On Sat 20th we headed off to the town of Mont Tremblant, basically a man made township designed for ski season, but it was really cute. Great views from the free Gondala. We hit the road and headed to Omega Park where you can feed the Wapiti and see raccoons, wolves and bears. No Moose though, and when we got to the bear part, it started to torrential rain, so much that all you could see was a black blur in the greenery! We hit Ottawa quite late and did a quick...

So on Sat 13th and Sunday 14th I wandered around the city with Rasheeda my new American friend. We first went to the Inuit Art Gallerym, that was randomly in a office building, but was free and had loads of sculptures. We found a parade celebrating India's independence Day and then an afternoon of dance shows of traditional dancing from around india, some alot better than others!! On the way back to the hostel was saw a dance show celebrating Equador's Independ...

So here I am 3 days in and loving Canada. The first afternoon I had a little wander around the immediate area around the hostel and discovered the CN Tower (didn't go up, still debating if its worth the money!) and the baseball stadium, and overly pricey food! However I did find an amazing Burrito place for a burrito meal for $10 incl tax which is great here! Anyway after that I went back to the hostel and on Wednesday the Art Gallery of Ontario is free after 6p...

So I have arrived!! I am safely in my hostel in Toronto. It all started off not so greatthough... Train to Glasgow was hour late, but when I got to Glasgow I have the wonderful reception of Jill and Graeme (who I met in Fiji- and Audrey came along for dinner too so it was a proper reunion!) I had a fab time catching up with them and a lush roast dinner cooked by Jill- and cheesecake by Graeme ;) I got to the airport at 8am, checked in fine, had an emotional farew...