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I looked like an idiot on the bus this morning!
Yesterday was undoubtably long. We left our camp at 10am which meant we all had been up for at least 3 hours already. The plan was to go to a beach up and round the top of the island but first we had to stop at the small town near the camp to pick up some beach accessories and grab lunch. Once we were back on the road heading up the north shore the sites were beautiful. Although busy we could see tons of beaches and mountains. As we were taking in the views we were also looking for this so called special beach that Randy had picked out. So we kept driving and driving and driving, looking and wondering if maybe we had passed it. Finally after 2 hour and 45 minutes and a confusing route through another small town we arrived at a very nice beach with lots of sand. Most of the guys got wet buggy boarding and crashing into each other. As the afternoon drew late we all decided it was time to pack it up. It was decided that we should go to Cosco’s to get some lawn chairs, food and other odds and ends, so off we went continuing around the island. The east shoreline was unbelievable, you had a mountain to your right and the ocean on your left. After spending an hour in and around Cosco it was time for supper. Outbacks it was, because it was close and to our surprise they were able to sit all 16 of us rather fast. The service was good and we all enjoyed ourselves but as we were leaving you could tell we were all starting to crash for the day. The drive back I can’t recall very well as I started to nod off to sleep. As we pulled into our camp at about 10pm we had been gone for 12 hour and it could show. We had almost circled the entire island in one day which is completely possible but because we stopped several times seemed like it took forever. There is no denying that we all packed it in when we got back to the camp.
Note* I do have photos but need to be online for longer than five minutes to upload them.
As we all know NWT Blogs was down for a couple of day there. If you hadn’t heard the domain had expired for the site because it has been a year since its been live. Doesn’t seem it, and in that short time we have created a small community of bloggers that have become friends online.
I would like to thank Amy for what she has done, with out her I don’t think I would get the hits on my blog that I do. Even though I have only had my blog on the site for a couple months I have been following it since the beginning. I remember talking to Megan about the site when the article came out in “Name of Paper Withheld” (as she would call it) in the coffee shop last February.
I see many great things to come for the site, and even just after it came back online I noticed that there were a whole whack more bloggers on the site. I can’t wait to check them all out.
Well I better get on this as I have already let you down with my daily posts of my “eventful” trip.
If you follow me on twitter @the_bushman is will already have a good idea as to what I have been up to in the last couple days but let me fill the rest of you in.
My second day in Edmonton was much like the first. I was up early because I can no longer sleep for more than 6 hours at a time, so I came online until 11am. At that time my friends came and picked me up from my hotel and we grabbed bunch on our way back to the West Edmonton Mall. At the mall I got a new laptop/camera backpack that I quite like, as well I got to go in the Apple store and take in all the nice things that can be found there. I was told I looked completely out of place in the store as I was the only person with a plaid jacket and country look. There is another one of those moments where I feel out of place in this world.
After visiting a couple other stores around town we went to a $3.50 movie theatre and watched Marley and Me. A movie about the life of a untamed dog and his owners. Leaving the movie at about 6pm we decided it was definitely time for supper. Swiss Chalet was decided upon and off we went to find one. Once finding a rather busy one, I was able to enjoy a nice rack of robs with a garlic loaf. Eating that meal was an evening event of its own so when we were finished at the restaurant we all retired to our hotels for a good night sleep before our trek back to BC the next morning.
The Next Morning: Day 3,
Monday was ultimately uneventful except out flat tire while we were trying to leave Edmonton. The flat delayed us almost 2 hour but no matter we were getting out of there one way or another. After the 6.5 hour drive through places like Whitecourt, Valleyview, Grande Prairie, Beaver Lodge, and Dawson Creek we finally arrived at the House just off the highway here in BC. As it wasn’t that late a movie was put on but I was again way to tired and crashed.
Day 4,
After a breakfast of eggs, bacon and potatoes we headed in to Dawson Creek to go grocery shopping as it was direly needed. While heading in to town we quickly stopped by a wee bit of property with a cabin on it 10 minutes out of town that was for sale. A smile comes across my face as my imagination runs wild of the possibilities. Oh one can dream.
That concludes the last 3 days.
I am looking forward to tonights meal of Butcher Block steaks and potatoes.
Well so much seems to have happen in the last 24 hours it seems like I have been gone for days already.
Early Saturday morning I flew from Yellowknife to Edmonton on stand by, and let me tell you I’m so glad the plane was only half full. I could not fly stand by on a busy day, I would be the one freaking out to himself by the desk waiting to see if I could get on the plane. Once I arrived in Edmonton after what seemed a very quick flight, I met up with my friends who had left Yellowknife only 3 days before. West Edmonton Mall was our first stop of the day which to our luck wasn’t that busy for a Saturday. Lunch was at the food court in the mall. After circling the mall once more time we moved on to find a House of Tools store. Leaving the store dreaming about all the tools we couldn’t get we all decided to go see Slumdog Millionaire, which was an excellent choice as it was an awesome movie. As it was about supper time it only seemed natural to get something to eat. Montana’s it was but not before a long wait for a seat. Although the wait was long and the restaurant was very busy, my food was excellent. A rack of ribs that would fall apart in your mouth and a Caesar salad that was full of flavour. After supper, it was time to retire early. I settled into my hotel room for the night, finally being able to check some e-mails and read all my feeds
Today is a new day and I have no idea what is on the agenda, which is what I love about a vacation. The ability not to have to worry about anything. Check back tomorrow and everyday for updates.
