Last night I made a confession to my family. "I think I'm sick of traveling." My research prior to starting our travels made frequent reference to travel fatigue. This was the reason we didn't want to be too connected while we were away. We were worried about homesickness. But yesterday I wasn't really homesick. I didn't miss my bed or my job or my tv. I was just sick of packing up every few days and moving on to a new destination. I would have been happy ...

It's a big wide world out there, but man is it small! On Friday night we got a sitter and headed downtown Winnipeg with our friends Colin and Rhian to take in a festival of street vendors as part of "Many Fest." Deb and Rhian mnaged to snag one of two coveted "cabana tables" in the whole wine tasting area while Colin and Tim stood in line for gourmet poutine and tacos. We were enjoying the local fare when out of the blue someone pops their head into our little ...

Waiting in the Via Train station to catch the eastbound. We're in car 220 right behind the dining car. Girls will be tired by the time we get into our bunks. Well wake up somewhere tomorrow in Saskatchewan where, as I've explained to the girls, you can sit on the porch and watch your dog run away for three days. Had a great visit in Drumheller and the badlands. Wow, who knew there were so many dinosaurs in Alberta. Were the PCs still in power here back th...

Well after 5500 km of driving, tomorrow morning we ditch our van and head out on our own. The van will stay with Mike and Anne Hansen in Lethbridge and we will pick it up when we fly into Calgary next summer. We've had such an awesome visit with these guys. The kids all got along famously and have started what should be lifelong friendships. Mike and Anne were incredible hosts in every way. Tomorrow morning all their four fabulous kids start school. It is v...

The words of that great Tom Russell tune "Blue Wing" have been running through my head for the entire trip: "They paroled Blue Wing in August, 1963. He made his way picking apples to the town of Wenatchee." We passed through Wenatchee en route from North Cascades National Park to Glacier National Park in Montana. After a great family visit with my Dad, my brother and his awesome family in Seattle we headed north on I5 to catch highway 20 through the Cascade m...