Sheraton Vancouver Airport Hotel Richmond

Our alarm rang at 05h25 and we did our best to be quiet so as not to disturb the others. We left at 06h40 and made it too the Tsawwassen terminal with plenty of time to catch our 07h45 ferry to Nanaimo. On board the Coastal Inspiration, we chose seats in the sunny forward viewing cabin. Celine dozed, Stephane read Shogun, Danielle studied Biology, and I had the privelage of being her tutor. She declared vigourously and ...

... and flops down. "It's okay," I say, "There must be other flights today." I look at the board. Yep, one at 4:00. Hey, in fact there's one at 13:10. That would have made a lot more sense.... Oh. I get Emma some water and a Happy Planet juice. "So," I say sitting down beside her prostrate form, "that wasn't actually our flight. It's the next one, in an hour." Yahoo! Canada Toolbar : Search from anywhere on the web and bookmark your favourite sites. Download it now!

... I hadn't seen my friends in so long!! But, I sucked it up and we went out to a local bar (I gingerly sipped on water while the others sampled the local beers!!)...it was very cool. Then it was back to bed for me!! The next few days were spent in and out of consciousness...I got a chest infection and lost my voice (this pleases most people!! Haha), but was still trying to get out and see some of the city!! New York is ...

... these necessities the next day, we hit the beach. We went to Jericho beach, where one of the few Hostels in Vancouver, the HI-Vancouver Abergine, sits. The beach fronts the Harbor, so the water is placid and probably festering. But the beach had a cool set up: two rows of huge driftwood logs cordoned off spots--like a parking lot--where you could set up shop and tan for a while. We went there two days in a row. Later on the second day we went down ...

... to Prince George until May 22nd,2008. Mary will also be working and living in Barkerville for the summer,I've known Mary for about 14 years we go back to New Brunswick its been about 3 years since we saw each other and its been an awesome reunion i couldn't have asked for a better sidekick,co-pilot and all around friend on this leg of the journey!! My last weeks in Vancouver were a ...

... up the stairs and knocked twice. A clean-cut man opened the door. He greeted us warmly and told us his name was J.J. He was the owner of The Barclay House and was just as kind to us as Silvia had been in Victoria. He remembered that we were here for Chewy's birthday, and grabbed us champagne with red raspberries floating in it. The décor in this place was stunning. It was filled with lush tapestries and elaborate art that featured vases overflowing with ...

Return to Canada Heather Alicia and I had mixed feelings leaving Xela and Guatemala. It was logical that in order to achieve our goal of establishing a children's village it was necessary to return to Canada for the next steps in the process. This logic did not help us much with the heart pull of the people and place of Maya. It was not easy to leave friends and Meg, even knowing we were returning to loving family ...

After 27 hours, we have finally arrived in my motherland. The lovely Karen was there to greet us at Vancouver airport, and take us to her home, near Granville Island. Very cute indeed. Her gorgeous husband Mark, spent the day preparing dinner and we were blessed with a roast chicken dinner with all the trimmings and the BEST mushroom stuffing I have ever tasted in my ...

... notice the pluralness of that word); I went from Edinburgh, to London, to Montréal to Vancouver. 24 hours of travel, brutal lay overs and heaps of bad airplane food later...it was worth it. Arriving in Montreal I think that if I had left the airport I would have kissed the soil. I've got a love affair with Canada for sure! Landing in Vancouver, was so sweet. Everything was fresh yet familiar and I was ...