Long drive!!

Sorry for the lapse in posts--I guess there is a reason the blog is called "gone since November!!"....the October part was just extra!! 

Well we left Chilliwack on the 17th and had a great time on our first day of driving.  Hope you enjoyed the beautiful mountain scenes.  From Radium Hot Springs, we drove up through Kootenay National Park and took the Icefields Parkway from Lake Lousie to Jasper.  This was a BEAUTIFUL drive--we literally pulled over every few kilometers to stop for pictures!!  Chris Kelly suggested this drive to us, and we really appreciated the suggestion!!  (Pictures of this adventure to follow, when I'm back on our computer).

From Jasper we made it up to Edmonton and spent two nights with the Little Family.  We saw Heather and Rhonda for dinner, and really enjoyed seeing friends and family as we crossed this country.  We left Edmonton on the morning of October 20th and drove all the way to Winnipeg--yes, the entire way in one day!!  We drove through North Battleford, Saskatoon and Regina--all the Saskatchewan cities we know and love people from!!!  And then landed in Winnipeg, the city our Manitoba friends are from!!  Random point--do NOT arrive in Winnipeg at midnight to try and find a hotel room--they were all booked!! CRAZY!!  A random Thursday night, and we literally stopped at six hotels before finding a place to stop.

From Winnipeg we drove to Schrieber Ontario, where we were first given a key to another patrons room....!  We made our way from Schrieber, through the Soo and Iron Bridge (look at all the home towns we got to visit!!!) and then finally the trek down to Sudbury on Saturday October 22nd and had two great days with all the Sudbury Culls. Was so nice to spend some time with family we hadn't seen in a while and we will be back in the summer to enjoy the beautiful lakes!  On Monday October 24th we drove down to Petrolia, but first we stopped to see Katie's beautiful office building in Barrie. 

We've now been in Petrolia for a few days, and have been so very busy.  Lots to do before we head off on this adventure, but we are making sure to meet up with as many friends and family we can in the meantime.

Next stop--extended drive through Ingersoll/Hamilton/Waterloo/Georgetown/Toronto/New Market, with stops to try and see anyone we can!!  We hope to make it to Kingston by Sunday, with plans to head up to Ottawa next week for our final Canadian city stop.  We fly out on the 4th of November, when the real blogging will start!

Likely one more post before we leave this country, and I do promise more pictures from the drive.

Miss you all!!!