Travelodge Hotel Medicine Hat

... in return (other than the promise to do some form of hosting upon your return home, but again no real obligation there either). It all seems a bit too good to be true really.

But any fears that we had were alleviated the moment that we arrived at the home of Piet & Ina on the edge of Medicine Hat. They welcomed us into their home with such warmth it was quite overwhelming at first. The night we arrived ...

Wir haben Calgary verlassen und sind unterwegs Richtung Medicine Hat. Unterwegs gab es nicht viel anzuschauen. Alles war flach, was ja für uns Schweizer ein wenig ungewöhnlich ist. Soweit das Auge reicht, nur Felder, Felder, Felder.

Beim Dinosaurier Provincial Park haben wir einen Stop eingelegt. Ursprünglich ...

... s rest - 12 hours tomorrow and then 14 the next day - FUN FUN! It's amazing but after 3 weeks of non-stop being together we're still not sick of each other and still have things to talk about. Last night we sat across from this couple in their late 60s who didn't say a word through dinner. I guess that's what 40+ years finally does to you! Hope everyone is doing well!

love,
Kate and Jon

So we continued on to Medicine Hat, where Roxanne's mother lived. For whatever reason, one I obviously can't remember, I have always called her Mrs. Kay. We spent a lot of time there, visiting water slides and other things. And then we took off once more.

... tours, gold-panning, street theatre, stage performances and museum displays. Descendants of actual harness/ saddle makers, blacksmiths, livery stable owners, post office, ferry, general store merchants, etc still ply their works which are sold to visitors directly or through an on-site general store. Other restored buildings include a doctors office, stage & express office, dentists office c/w all the tools (before dentistry was considered a ...

... House were Chrissy feasted on Dry Ribs - she was getting quite a taste for them. Soon our excitement rose as we gained out first sight of Calgary and the Rockies that provide the backdrop. We did not pause in Calgary - we realised we had lost the taste for big cities and were not enjoying our first taste of traffic jams for several days. The one unusual spectacle about Calgary were the RVs, that ...

... have been swallowed up for restoration projects. Chrissy stomped on Phil's idea of doing the same as the Narrowboat and Car Restoration do not mix. As you know - we have yet to see a Moose, but today we did see a herd (well three) Antelope - which prompted us to spend the next hour singing 'Home Home on the Range, where the Deer and the Antelope play ......' Again, the Prairie was a source of inerest, peppered with ...

... no formal training or qualification. Staff seem to think that the federal government will begin pushing the employment option more strongly. Interesting discussion with a staff member from programs, who referred to the recruitment process as a competition and ongoing discussions with the executive assistance of the warden confirmed, that in Canada recruitment is referred to as a competition, and I guess in a way that is exactly what it ...

... it to her the year she turned 36. Just as soon as she returned to her home, her mother called. Her father was Ivan, a man in the Canadian Armed Forces who was stationed in Winnipeg when Monique was born. All Monique had was his name and the general area her mother thought he lived in. She made many phone calls and asked many Ivan's whether they were in the Canadian Forces in Winnipeg in the year she was born. Finally a vice on the other end of ...

Hello Everyone, We have only 2 more sleeps to go. We are frantically doing laundry and getting things ready for our trip. Trent is extrememly busy with the end of the school year, he has awards night tonight so he probably won't be back untill 11pm. Piper is excited to have her vacation with Chauna and Gerald too ( I know I am a geek but she is our child). Anyway I hope to keep everyone up to date on where we are and what we are up too. Talk to you soon. Brandy