Blogs from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, North America - page 35

Well I made it home. After 2 months of traveling it was nice to make it back onto Canadian soil! I was very fortunate to not be traveling through Heathrow in London so I made it back uneventfully. I was very impressed that everything was on time and there weren't any glitches-I think that was a first on our entire trip. We left John and Danika in Zanzibar to enjoy a few more days on the beach before continuing on with their journey and possibly climbing Mt. Meru and Karlee and I headed back to Stonetown. Since we weren't sure if we were going to be able to catch the bus in the morning and it was our only ticket home we decided to dig into our wallets one last time and flew from Stonetown to ... read more

So long, farewell Ontario! We have just about completed the journey across Ontario with a lovely sendoff weekend at home in Dunrobin. Coincidentally we even overlapped the same weekend that our grandfather was visiting which was great timing! It was a nice break to canoe and play some beach volleyball for a day rather than bike and after a tour of the capital, Dan now knows more about the Canadian Captial than he does about his own capital in Washington. Let's backtrack to Thunder Bay where I last wrote; Thanks to Fiona and Jeff for showing us an awesome time there, on her birthday even! Finish pancakes were all that they were cracked up to be and Fiona got us VIP treatment at her bar for the Blues Fest party which was a blast. If you ... read more

Well Canada Day in the capital is certainly something. I'm not sure if it's for everyone but I suppose it's worth seeing at least once. The crowds were giant. I am not sure how many people showed up in and around Capital Hill but it sure made moving around difficult. There were estimates of about 100,000 people out and about between the Hill, Major Hills Park and the park in Gatineau which I can't remember the name of. I went up to the Hill around 10:00 so that I could see the RCMP musical ride and the changing of the guard but the place was so crowded that I couldn't see anything anyway! Later on Mom, Colin and me wandered around Wellington Street and down into Major Hills Park. There were some street performers and musicians ... read more

Nancy, Copper and I arrived safely in Ottawa on Monday. We have had a busy week, cleaning the motor home, doing odd jobs and things with the house. We plan on being here for a couple of weeks and then off on the road again. We'll update again soon! All the best, Doug, Nancy and Copper... read more

Since my job is, as stated in an earlier post, boring I have decided to give a little history. Mostly to keep myself occupied and so that I can show off some cool photos. I can't access any of my photos from home (stupid at work internet monitoring!) but I do have access to some that have been taken during my time in Ottawa. So this is my second term working at the boring job and living at 205 Charlotte Street. The people have changed but it's still fun. The last semester I was here was the fall semester from September to December 2005. It was a blast. I was homesick for a while but that wore off and I ended up having the time of my life. I missed my friends but I could just ... read more