Destination: Canada

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Tue, 31 Jul 2007 | By emma-o-scott | Photo Gallery

On The Road

Tue, 31 Jul 2007 | By iiavet | Views [426]

Today Grannie, Uncle Mark, Kona and I drove from Calgary to Naramata. To make a long story short, it was a very long day, 12 hours from door to door. Despite being in the car for so long Kona was a great little kid. We stopped at a truck stop for ... Read more >

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Gallery: Naramata

Tue, 31 Jul 2007 | By iiavet | Photo Gallery

One More Day...

Mon, 30 Jul 2007 | By iiavet | Views [424]

Tomorrow we drive to Naramata in the Okanagan and that means we need to prepare for the trip. The whole family is spending 10 days at a house near the beach in the Okanagan, a beautiful (warm) area of Canada. Kona and I woke up, had a lazy morning ... Read more >

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Daytrip

Mon, 30 Jul 2007 | By jackivent | Views [409]

So, bin grade nach einer kleinen rundfahrt wieder in toronto. esther und ich haben uns bustickets von greyhound geholt und sind donnerstag morgen (um 6) hier los - zuerst zu den Niagara Fällen. Das war auf jeden fall super. waren so um zehn da, also schon ... Read more >

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Banff / Canmore

Sun, 29 Jul 2007 | By iiavet | Views [432]

Yahoo...Canadian Rockies here we come. This weekend Kona, Uncle Mark and I spent time visiting with Jens, Lorna and the boys and Tim. Saturday we drove out and spent time with Lorna at the house. That evening Jens, Tim, Kona and I had a BBQ ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

The Journey Home Has Just Begun

Sat, 28 Jul 2007 | By rosiecallinan | Views [767]

The second half of our journey to Banff was certainly the highlight for us thanks to our trip to Gold class.   We lunched in the fantastic dining cart with proper tables, actual menus and even wait staff.   It felt a little special not because we’re ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing

Rocky Mountain High

Sat, 28 Jul 2007 | By thorn | Views [754] | Comments [3]

On our last night in Cancun, the group of us (8 girls plus the tour leader, Paul) went out to dinner at a Jazz bar. There was no music, so I took it on myself to play some jazz before dinner. After dinner, the plan was to go to a club in the hotel strip.... Read more >

Tags: Mountains

Private Club / Calgary Science Center

Fri, 27 Jul 2007 | By iiavet | Views [433]

Today Kona and I met with Dean and his son Reed at their club for swimming and lunch at the poolside. Kona had a super time in the pool but I forgot to take my camera and couldn't get any pictures. After a few hours at the club in 30 degree weather (a ... Read more >

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Another Easy Day...

Thu, 26 Jul 2007 | By iiavet | Views [455]

Today was spent taking it easy and getting some errands done. In the afternoon Kona and her younger cousins filled up the little pool and played in the front yard for a few hours. We ordered pizza, hung out and were back at grannies by 8:45. Kona didn't ... Read more >

Tags: Family

Stanley Park

Wed, 25 Jul 2007 | By iiavet | Views [546] | Comments [1]

Yippe...Let's Play. Yesterday Dani, Isabelle, the kids and I all went to Stanley Park. The sun was out but it wasn't a hot day. I thought it might be a little cold to play in the river but it was surprisingly nice. The kids had a great time. After ... Read more >

Tags: The Great Outdoors

Cranky

Tue, 24 Jul 2007 | By iiavet | Views [425]

The last few days has taken it's toll on the little ones. When it was time for bed, Kona, Moses and Bronwyn all had something to complain about. A good night sleep is all they need...Nighty Nite

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endlich da

Tue, 24 Jul 2007 | By jackivent | Views [431] | Comments [1]

Juhuu, endlich hier! Nach unserem kleinen abenteuer in der luft (sturm über toronto, flugzeug ohne sprit, in montreal tanken, weiter nach toronto) sind wir in Riverdale angekommen. das ist eine kleine gegend der stadt, eigentlich gehört es noch zum ... Read more >

Tags: Family

Jamming

Mon, 23 Jul 2007 | By iiavet | Views [308] | Comments [1]

Last night was the first time the whole family (Mom, Mark, Danielle, Bart, Me, Kona Jonah, Emma, Isabelle, Moses and Bronwyn) got together. Dani and Bart were nice enough to have us for dinner - yum yum. After dinner Mark, Bart and Jonah played us all ... Read more >

Tags: Family

Swimming...

Mon, 23 Jul 2007 | By iiavet | Views [347]

We went to the local pool today and Kona had a super time with Jonah, Isabelle, Moses and Bronwyn. I had a pretty damn good time too.

Tags: Relaxation