New Brunswick Again! May 28, 2009

We've come full circle.

We began and ended our trip with a visit with Gavin and Kate in Fredericton As you can see a lot has happened for them since we last saw them!

Thanks for the entertainment Gavin. The science centre was good fun, but the bowling topped it.

Thanks for everything Gavin and Kate, it's always great to see you. We're so excited for you!

Tomorrow we go home.

Ontario

Ontario, the long and winding road. It took us 10 days to drive across this huge province. The weather was nice and the lakes are massive.

We picked up 2 pets along the way from Sault Ste. Marie. Their names are Sue and Marie. They're very cool box turtles that like to chase down their crickets and worms.

Lake Superior, Ontario

Bird's Hill Provincial Park, Manitoba

Recipe for Bannock

Handful of flour

Pinch of salt

Pinch of Baking powder

Tablespoon of lard

Mix this mixture with fingers until all the ingredients have combined. Add approximately half a cup of water, or enough to make the dough mixture a smooth consistency. Roll dough into a snake shape. Wrap dough around a stick covering the end, and cook over the fire for 5-10 minutes, or until golden brown. Enjoy!

It's very tasty with jam.

The Prairies

Llyodminster, Alberta: the Spencers!

We spent a few days camping out at our friends the Spencers. The weather was even warm enough for an afternoon of watersliding in the back yard. We had a great weekend, thanks so much Jeff, Jeaninne, Katie, Sabrina, and Evan! We ate tons of great food, the girls had a sleepover with Sabrina, we watched Katie at her track and field day as she kicked butt, and the girls got to try making their own custom-made Tim's doughnuts. Thanks for being such great hosts. I didn't get a good photo of the other members of your family, Digby, Piper and Nala, next time. Take a trip east so we can return the hospitality!

West Edmonton Mall

We spent the first week of May in Edmonton. We visited the mall, enjoying a day at the water park and another at GalaxyLand, the theme park. We also discovered excellent dim sum at the T&T Supermarket in the mall's China Town.

May 2

You know the kind of girl that likes everyone to know how old she is even though she's not 29 anymore, by displaying her age on top of her birthday cake and then putting the picture on her blog? Well, I'm that kind of girl, my name's Orinda.

If you don't watch 'My Name Is Earl', this will just be wierd to you.

Drumheller, Alberta: Royal Tyrrell Museum

April:

The Bad Lands, Alberta. Awesome dinosaur and other-evolutionary-history museum!