OK Today was the day to cross the border into Canada. Upon arrival at the border crossing at 1pm we were interviewed by the young lady at the window who apparently had a rough night as she made it rough on us at the drive up window. I informed her that I was bringing into Canada a shotgun. She informed me to pull into the parking area and bring in the paperwork for the shotgun and our pass

MILE 0 OF ALCAN HIGHWAY After the drive from Red Deer to Dawson Creek and stopping for a photo op at the beginning of the Alcan Highway both the official and the unofficial we continued through Dawson Creek. Just outside of Dawson Creek while we were discussing where we would stay for the night Jack and Barbara showed us the first windshield star of the trip to Alaska. YEP big enou

I just arrived in Melbourne after a wonderful week with friends in Newcastle. I stayed with Monica and Scott and it was just great to spend time with them. Monica had taken the whole week off work and Scott who is selfemployed at the moment took time too.On Sunday night we had a barbecue and sat around a fire that Monica had lit. Camo Adriaan Donny and Tinks came over. So good to see th

There are a number of people who enjoy going to public places taking their clothes off. Yes I know this isnrsquot uncommon in the world but in Germany it is a bit like breast feeding in public it is a natural and seemingly wonderful thing but it has a similar impact to a solar eclipse...... Be very careful to not inadvertently look at it without your dark dark dark glasses. They actually app

Got to Fort St. John today for Jack to get the windshield star repaired. After a bit of downtown driving we arrived at Peace Glass where the guys that do the repair were at lunch. We parked in their parking lot and had our lunch also. The guy who repaired the star was very friendly and informative. Cost of repair 25.00. We arrived at Fort Nelson and paid 4.63 per gallon for gas. The

S skal jeg da lige ud og have kbt en pelshue med en lang hale. Jeg tror nok vi er kommet til DavidCrockettland staves han sdan Wyoming. Her er skummende floder og bver dmninger i stor stil. Vi bor p en rigtig hyggelig plads hvor vi har en flod i baghaven. Vi har haft lejrbl i bedste nybygger stil og lavet marshmellowssmores. Det er ferie Vi har haft det lidt svrt med det der med n

A very early start today with an hour's drive south to our start point where we embarked on a boat for a long cruise. An hour down the river through mangrove forests seeing crocodiles basking on the muddy banks was followed by a very bumpy ride through the waves of the Pacific for another hour eventually arriving at a remote beach on this reserve. A walk through the forests saw coatis macaws

There were lots of Canada flags flying for their Canada Day weekend. It was odd for us not to see all the red white and blue hoopla for the 4th. Instead we took in wildlife viewing today. We saw a moose two caribou 3 black bears and about 90 wood bison. We also paid 1.79 per liter for fuel No fireworks but it wasn't dark anyway...

To see pictures of us in action on the rapids go to http://www.facebook.comdominicalsurfadventures and look at the pictures from July 9th

ALETA'S BIRTHDAY We are now in Great Falls MT. We had the front tires aligned and rotated then got on the road to Great Falls MT. Once we arrived at the Flying J in Great Falls we dropped the Lil Truk and went to Golden Corral for dinner. Once we had dinner we went back to the Flying J and settled in for the night.

As we left town we passed a local landmark a signpost forest. during construction of the AlaskaCanada highway in 19421942 one of the soldiers asked if he could put a sign about his hoemtown on the signpost of distances to cities. He was given permission and that started a signpost forest. Janet thought about a cribbage board we had that was shaped like a fifthwheel trailer and suggested that

After being in a place like Putuoshan which is more known for it's natural beauty than anything else Shanghai has been overwhelming for the senses in mostly good ways. A city of 15 million people half the population of Canada always boggles my mind just for the simple fact that so many people live out their everyday life in an overwhelmingly crowded yet organized place. Life goes on as it does

Friday was a free day here in Hamburg. Some students went swimming with their partners some headed up to the Baltic Sea for the weekend. A group of us met at the Rathaus for a great behind the scenes tour and a fun day in the city.The day started when Heidi and I got to meet up with a student from the last exchange. Annika and her mom treated us to a fine hour of coffee and cake while reminiscing

Well as all good things go ... they have to come to an end. And that is the case for us here in Ecuador. After leaving Otavalo we made our way back to Quito where we would spend the last 2 days of our trip taking in the things that we had not yet seen. We arrived to our original hotel around 500. Just in time to get settled in for the last few days and then make our way to a restaurant for d

By KatieThe coolest part of today was when we got to stand on the glass floor while up in the pearl tower however the two hour wait was ridiculous. While standing in line though two men got in a fight we made friends with a little Chinese boy and a bunch of people took our pictures. Shanghai at night is so cool because of all the lights and people itrsquos like a giant NYC PshellipDad

July 10 2010Actually we are not in Salida CO but the list did not include Coaldale. We overnighted last night in a Walmart parking lot in Espanola NM. Got an early start to Coaldale CO to visit with friends Karen and Lyle. They have a fantastic Earthship passive solor off the grid house with beautiful vistas to look at. Very peaceful. Probably why they named it Peaceful Pines and Pe

O vo de Zurich a Roma foi tranquilo e muito rpido aproximadamente uma hora.Passamos sobre os alpes suios e consegui fotografar.Desmbarcamos no aeroporto Leonardo Da Vinci Fiumicino e logo pegamos um taxi at o hotel.O aeroporto bem longe do hotel na verdade fora da cidade uns 40 K e pegamos trnsito para entrar em Roma.Chegando aqui fizemos o check in no hotel.Agora comea nossa esta

Am 30.06 setzen ich und Ben mit der Faehre von Picton nach Wellington zur Nordinsel ueber wo wir beide noch 10 Tage rumreisten. Bis es dann am 13. Juli zurueck nach Deutschland geht. In Wellington machten wir das Standard Programm Stadt angucken Te Papa NationalmuseumMt. Victoria und kraeftig einen hinter den Durst trinken. Am 2. Juli ging es dann nach Whanganui wo wir auf einen Turm gingen

Von Whanganui ging es nach New Plymouth immer in Richtung Norden. Auf dem Weg begegneten wir den mighty Mt. Taranaki den wir beide gerne komplett bestiegen haetten doch leider lag auf der Spitze dann doch zu viel Schnee.

From bungee jumping in Acapulco to riding the roller coasters at Great America (Gurnee, Illinois), Brendan van Son accommodates his “adrenalin junky” alter ego. He also taps into his more serious side – the one which finds true wonder in this great big universe or ours.

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