hello everyone!
after a painfully long day of flying, i made my way toward can
ada from kansas, via atlanta and seattle. i stayed in seattle for a couple of nights (one of which i spent sleeping on a sidewalk... and no, i'm not joking...[i'm going for ambiguity to encourage people to comment on my blog... go on. do it!]) with one of my friends from DTS.
after that, i've spent the last two weeks with my parents (yay!!) in the lovely vancouver, BC. well, kind of. we actually slept in a cottage just across the border in point roberts, washington, and made our way into canada everyday for all our sightseeing. as a result we have become quite the border crossers!
for the first week, we saw all the sights around vancouver (stanley park, downtown, ferry trips to vancouver island) and travelled a little up to whistler and down to seattle. we were so lucky with the weather - it was absolutely beautiful! all these rumours of rain are lies!
for our second week, we planned a 3 night trip to banff and back. sightseeing-wise, this trip has been the best i have taken all year! (and that is a big claim!). we saw alot of northern hemisphere animals like wolves, squirrels, chipmunks, elk, and a black bear that just waltzed across the highway in front of our car! but best of all, the scenery was absolutely breathtaking! here is the proof:
elk... we think. we aren't sure. but we ARE sure that they were about to charge...
oh, i'm going to miss those sights!
while we've been here, we have had alot to do with the anglican church here - st.john's shaunessy - because of dad's moore college friends who work here. i have been helping out with the youth group and music stuff, while attending all their regular gatherings. it is so much like our sydney anglican churches, so it has all felt very familiar and comfortable.
mum and dad left on friday for a cruise through the alaskan islands, so i am now staying with a girl who also leads the youth group at church. it is such a blessing to have 2 weeks to be able to just relax, catch up on reading and writing letters and all that! traveling is so fun, but can be taxing after a while...
untill later, when i have more fun things to report.
