Destination: Canada

Final preparations

Sat, 17 Nov 2007 | By kristibetts | Views [444]

well tommarrow's the big day, it still doesn't seem real though. the bags are all packed and ready to go and the 2 day trip to Auckland starts at 6 am.

Tags: planes trains & automobiles

Marla

Fri, 16 Nov 2007 | By francesanddavid | Views [413]

We met with Marla in Trevor’s kitchen while he was at work. I’ve referred back many a time to an image that Marla shared: that of a flashlight shedding light on the path ahead -- that it does shine reliably but that it does not show very much of the ... Read more >

Enjoying the Heat

Fri, 16 Nov 2007 | By bkhk4fun | Views [628]

Patti: So we are now in Dubai and it has been a bit of a shock to the system to go from near freezing temperatures to 30...but Winnipeg sunseekers know all about that. We have certainly experienced more of a cultural difference here in Dubai in 2 days ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing

Sara

Thu, 15 Nov 2007 | By francesanddavid | Views [498]

Talking to Trevor about traveling was great; however, we did not get started on that until the weekend. In the meantime, we had an interesting adventure. We took a hike to the AAA. It was so novel to be in a house and on our own with time to attend ... Read more >

Gallery: Manitoba Polar Bears

Thu, 15 Nov 2007 | By shaz | Photo Gallery

Manitoba Oct 2007

Thu, 15 Nov 2007 | By shaz | Views [870]

I’ve been to Canada before but not to Manitoba. I thought it might be good to see the polar bears again, this time up close and personal. The only thing I was dreading was the weather as I had heard that the weather there at this time often peaked ... Read more >

Tags: snow

Gallery: Beer Fest @ Kris' 04.11.07

Wed, 14 Nov 2007 | By natha | Photo Gallery

Gallery: November: Random Pics

Wed, 14 Nov 2007 | By natha | Photo Gallery

Trevor's in Victoria

Wed, 14 Nov 2007 | By francesanddavid | Views [814]

Towards the end of our stay at the farm we met up with friend, Trev, who, in the generous style for which he is famous, insisted that we stay with him (if we wished). The next night, he picked us up on his way home from work in Sidney. Trev had previous ... Read more >

Gallery: Teaching in Canada

Tue, 13 Nov 2007 | By bennygelatti | Photo Gallery

Getting sorted

Mon, 12 Nov 2007 | By aliceandjarod | Views [477]

We were on a mission, phone, bank account, tax number.  We learnt the lesson from aussie that the phone is the first on the list, so off we went assuming that this would be the easy part. Turns out Canada has the world most convoluted mobile phone system ... Read more >

Tags: Travel Tips

Getting there

Mon, 12 Nov 2007 | By aliceandjarod | Views [341]

Getting to Vancouver Getting to Vancouver turned out to be quite straightforward, we didnt get too lost at any of the airports.  Auckland to Sydney, changed planes to exploding airways (thats China Airways for those not in on the joke) to Taipei and ... Read more >

Tags: planes trains & automobiles

Remembrance Day in Victoria

Sun, 11 Nov 2007 | By francesanddavid | Views [600] | Comments [1]

We were in the middle of clearing out the raspberry and artichoke gardens, cutting down the raspberry canes, raking out the leaves, and pulling up the weeds. We had just come into the poultry pen in order to empty the cane and weeds into the compost ... Read more >

Bart & Lynda

Sun, 11 Nov 2007 | By francesanddavid | Views [526]

We had an outstanding day, yesterday. After performing very few duties on the farm yesterday and fuelling up with food, we headed out to the road to walk towards our meeting time and place with Bart and Lynda. Bart is Dave's old cycling buddy, and the ... Read more >

Victoria

Fri, 9 Nov 2007 | By francesanddavid | Views [636]

On Tuesday evening,(November 6th) we arrived in Victoria. We took the bus out towards our new temporary home on a farm on the countryside that lies within Victoria (Charlotte Road). Alberto picked us up and showed us our digs. On the way down, as he ... Read more >