Super 8 Barrie

First port of call - Visit Elsa and Ken who are about to become first-time parents at the end of December. We're very excited to meet our new grandchild, probably by Skype the first time, in late December. Our travels will take us to Florida, Texas, Arizona and Utah, with a possible trip to India in May to celebrate Eugenie's 50th. birthday.

The bump is very big!

Having returned to the relative calm of Canada just over a week ago, I've had time to reflect on my 2 and a half month adventure round the US. I had ups and downs. There were tears of laughter and tears of joy. There was sunny weather and snowy weather. I met fat people and I met fatter people, been introduced to family, made new friends. I've been north and south, travelled east and west, and throughout it all, one thought was never far from my mind. America ...

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Today we decided to travel all the way to kitchener to enjoy an evening out. Jen was absolutely terrified to use the expressway, so we were going to bypass it at all costs. However, then Jenn stepped up to the plate and said she would be brave and drive on the actual expressway all the way to Kitchener. We took the Frederick Street exit and headed to the movies. The prices of movies in Kitchener are so cheap....$6 for a movie, who ...

... to the falls and could barley see through the cold, misty water drops. After all this excitement we grabbed another pricey beer. Not a cheap luxury in Canada! This finished us off. The 8 days of non-stop moving around had just about done us in. But after a good nights sleep, we hit Toronto again. This time Lou found us a super dooper bargain x2!! We got cheap tickets to a brewery tour. It was called 'Steam Whistle Brewery'. Its a ...

... consulate to secure the required visas for our upcoming return to Korea (yep, I'm leaving Canada soon but more on that later). The drive into the city was uneventful, thanks mainly to Muz's map reading abilities, but the visit to the swanky Korean consulate was less so. The Korean government are trying to stamp down on illegal workers in the country and this means more hoops to jump through and thus more headaches for folks like us trying to secure ...

... s quite comical to listen to them using terms like Cool and Awesome. My dad picked me up at 6am and we got to the airport in plenty of time for my 830am flight. I checked in with my e-ticket using the computers to avoid lining up at the counter. I didn't have to check any bags so I guess my backpacking skills are not so rusty after all. Security was quick although I wonder when I will ever get past feeling like I am being herded ...

WOWZERS! It is the long weekend and I am already wishin it over! Is that sane? This Friday my Homes and I are goin to PERU! WHOOHOOO!! Today I am just goin over some final details of our trip such as flights, layovers, and what type of plane we will be on! such a airplane nerd! But I am more excited of our Homes reunion in YYZ this Thursday night! WHOOHOO! It is gonna be a jovial riot! 3 more days till PERU! WHOOHOOO!!

... one can't help but be inspired. Places, faces, moments and memories flip through my head like a slide show. I am so proud of myself. I did it. So I am coming home. Mom and Dad, I can't wait to share with you all my discoveries. I know my mom has been following my Travelpod but my dad is who is a little less technologically inclined has been waiting patiently for the one on one version. That's going to be a whole lot of coffees and teas. I am looking forward to every single minute ...

... do San Diega kvoli nejakym technickym problem a tak som zostal v Toronte sam. Na veceru som si dal mojho oblubeneho "smoked Salmon" ktoreho tu skvele robia. V hotely Intercontinental tu maju skvelu restauraciu, ktora je cela presklena, takze aj ked je vonku velmi zima, tak je tu prijemne teplo a svetlo. Ta restauracia sa vola Azure. O nejakej 2:00 rano sa dostanem uz aj do postele, takze si este na 3:20 hodiny vychutnam miestnu postel a vstavam, aby som chytil ...