samantha14

Well we have been here for a few days now but not had any internet access until now so thought we would put a few words on now while we have a chance if anyone still cares The drive over was fantastic some parts were long and boring but we stopped off many times and went into some small places and spoke to some locals (hicks) It was when we were nearly into Ontario though before we saw the wildlife we were looking for like Bears and Moose one Bear even walked across the road in front of us One last thing to tell you so you can all have a good laugh Susan just cost me $512!!!! How i hear you ask on the first night at Jen & Jers she tripped off the deck ... read more

monday 6th july - West Edmonton Mall to see how huge this place is just google WEM it's the top one. we arrived at 12.30pm and left at 8.40pm. we had Mark show us around Galaxyland, the water park and some of the shops. he went on the rollercoaster with Dean then off to meet his buddies. we went to play lazer tag then we walked around with our mouths open like total tourists! we found a food court and got something to eat. we then walked round some more still looking lost, Mark phoned again he came back to show us more of the Mall. he took us up to the cinema in time to see a dragon which hangs on the ceiling and puffs smoke and breaths fire every hour (bit better than the ... read more

4th july - i think it was a saturday? quiet morning done laundry then we went to the cinema. Dean & Brendan went to see Tranformers 2 while Susan, Dana & Declan went to see Ice Age 2. Dana, Declan & me got out an hour and a bit before Dean & Brendan so we thought we'd take a walk down the street. we walk for about 10 mins. Declan kept saying he could hear thunder and see lighting Dana told him to shut-up and i told him it was planes. the next thing we could see was a grey blanket being pulled across the sky so we quickly turned round and started walking back to the cinema. we were all getting quite scared, the walking got quicker until it became a run the hail came ... read more

2nd July Pretty uneventful day today packed everything up AGAIN!!!! Oh nearly forgot we did go to a glacier today on our way to Jasper its melting away so much that at its current rate it will all be gone inside one hundred years,its quite impressive but when you see where it was just a few decades earlier it is tiny, the area left behind looks like a moon landscape if thats what a moon landscape looks like,i dont know ive never been to the moon hmmm im just rambling now, on with the saga... Soooo we get to Jasper and the hotel room isnt up to standard so that one is cancelled and we book another hotel over the phone unfortunately when we get there its two single rooms (must have got lost in translation)so ... read more

30th June We did the tourist thing and went out and bought lots of souvenirs for everyone so be prepared for some excellent tat. Some more shopping at an Indian trading post where we could have spent the kids inheritance followed by some sightseeing at the Bow River which had a largish waterfall and the water was freezing. After that we went up to the Banff Springs Hotel(rather posh) and pretended like we were royalty by walking through it and sitting on the patio(a real one) the view was awesome. We then went to the hot springs and now we are cured of all ailments and are in perfect health it also turned Brendans blue hair a shade of green. At night we went across the road to the Youth Hostel for tea which served fantastic ... read more