Well, I've survived my first 2 days teaching. This whole experience is like being dropped onto a strange planet and getting used to the aliens! I start work at 0830 every day (yeuch) and there are 2 one hour lessons in the morning and then a 2 hour break and 2 more lessons in the afternoon with me heading home at around 1530. I haven't braved cycling into the school yet but may be adventurous tomorrow, depending on how tired I am and how hot it is. I assist i...

Okey dokey, I'm going to have to get back into the swing of this! It's been a while. Firstly, the journey. It was all going swimmingly at Heathrow, my very overweight bag had been checked with no problems, mum hadn't started blubbing and I wasn't rushing. I got to the gate and boarded the biggest plane in the world, quite literally, it was the new A380 double decker airbus. This plane even has suites on the upper deck.......I tried for an upgrade but to no a...

Home indeed!! On Sunday 1st May I flew out of Calgary late in the evening, having packed and being seriously worried as to how much I was going to be charged for excess baggage, but salied through despite 2 huge bags. The flight landed at Heathrow at about lunchtime the following day and I had a welcoming committee - mum, dad and Robin. Mum was holding her handmade salad cream banner and I thought there were going to be tears, but not quite. Dad cooke...

The weekend spent with Michelle and was Paul was a lovely way to end the trip. We spent lunch one day at the Saskatoon Farm, which did all things Saskatoonberry - heaven. As well as having toonberry rice pudding for lunch I bought some jam, a pie and a jar of berries in juice which is to be mixed with a litre of gin and left for a month, resulting in a toon martini - can't wait. On the Saturday we drove out to Chateau Lake Louise for dinner at the Poppy Re...

Having driven back from Yorkton, I spent a relaxing few days with Jen, Jon and Lukas doing the usual - yes, yet more calories were consumed in vast quantities! For my last supper in Winnipeg Jen and I went to Earl's, which is about as close to a typical Canadian restaurant as you will get. It is also the place that serves dry ribs, which are to die for. I was so looking forward to my ribs that I actually thought that I may end up being a little underwhelm...