Sawridge Inn and Conference Centre Fort McMurray
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Canada's Famous Oil Sands
... Separating the bitumen from the oil sands is done through extraction, which Dr. Karl Clark developed and patented the hot water technique. Hot water is added to the oil sand, conditioning it and creating a thick liquid called slurry. The slurry is then fed into a separation vessel where it separates into three layers - sand, water and bitumen froth. The froth is then skimmed off the top and piped to the centrifuges where the particles of sand, clay and water ...
Holiday Trek
Back in Canada for a brief holiday jaunt. Spent the last few days in Edmonton seeing a few friends, doing the traditional gift exchange, playing board games, and having a bit of karaoke fun. There are so many people I truly wish I could carry with me around the globe. This is what happens when you all want different things than me, folks. Let's wise up, here. ;)
On the bus to Fort McMurray right now. Since Saturday, I've been in Edmonton with friends and the latter half of ...
Last Day at Home
It is a perfect day to be leaving. It is almost thirty below and it won't get much warmer from here on out. Jim is taking me to the airport and I have a one day layover in Vancouver. Most of which will be spent getting the last of my paper work in order.
So looking forward to being on the road again.
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Getting ready for China
... the key phrases is not going to be easy. So far just podcasts in Mandarin.
Travel tickets are still not done. Do I land in Hongkong and exit from where? End of the journey is going to be Shanghai around the end of March. I want to spend December in the Gulf of Tonkin area. I love the planning.
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Rick rents our van
So today Rick rented our trusty vehicle. Not a 4x4 but a van. But not just any van, a very special van. It has disappearing back seats and room for all our stuff for 3 weeks and although it isn't red, well, what can I say, it will have to do. So, now he is a man with a project. He has a week to finish up his classes, but that's the easy ...
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- Free High-Speed Internet
- Restaurant
- Swimming pool
- Room service
- Fitness/Health center
- Business Services