Blogs from New Brunswick, Canada, North America - page 18

We had plans to be on the road before 9am for the 14 hour drive but failed miserably and ended up leaving at around 10.45. It was Norman the Nissan's 1st big run out so we were a little apprehensive but he trundled through and made it with no problems. The I95 is a very long road and we headed back up north through Norman's home, Maine! We had been told many stories over the summer about northern maine and what it was like so were pretty excited to see what it was like. Driving up you didn't see cars anywhere! Just before the boarder crossing to Canada we past a big truck with a trailer. As we came closer we saw people standing around the trailer and then we noticed that the hunters had shot ... read more

Im heading North. Away from the knowns of Victoria. Away from friends, away from an amazing Longboarded-experience in Ottawa. Away from an amazing team of people in Nova Scotia, who now mostly all call themselves Katimavik Project Leaders. Im heading North. Today, to Baie-Comeau, tomorrow to Labrador City, and Wednesday to Happy Valley-Goose Bay, my new home. And, Im incredibly excited. Im excited for the gifts I have to share with my particpants. Im excited for the friends I have and will make up there. Im excited for the wilderness, the streams, and the Sub-Arctic Atlantic Ocean. This is a new place, with new people, and it will be my home for 10 months. I await for the difference of culture Ill experience. For the wilderness, the unscarred and unscathed landscapes, the mountains, the moose, dear, ... read more

Was you ever in Mirimachi. where you'll tie up to a tree. and have the girls sit on your knee. riding on a donkey. Way-hey-and-away we go, donkey riding, donkey riding. Way-hey-and-away we go, riding on a donkey.... read more

Unfortunately, our movie experience was a bust. At 9:30 Kristen and I were the only two on deck, lying beneath large towels on lawn chairs as a fog swirled along the deck. We began watching Eagle Eye on the jumbo screen. Slowly, more people began to join us. The fog horn, which had been blowing all day, was only a minor nuisance through the first half of the movie. However, at around 10:30 the volume suddenly increased dramatically, shaking people with heart-racing fear and stinging the eardrums. By 10:45 we had had enough and retreated to the club areas of the ship to watch an “R-Rated Adult Humor” show (Marvin Bell). It was entertaining, but for someone who watches a lot of stand-up comedy, few jokes trekked into unfamiliar territory. The next morning we crawled out ... read more

Hello Everyone! It has been awhile since I have written, however I am now home in New Brunswick. I was expecting to be in Kenya until September, but with a persisting cough brought on by viral asthma, I have come home alittle early to get better and figure out my next adventure. Thank you for reading my blogs, I have thoroughly enjoyed your feedback. I hope in some way I have shed some light on issues that often go unseen. I won't be using this blog site anymore so if you want to contact me you can reach me at my usual address- ecdrk@mta.ca Take care, Emily... read more