wind. The snow continued almost unabated all day. Last night the temperature dropped to -32C. This morning the snow is gone, the sky is blue and the sun is shining ...

... for outdoor activities: ice skating, cross-country skiing, ice fishing, sledding, quadding... We arrived home last night, having been away eleven days, so my day began with shopping. Our fridge ...

Dec 20 - We leave Santiago, Chile at 9:21 pm (5:21pm at home) and land in Toronto at 6:45 am. Dec 21 - From Toronto, we leave at 8:30 am (6:30 at home) and land in Calgary at 10:50 am. Momma, I'm comin home "A journey is a person in itself, no two are alike. And all plans, safeguards, policies and coercion are fruitless. We find after years of struggle that we do not take a trip; a trip takes us." - John Steinbeck (1902-1968)

... Saturday we will have to go to the airport in shorts which should be interesting since it's definitely cold here!!! With the blizzard we experienced this past week we were really looking forward to escaping to warmer climates. We took some pictures of the blizzard weather so we ...

Well as most of you know - Lake Louise was my final destination - I had a job interview Monday afternoon - got the job Tuesday and was told to show up for work with my board (as this is the only way to get to work) on Wednesday. This was pretty sweet - working for Sawyers restaurant - getting paid very little money - but the tips are not too bad. So ...

Day 1 We hike up to Lake Louise, about 7K, what a beautiful sight the lake is a real strange color due to the glacier behind it. Day 2 We drive up to Lake Louise and hike up to the Tea House. It's a difficult hike but the hot tea,hot chocolate with biscuits and honey make it all worth while. We pick up the trailer with the new tires put on Day 3 Drove to the city of Banff. We check out the Banff Springs Hotel, $800 per night, we decide not to spend a night there. We hike ...