Service Plus Inn & Suites Red Deer

... being the centre of our world, decentralising ourselves. All gave me lots to think about. <br><br>One of the highlights of the week was going to Blackfalds coffee shop- a coffee shop run by a number of YWAMers. Because they don't receive a salary (which is a common factor for all people who work for YWAM), they're able to send ALL profits from the coffee shop to local community and international projects. I had been thinking about this kind of thing ...

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

Drove from Calgary to Clive, a little village north-east of Red Deer. We are staying with David's cousins, Paul and Darlene, who came to Australia and stayed with us a couple of years ago. It is great to see them. We stayed here for around 10 days, visiting family members and seeing some of the sights of Alberta. We saw historic homes where David's family ancestors lived (David's grandfather and his wife came from Canada ...

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 ...

... pantry are almost empty: no milk, no eggs, no bread, no cereal, no fruit or veggies... Wanting to show off my home on a such a beautiful day, I took my camera along on my shopping trip. I hope you enjoy.

... We fished until the sun went down when I had to lure them away from the lake with the promise of tasty treats. After a yummy invention of sloppy joe hotdogs, we roasted marshmallows on the fire that we all helped build. I showed them how to smush the toasted gooey sweetness between a couple of maple cream cookies making sugar sandwiches. Instead of flashlights, we cracked glowsticks which really amused the boys. We ...

One of the things on my must-do-list was to see the Rocky Mountains and to go to Vancouver. Therefore I was now in Red Deer, about an hour south of Edmonton. Carmella was settling in her home and I had a new travel companion for the road trip ahead, Aaron. It took us a while to get packed and get out of the door. When we were in the car and finally on the way, we were ecstatic to be on our way to a new adventure ...

... enter this in my journal, It's just that i've only just started walking normally again hehehe Well after a late bedtime the night before, Jase wakes me up at around 8:30 with an anoyyingly whiney ooooolllivia... So up we get and after packing our bags, we make a short trip to the deli and then to the bean (staff cafeteria) to pick up some supplies and off we go.... The hike is meant to be 8 hours.. but ahhh being in the peak ...

... I certainly wouldn't have attempted the day before. The fresh snow crunched beneath my feet as I looked at the landscape transformed. I love snow! I either like it sweltering with sunshine or fresh with snow, either extreme brings a smile to my face. So I decided it was going to be a great day. And it was. I went up on a bus full of international students today, including about half a dozen Australians. Two of whom I hung out with all day - Mal and ...