Blogs from Canada, North America - page 1518

I hope everyone is well back in Aussie. Pity about the freezing conditions plaguing many parts of Tasmania. It's a real tragedy that Moira and I are missing all of that! We finally experienced some absolute scorchers here, mainly when we revisited Merritt in the interior. 35 degrees plus, we could do nothing but find some shade and consume some nice cold Smirnoffs by the cart. Jeez, this is a tough life we lead. Thats enough of making you all jealous. I hope you still continue to read about our adventures. It must be entertaining a few of you, particularly the last one re. Calgary and its famous traffic. I have been told that it is sometimes confusing when a different author bobs up so I have decided that my type will be standard like this, ... read more

So, We had no trouble finding the Folklore crew packing up their camp near Kamloops. I got to sit in the blistering sun for half an hour or so while everyone got ready for the drive to Alberta. We passed through Jasper around 9pm. (I'm still getting used to there being light outside past 7pm). I saw Mt. Robson for the first time, and we passed about 10 elk on different parts of the road. Six were just hanging out across from hotels in Jasper. Around 1 or 2am, we arrived at our campsite. Northern lights were flicking white across the clear blue black. Right now I'm in Edson, maybe three hours north west of Edmonton. Me, Sharon and Brian are camping about half an hour outside of town. Everyone but me is enjoying a much ... read more

So, the past two days have been rather exciting. After calling about seventy B.C. tree planting companies, I finally found myself a job. I'll get a ride with a Folklore Contracting crew today, up to their next gig near Red Earth, Alberta. I'm ready for what might be the toughest job I've ever had. Having been a rather lazy traveller for the last three months, it feels good to be on the road towards some well-earned dough. Why plant trees? Mostly because of the people I've known who have enjoyed planting. The couple who owned the farm I worked on last summer paid for it with tree planting money. Every summer for eight or nine, years, they made the journey from the Saguenay to the B.C. coast, because the made good money, and because they loved ... read more

Hi everyone! :) I know we have had a lot of enquiries as to when the phots will be up for viewing - well if all goes according to plan they should now be with this entry!... read more

HI everybody! Today is Friday, May 27 and I just thought that we'd start this thing off with a little intro before we leave tomorrow afternoon for Europe! We're going crazy here doing the many things that we have left to the last minute so this is going to be short! (On a side note, Graeme graduated today!! HOORAY!!) Here's a rough itinerary of our trip if any of you are wondering where we are at what times. We'll be emailing and blogging too as much as we can, but if we can't you can just come back to this to take a look. We're going to miss everybody so keep in touch with us too! Bye! May 28 - Leave Vancouver at 12:55pm, arrive at London at 6:30am May 29 June 5 - Flight from ... read more