Small world
Sometimes the strangest coincidences bring us together. Yesterday we were in Nanaimo to look around. We also wanted to find a hotel for the night before Ty Dewi turns up, because we have to be there at oh-early o’clock in the morning. I was going to look into the standard cheap-o lodges on the edge […]
Instant eh!
Thus proving that someone in the Canadian Immigration Service has a sense of humour, this advert made me laugh. You have to know that Canadians are often teased for adding ‘eh?’ to the end of every sentence.
Calgary
In Calgary we stay with friends we made in the Caribbean, last seen on Statia and Saba where we hiked mountains and ate chinese food. Back in Canada they have a beautiful home filled with lovely art and, more importantly for some, a den with games and big screen tv. We relax and feel very […]
Edmonton travels
Up in Edmonton we spent time with our dear friend Ian, and stayed with friends just outside town. We played in the local playground, and took a trip up to Elk Island Provincial Park where the bison roam free and spring was trying ever so hard to spring. The kids couldn’t believe their luck that […]
Riding the train to Edmonton
The transcanada train is a lot of fun, even if you get off before the best bit past the rockies. Stopping halfway in the elegant Winnipeg station for a few hours, the kids pose with Gayle, who looked after them in the observation car, and then Issie met a mountie. We visited the railroad museum, […]
Toronto
Some photos from Toronto. Fit the descriptions to the pictures if you can….. We took the Amtrak train to Toronto’s Union Street station, which was where we left from again a few days later. In the meantime, we had a great time with Gesa’s longest-standing friend, who she knows from kindergarten, now has a six […]