After a day of flight hassles I finally made....I am getting over the jet lag and heading on my way to overnight in Kamloops.. tomorrow.... gonna make a quick stop at Grampas place to replenish Donnas cherry ripe supply then take a couple of days to drive to Duncs place.... see ya all soon
Posted by Randy Campbell (Member # 2675) on :
Welcome to Canada Sarge.
Posted by Donna in BC (Member # 130) on :
Welcome Sarge! I don't believe Dan will be there Wed until late evening so just a heads up.
Cherry ripes?!?!? Posted by mike meyer (Member # 542) on :
DO you have tools for Juke Box fixing?
Posted by Jon Butterworth (Member # 227) on :
We arrived Duncan's Place this afternoon ... see you here Friday.
Donna is a sucker for Cherry Ripes .... you will get a warm welcome!
When you come thru the Jasper National Park .... stop at the Sunwapta Falls Resort. Falls are great viewing but the receptionist is an Ozzie girl from the Gold Coast! Ask her to give you the $100/night cabin with open log fire deal she gave us!. From there is is a comfortable 450km drive to Duncan's.
Avoid staying Lake Louise ... there is a convention on and it's tourist season anyway. Try and make it to Sunwapta Falls.
Catch you later
Posted by Si Allen (Member # 420) on :
sarge...just remember to drive on the right side of the road!
Posted by Jon Butterworth (Member # 227) on :
And watch for BEARS! A Yank Tank takes a lot of stopping from 110kph when the damn things try to cross the road in front of you around a bend.
Driving "wrong side of the road" is Easy! Just treat it like a multilane highway ... then think at intersections what side of the road you wanna end up on. It's cool. Road rules are basicly same here.
Catch up to us soon
Seeya
Posted by sarge (Member # 1022) on :
Thanks everyone Mike I won't be able to swing down your way as I planned.... time and $$$'s are against it I'm afraid. I'm going to take it nice and easy got a bit of a drive ahead....got lots to see and do. already pre booked a lot of accom due to being peak season here so I hit Kamloops via Dan's tomorrow and overnight.... then drive through Jasper and stay in Hinton, then on to Edmonton Friday... Seeya all then.
Posted by Dale Manor (Member # 4858) on :
Keep an eye out for Elk in Jasper....they will stop a Yank Tank quicker than the brakes ever will!
Jasper is an incredible place, most likely less busy than Banff.
Safe travel Sarge, see you in about a week!
Posted by Steve Shortreed (Member # 436) on :
Welcome to Canada Sarge. We're still hoping that some sort of miracle happens that will enable you to come see us in Fergus. WestJet is now flying into Waterloo Wellington airport from Regina. So much nicer than driving to Hamilton or Toronto.
We know all about traveling on a limited budget. It sucks to get so close to people and not be able to see or do the things you want to. Keep the faith.
Posted by Lotti Prokott (Member # 2684) on :
Now don't you leave all those Cherry Ripes in BC, you hear! Bring some to Moose Jaw. (I have no clue what it is but it sounds delicious)
Posted by Dale Manor (Member # 4858) on :
The Cherry Ripes are quite good but I REALLY like Tim Tams as a coffee straw! Mmmmmm
[ June 27, 2007, 06:09 PM: Message edited by: Dale Manor ]
Posted by Kelly Thorson (Member # 2958) on :
Can you call me John? 306-488-2040 shop 306-488-4814 home Thanks We'd like to pick you up and have you stay at our place Sunday night so if that's OK with you you can cancel your room for the Sunday night. Then we'll head for MJ in the am.
[ June 27, 2007, 07:36 PM: Message edited by: Kelly Thorson ]
Posted by Dan Sawatzky (Member # 88) on :
I got an ear4lier flight than I thought out of Minnesota... but still missed Sarge by a half hour or so. Oh well... hopefully on the way back through we can make up for it.
Thanks for the Cherry Ripe bar.... MMMMMMMMMMMMM! It got shared around the crew and didn't last long.
Have a GREAT Canadian tour Sarge!!!
-grampa dan
Posted by Jon Butterworth (Member # 227) on :
Lotti I will save a pack of Cherry Ripe Bites just for you! You are on a promise
Sarge, Duncan wasn't joking about the pot holes in Edmonton!!!!!!!!!
I'm working with him on a display unit for the airport and going with him tomorrow to install. Last major job before he joins the merry gang and go play in Moose jaw.
Seeya soon
Posted by sarge (Member # 1022) on :
Sorry about missing you Dan....I'll catch you on the way back, gonna see if I can stay in Chilliwack or thereabouts, btw... I hope Donna got her cherry ripe too! The drive from your house to Kamloops was awesome, what utterly beautiful scenery, absolutley nothing like in Oz.... Magnificent!!! Kelly... I'll send ya an email....I can't get my @#%phone to work.... I had it set up for international roaming too. Hey!! They didnt have a pontiac midsize so I got a PT Cruiser... hehehehe
[ June 27, 2007, 09:10 PM: Message edited by: sarge ]
Posted by Jon Butterworth (Member # 227) on :
God damn Yank Tanks! You got one too! Must a Canadian thing about giving Ozzies ugly american cars to move back East from Vancouver! At least the PT Cruiser is easier on the eyes (just) than the Chrysler 300 that I dropped off last night.
Seeya here Friday!
Posted by mike meyer (Member # 542) on :
Watch out for those Yellow School Buses
Posted by Duncan Wilkie (Member # 132) on :
It's been a busy time at the shop. Bushie is pitching in and we're making headway. One last major project I need to finish up today, then we can start relaxing a little. Jon has offered to give the girls and I a marbleizing demo tomorrow at the shop. Darlene and Anick both have done some signwriting in the past but haven't touched a brush in a long time. It'll give them a taste of what Letterheads is about.
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