Blogs from North America - page 6955

Well, with only 2 days left in Canada, Leslie and I are getting together with some of our coastal friends and family tonight for a nice send-off. Thanks to all of you who could make it and for all of you who are checking up on our stories!! All for now....Next stop, Singapore!!!! Melissa xo... read more

i should be in bed but figure i will get time to sleep on the plane ride. once again amy has upped the ante for all you savvy bloggers. somehow she got her comment on this site without being subject to my review first. oh those sneaky librarians. they don't believe in censorship. for the rest of you, please understand that your message disappears behind a wall of computerized privacy. this gives the blog site owner (me) some control over content. so far no censoring. after all you're my friends, right?? many folks are asking, what is the advantage of registering? i think amy knows as she is the only one who has so ask her. amy, can you help us out here? you techno geek. linda may be blogging soon. look out. she will give ... read more

“Now,” her voice was shrill like a mouse. The two guests glanced at one another. “My little shrew, yes, I call her my shrew; she’s a wily one. Most importantly, she has something called Anxiety Separation Disorder, or ASD.” Alarm bells sounded for the two baby-sitters: Most Importantly! Mia and Jane stared at each other. Each sought reassurance, yet found only a pair of eyes filled with pity. Their inner conscience started: Okay, let’s go! Yeah, I’ll race you! “So,” the mother continued, “She usually throws a fit and cries hysterically when I leave, even for the phone. I’m glad there two of you.” Her voice stopped to give meaning. Her beady eyes were held firm by two rosy cheeks pin-pointed with a sharp, arrow-like nose. It curved upward at its end to the minutest degree; ... read more

All aboard L'Ocean! Cross CAnada train trip starts Quebec City first. I stayed at the hostel right up until check out since I didn't have any last minute errands to run. Well except to buy some snacks for the train but that could wait since the grocery store is right beside the train station. So I checked out. Got my $5 key deposit back and was on my way to the train station to check in one of my bags. Then I headed over to the Atlantic Superstore for some snax...fruit, crackers, buns, a bit of chocolate, a magazine and $20 later (!) I was walking back to the train station. I guess I over did it with the fruit. :) 10:57 Checked out of the hostel and I'm out the door 11:04 I have my ... read more

Whats been really good about this experience thus far has been the people i have met. At Niagara we met a Malaysian born australian couple who we shared breakfast with. They told us that if we called them when we reached Sydney it would be a delight for them to show us around the city. They gave us their contact phone numbers for when we get there and told us to remind them that we met at Niagara falls because they will have probably forgot by then but will always be willing to show us around their beautiful city. I can't wait for this because they seem so nice. Also we met another australian in Toronto who also said that he would like to show us around Sydney so we now have two different peoples willing ... read more

The Canadian summer was a lovely affair what with the late dusks, high 20's, bbq's on chad's/"our" 12th floor balcony overlooking Lake Ontario and the city lights with a bottle of Alaxander Keiths (no v.b. or Carlton over here boys and girls) assuming the position. Chad's unit is in a leafy suburb called Mississauga pronounced "miss-iss-sar-gwar",which is situated at least 15 mins away from where all of the gang related turf war shootings happen, which is nice ! Mississauga is located in between Toronto and Brampton, 25 mins by freeway to either. Brampton has a population of 400,000 and is very similar to Wollongong in size and Toronto has a poulation of 3 million and is very similar to Sydney in size, so I suppose you could say that I live in the equivelant of the ... read more

We finally got on our way on Monday, Oct 17th - a day later than anticipated. We drove through MD, PA, OH and IN to the final destination for the day: the home of Dan & Cathy Sullivan in Rochester, IN. We pulled into Dan & Cathy's driveway around midnight - a long day's drive, so it was great to have our first stop at a friend's house. They were kind enough to stay up late waiting for us & gave us a warm welcome once we finally arrived. The following morning (Tuesday, Oct. 18th), we got a good look around the area...here's a picture of the Sullivan Farm...he left his home in DC for this??? Actually, Ken and I came across the Sullivan farm on a great bike ride we took through the rolling country ... read more