One of the hardest things is the time to say goodbye to all our new friends and head home. This trip will always be one of amazing sites, cool adventures, and new friendships. On the other hand, heading home means returning to our families and friends who worked so hard to help us with this opportunity. Thank you all!
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
Saturday, July 30, 2011
On the ferry to Victoria Island
Today we left Kelowna and traveled to the coast where we boarded the ferry to Vancouver Island. Tonight we will see Craigdarroch Castle. Come back tomorrow for pictures from our zip line adventure and whale watching.
Howling with the Wolves
Howling with the Wolves a video by crandallc on Flickr.
Learned all about wolf preservation and their role in the environmental chain. Watch the video for an exciting moment when we howled to the wolves and they answered back.
Friday, July 29, 2011
Rocky Mountain High
Made it through the Rocky Mountains today. The drive was long but we stopped quite a bit to see magnificent lakes, waterfalls and the natural bridge. After lunch at the wolf sanctuary, we continued south through Glacier National Park , across the Continental Divide to Kelowna. Now we are making arrowheads with an archelogist. Check back for more pictures from today and a really neat video of the kids howling with the wolves.
Tomorrow we are heading for Victoria after lunch at Bridal Falls.
Tomorrow we are heading for Victoria after lunch at Bridal Falls.
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Polar Bear swim in Bow Glacier Lake
IMG_1393.MOV a video by crandallc on Flickr.
This was so much fun for everyone! Richard, our field instructor, has been amazing with the kids. (He's the tall blonde running into the water with the kids.) Enjoy this video from today. Watch Trey take the first dive ahead of the count. He couldn't wait!!! :)
Standing on top of the Glacier
Today we traveled to the Columbia Ice Fields and went up to the glacier. We saw first hand what a glacier is all about and even drank some glacier water! So much fun!!!
Animal Hats
When shopping in Canada, you should always save money to buy yourself an animal hat to take home!
Pizza lunch at Bow River Falls in Banff
After two fabulous days at the tipi camp where we danced, hiked, and learned about the Blackfoot Nation, we traveled west to Banff in the Rocky Mountains. We ate lunch at the falls then we went shopping for goodies.
Saturday, July 23, 2011
Calgary Olympic Village
We had a fantastic first day! We spent the morning at the 1988 Olympic village and saw all the winter event tracks. Did you know that Calgary is where the Jamacian bobsled team first competed? We even walked up to the turn where that famous bobsled crash happened. For lunch we ate at a Calgary tradition called Pete's Diner where we all had burgers and milkshakes. The afternoon took us out to a Hetturite community where we talked with Lydia and learned about their way of life.
Tomorrow we are leaving Calgary and heading to the dinosaur museum and the coal mining fields. We will be staying in the original coal miner's shacks overnight. On Monday we will head to our Tipi Camp for two days. There will not be an Internet connection until we get to Banff, so our next post will be Wednesday.
The weather is getting nice here; rain yesterday but sunny and 73 today. Let's hope that the weather holds out in the Rocky Mountains!
Friday, July 22, 2011
Minneapolis Airport
We arrived at Minneapolis, met up with our new friends, had some lunch and waited for our next flight. Now we will soon be on our way to Calgary for our amazing adventure!
Monday, July 18, 2011
On Our Way!
At the end of this week we will be on our way to Calgary! How much fun we will have traveling, hiking, swimming, whale watching, fossil hunting, zip lining and much, much more! Keep your eye on our blog for updates and photos of our travels as we go. I will only be able to update our blog where there is WiFi, but I will update our page as often as I can. I'll see everyone on Friday at the airport.
Saturday, July 2, 2011
Northern Michigan Delegates
Getting ready to travel at our last meeting, we got our polo shirts, went over last minute travel details, had suitcase races and posed for our first delegation picture. We can't wait until we meet our fellow delegates in Minneapolis and Calgary.
Welcome to our travel blog!
In 4 short weeks, we will head to Calgary to begin our 10 day journey through Canada heading west to Vancouver and ending at Victoria. This blog is for our families to follow our travels and adventures as we experience them. Although, cell phone service will be sporadic, I will try to keep updated as often as possible. I hope that you enjoy our trip as much as we all will.
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