Blogs from Guelph, Ontario, Canada, North America - page 2

I am travelling from Canada to Egypt and then through the Middle East to Central Europe. I will be spending time in: Egypt Jordan Syria Turkey Hungary Germany I may visit: Lebanon Slovenia Croatia Czech Republic I will pass through: UK Bulgaria Serbia Austria ... read more

This has been one crazy week trying to get ready but finally my bags are packed. I got my hair done last week and manicure and pedicure today...I think I'm ready to go! I have been following team 1's journey online at http://www.ascentbc.ca/ ...I will not be able to update this blog while I am on the mountain, but please visit this website for details on the climb while I am on the mountain. Also, magic 106.1 and 1460 cjoy (www.magic106.com) are airing phone calls from me in the morning show while on the mountain. This has been such an emotional time for me. I feel like I'm fighting back tears with every update from team 1 and with every goodbye I say at work. Today I had a beautiful presentation of a guardian angel pin ... read more

Well here I am...less than a week to go! I still can't believe that this big adventure which started over a year ago is about to happen. This year has been busy, emotional and satisfying. I have learned so much this year about generosity and kindness as well as how great my community is! I couldn't have bee so successful with my fundraising if it wasn't for my family and friends. I feel like I have done as much as I could to prepare for this, but still can't shake this anxious feeling in the pit of my stomach. My head is racing constantly with the things I need to remember before I leave. I think I will feel better once I'm gone! I have posted some pictures of the amazing adventures which have already happened ... read more

Gail & I are back in our familiar surroundings after an awesome two-weeks in Costa Rica. I didn't do as many blog postings as I'd hoped, partly because of the difficulties in finding an internet connection that worked and partly because we were having such a great time! The highlight of the journey for me was seeing the incredible variety of birds, flowers, insects, and mammals that abound in CR. We were privileged to watch two male resplendent quetzals vie for the attention of a lone female in a wild avocado tree one chilly morning. And on the way back from Caño Island in Osa, our tour boat slowed to witness a mother humpback whale teaching her son how to 'breach', a breathtaking spectacle where the whale leaps out of the water. (check out the photos) ... read more

18th July 2008 Today we had a bit of a lie in until 7-30am, even the children slept until then. After some breakfast I took Amy and Richard to Hamilton Airport to catch a plane to Halifax. They are off to explore places they have not yet visited. We decided to take the children back to their own house in Toronto as they have their own beds and toys there. It was very hot and humid still and it was almost a pleasure to get into the car and put the air conditioning on. We did not have a chance to take any photographs today because of all the traveling about,and the photographer was still suffering from the effects of her migraine. More tomorrow.... read more