My OperaNo, I'm not Kidding. This is a New Post!!
Thursday, August 23, 2007 3:33:32 AM
Well sorry faithful blog readers if there are any of you left.. but after the teaching year ended I have focused on relaxing and touring around... so I'll give you a brief review of my first summer vacation as a teacher.
July 4th I flew to Ottawa to spend 11 days with my buddy Aaron, his wife Tameara and their children Pierce and Faith.. it was great , I did however forget my camera so there are no photos of this leg...I went boating/swimming on the Rideau, went to the Hershey factory ...delicious. Sean and his family came up for the weekend and it was all round spectacular.
Leg 2: Victoria Beach no camera still. I love this place, it is on the east side of Lake Winnipeg and I spent 4 glorious days with my buddy Scott and his parents...it wasn't long enough so I vowed to return.
Next stop Winnipeg....I crashed for a couple of days at my good buddy D3's place and attended the union of Blair and Erin. This was a fantastic wedding right in Assiniboine Park..I bought a new camera, however my picture taking skills are still weak. Great wedding great food and I saw my friend Lioz whom I hadn't seen in over a year... I drank way too much and left my car in the park for the night...
Newlyweds: Blair and Erin
Leg 3: Drive to Seattle to visit/pick up my brother.
Day 1 of leg three I was on my way to Lethbridge, Alberta to see friends Terryl and Kim. Man was I feeling rough! Even the Tim Horton's coffee ande breakfast sandwich(bacon) were feeling like they were coming up...the first four hours of the trip were hell. I did make it to Lethbridge, a beautiful city to say the least and although still not feeling great managed to go for a few drinks with Kim and Terryl.
Kim and Terryl in front of their sweet pad in Lethbridge
I was up early the next day and off to Seattle, Right off the bat I was in world famous Brocket, Alberta I smiled and got cheap gas as I headed into the Canadian Rockies. There is so much to see in the mountains, but I had 12 hours of driving ahead so I didn't stop. Most notable thing for me was driving through the "Frank slide", this place was incredible.. for those of you that don't know in the early 1900s a landslide of more than 74 million tonnes buried part of the town killing more than 70. It is pretty amazing. It was a long drive through the panhandle of Idaho and across Washington, but I made it and chilled out in the Seattle area for 5 days.
Turtle mountain after losing 74 million tonnes
Leg 4 Drive to Denare Beach. Adam and I set off and drove up to Banff on the first day, the border guards took our apples and cherries away...Adam is still sad. We spent the night in Banff and the next morning drove back to Lake Loiuse on our way to Jasper. on the road to Jasper we saw a fair amount of wildlife Bighorn Sheep, Elk, Bears, Deer and this delicious looking mountain goat:
Along the way we also stopped and hiked up to the Bow Glacier It was pretty cool and there was a really steep part where we met a 94 year old woman and her son returning from the glacier. That was amazing. I found the hike tough and here was some 94 year living her life to the max, very cool.
River of meltwater from the bow glacier
Adam and I put in a long day ending up spending the night in The Battelfords, Saskatchewan. On Saturday we made it back to Cranberry Portage, Manitoba where my dad was sailing for the weekend and on Sunday we celebrated dad's 60th birthday.
My Dad and brother heading out sailing
So Finally I was back in Denare Beach, relaxing...and that was July 31st
To be continued....
July 4th I flew to Ottawa to spend 11 days with my buddy Aaron, his wife Tameara and their children Pierce and Faith.. it was great , I did however forget my camera so there are no photos of this leg...I went boating/swimming on the Rideau, went to the Hershey factory ...delicious. Sean and his family came up for the weekend and it was all round spectacular.
Leg 2: Victoria Beach no camera still. I love this place, it is on the east side of Lake Winnipeg and I spent 4 glorious days with my buddy Scott and his parents...it wasn't long enough so I vowed to return.
Next stop Winnipeg....I crashed for a couple of days at my good buddy D3's place and attended the union of Blair and Erin. This was a fantastic wedding right in Assiniboine Park..I bought a new camera, however my picture taking skills are still weak. Great wedding great food and I saw my friend Lioz whom I hadn't seen in over a year... I drank way too much and left my car in the park for the night...
Newlyweds: Blair and Erin
Leg 3: Drive to Seattle to visit/pick up my brother.
Day 1 of leg three I was on my way to Lethbridge, Alberta to see friends Terryl and Kim. Man was I feeling rough! Even the Tim Horton's coffee ande breakfast sandwich(bacon) were feeling like they were coming up...the first four hours of the trip were hell. I did make it to Lethbridge, a beautiful city to say the least and although still not feeling great managed to go for a few drinks with Kim and Terryl.
Kim and Terryl in front of their sweet pad in Lethbridge
I was up early the next day and off to Seattle, Right off the bat I was in world famous Brocket, Alberta I smiled and got cheap gas as I headed into the Canadian Rockies. There is so much to see in the mountains, but I had 12 hours of driving ahead so I didn't stop. Most notable thing for me was driving through the "Frank slide", this place was incredible.. for those of you that don't know in the early 1900s a landslide of more than 74 million tonnes buried part of the town killing more than 70. It is pretty amazing. It was a long drive through the panhandle of Idaho and across Washington, but I made it and chilled out in the Seattle area for 5 days.
Turtle mountain after losing 74 million tonnes
Leg 4 Drive to Denare Beach. Adam and I set off and drove up to Banff on the first day, the border guards took our apples and cherries away...Adam is still sad. We spent the night in Banff and the next morning drove back to Lake Loiuse on our way to Jasper. on the road to Jasper we saw a fair amount of wildlife Bighorn Sheep, Elk, Bears, Deer and this delicious looking mountain goat:
Along the way we also stopped and hiked up to the Bow Glacier It was pretty cool and there was a really steep part where we met a 94 year old woman and her son returning from the glacier. That was amazing. I found the hike tough and here was some 94 year living her life to the max, very cool.
River of meltwater from the bow glacier
Adam and I put in a long day ending up spending the night in The Battelfords, Saskatchewan. On Saturday we made it back to Cranberry Portage, Manitoba where my dad was sailing for the weekend and on Sunday we celebrated dad's 60th birthday.
My Dad and brother heading out sailing
So Finally I was back in Denare Beach, relaxing...and that was July 31st
To be continued....
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