home sweet home

I will be landing on Queenslander's Land on June 14th at 6:05am. I will be busy on that day as I am seeing Rosemary, an acting Disability Officer and meeting up with Calie for my FIRST 2006 HOT DOG WITH MUSTARD AND CHEESE!!!!!! and milkshake....... Is it cold there queenslanders????

Personal #3

I am finally at peace now. I found what i was looking for and now i am ready to come home. It's not homesickness, just peace and I am ready to face my home world and I can stand on my own two feet. You see, I came to Canada to hide and it wasn't really for the uni prespective... yes it will my resume look good but I just wanted to get away from everything and the mess that was accumulating over time. I have just cleaned the mess and came out with the truth. Truth may hurt but lies hurts more. The lies i have told to protect my ex and I has caused alot of pains so when something come up, do tell the truth not the lies otherwise the mess will accumulate. So yeah I am at peace.

Victoria to Vancouver and home

In the morning, the girls and Micha went to Mount Douglas. It was a beautiful view of Victoria and the sea. Then in the afternoon I wandered around the shops and found a spot to settle down and write in my diary. At 3:15pm, we left Victoria for Swartz Bay to board the ferry to head for Tswassen Ferry Terminal. We cruised through the gulf. I was standing at the nose of the ferry as per usual. I had my hearing off and I felt the horn blared. It was a wonderful feeling. I asked Micha to drop me off at the airport. I spent the night at the airport and boarded the plane at 10:30am. I arrived home at 8pm..... I was so exhausted.

Tofino to Victoria

We all had hangovers...... but we continued on the moose tour. We drove to the Long beach. Firstly we walked the Schooner Walk which meets the long beach and walked along the beach til we met the driver bit further down.

Long Beach Unit - One of three units in Pacific Rim park, this unit contains about 25 km of beaches, including the marquee 11 km Long Beach. You can often catch glimpses of mist shooting high above the waves from the 21,000 Pacific Grey Whales passing by on their 10,000 km journey from California to Alaska.

Our next stop was Cathedral Grove. A old growth walk..... yep my favourite thing to do..... after all i am a tree hugger. :-D It contains lots of Douglas Figs and there is this 800 years old fig...... wow so huge and so tall.

We drove onto Coombs and had lunch there. The markets were open so I took a WAM but didn't buy anything.

Next stop was Chemainus. It was blah blah. At least we can stretch our legs.

Chemainus - Has Canada's largest permanent outdoor art gallery. Today, more than 300,000 visitors come to town check out the 33 "larger than life" murals.

Finally in Victoria. Had dinner at Reef Restaurant. Then i went back to the hostel to sleep as other went to Big Bad Johns.

Tofino Free Day

I slept in as per usual. I wandered around the town and decided to head for Tonquin Beach. Very relaxing. I spent time thinking about things I have learnt and things that shouldn't had happened but has. I went back to the hostel around lunch time and spent the afternoon reading a mills and boon book with katie in the lounge room facing the sea.

We went to the dinner at the Dockside Pub. We all decided to have a bonfire afterward at the tonquin beach. I had a fantastic time even i had too much to drink...... hehe

Vancouver to Tofino

Well my driver is Micha.... a man name. We boarded BC Ferry from Horseshoe Bay heading for the vancouver island arriving in Nanimo. Got there around lunch time. We drove through Coombs and saw some goats grazing on the roof. Yep and there is foto to prove it.

Our first stop was at Little Qualicum Falls.

Little Qualicum Falls - Hike to these waterfalls in a 440 hectare Provincial Park.

Next stop was at Sproat Lake and Petroglyph Park. It wasn't that exciting......

Sproat Lake Provincial Park - Home to Petroglyphs (ancient carvings in the rock) and the world's largest water bombers (they carry 27 tons of water!) used for fighting forest fires.

We drove onto Wickaninnish Beach. Aah finally a beach...... the water was so bloody cold.

Personal #2

Hi everyone,
I am going through a change and adjusting things to suit my life. I am turning off the comments and it will become a travel journal. Also I am goin to demolish my current hotmail address and create a new one when I come home from West on Tuesday. If you want to keep in touch with me, please do so by emailing me. I will send out an email from my hotmail once I am home in Water of the Loo.
Cheers
Rach

Hehe

I will update it properly as I am just putting details in that we did on the tour...... and soon the foto will be up so don't worry i have been recording everything in my diary.......... cheers........ and more booze to come.......

Whistler to Vancouver

Hey girls, if you want mid-air orgasm, ziptrekking is for you.... but for the boys, painless crotch moments, make sure you wear undies......

Yep I went ziptrekking this morning and I absolutely loved it...... I wanted to do some more...... Emailed me if you want a up-side-down movie of ziptrekking.......

There was only 3 of us heading back to Vancouver so we only stopped at Brandywine Falls

Brandywine Falls - Unique 66m falls. Was named during an argument by rail workers over the height of the falls. At stake were some bottles of brandy and wine for the winner! The booze would have been pretty valuable to these frontiersmen!

Vancouver to Whistler

Well my driver is Shauna again..... yippeee. We drove through Stanley Park and over Lions Gate Bridge onto Cypress Mountain Lookout and then hit the highway.

Lions Gate Bridge and Stanley Park - The bridge was opened in 1938 and was financed by the Guinness family (Irish Brewers) to connect Vancouver with their property holdings on the North Shore (now the priciest real estate in Canada!).

Cypress Mountain - Best view of Vancouver. On a clear day you can see Mt. Baker (USA), Vancouver Island and much more...

Sea to Sky Highway - This scenic stretch takes about 2 hours to drive to Whistler and rivals the Icefields Parkway (Rockies) for scenery on a clear day.

Our next short stop was at Shannon Falls.... Beautiful fall.....

Shannon Falls - At 355m, these falls are 3rd highest in Canada. Get the legs moving with a moderate 30-minute walk through a coastal rainforest to the spectacular falls.

We stopped at Squamish to collect dinner groceries and booze for the bbq on the deck.... where the bears will be watching us.

We had lunch at Alice Lake.

We arrived in Whistler around 2pm and wander the Whistler Village. Fantastic BBQ and lots of booze!!!!

Kelowna to Vancouver

Our first stop was at Othello Tunnels.... Very interesting engineering peiece of work.

Othello Tunnels - Four railway tunnels blasted through sheer rock in the early 1900's. An engineering marvel!

And our 2nd last stop was at Port Langley for snacks.

Like i said, Sonya was a bore and nothin excited happens with her......

Revelstoke to Kelowna

Our first stop was at Sicamous where we did go-karting in the rain..... hehe lot of fun and mud......

Sicamous - Go-karting, great ice cream, and a real live Canadian camel?

Then Enderby

Enderby - flea market for "redneck" spotting!

We had pinic at Kalamalka Lake

Kalamalka Lake - Ice blue & in National Geographic's top 10 lakes of the world.

Kelowna is by this lake........

Okanagan Lake - 140 km long lake is home to the "Ogopogo" monster (Nessie's sister). Some say there is an underground connection to Loch Ness!

Everyone decided to do paintball but I didn't as well as tania and josh. It was totally bore 'cause Sonya wouldn't drop us off at the backpackers and i so wanted to wander Kelowna so I know what it was like but never got the chance. Oh well.

Banff to Revelstoke

I have met my new moose group and the driver is Sonya..... she suck donkey balls. Our first stop was at Johnston Canyon and we only went to the lower fall. We saw a chipmunk.... hehe cute thing.

Johnston Canyon - Check out the limestone canyon from a suspended walkway.

We drove to Emerald Lake to take some piccies. The colour of the water was aqua and had thin ice on the surface.

Emerald Lake - Go for a walk around this fine glacial lake.

We stopped at Finn Creek for lunch, the water was green.... eewww

Then we drove all the way to Revelstoke. When we arrived in Revelstoke I took a WAM (wandering aimlessly mode) around the town, it's a country town really so there was nothing exciting about the town.

Banff

4 May 2006
I slept in and did my laundry...... and also wandered around downtown..... nothing exciting happened.

5 May 2006
I took a hike up Tunnel Mountain and bloody fantastic view of Banff Township. Came down around 2pm in the afternoon and packed my stuff for the trip the next day.

Jasper to Banff

Our first stop was at Athabasca Falls...... beautiful fall.... the water was rushing between the gorge.

Athabasca Falls - The most impressive waterfall in the Canadian Rockies!

We pulled over at Goat viewpoint to take some photo and splash our face with water from Athabasca river.... it was icy cold....... brrrr.......

Goat Viewpoint - Look for mountain goats while enjoying the views of the Athabasca River valley.

Next pull over was Stutfield Glacier where we took some more fotos.......

Stutfield Glacier - Hangs off the 1100 m cliffs between Mount Kitchener and the Stutfield Peaks.

We decided to stop in Lake Louise for lunch..... my enemy..... only kidding. Guess what! I was late back to the bus and i has to wear a long canada hat. Oops.

Arrived in Banff around 3pm and I took a walk into downtown......

Banff to Jasper

First stop was at Lake Louise.

Lake Louise (Victoria Glacier) - The most photographed lake and most visited place in the Canadian Rockies! See the stunning aqua blue colour for yourself.

We went hiking up to the Fairview Platform. A beautiful sight of the lake. On the way down, I slipped and fell causing me to twist my knee....... :-( I was wet and in pain so I has to slide most of the way back down.

We stopped at Mistya Canynon for lunch. Beautiful rushing Mistya River among the rocks.....

Next stop was at Columbia Icefield.

Columbia Icefield - The largest ice cap south of the Arctic Circle. Covers an area the size of Vancouver (325km sq.) and as thick as 350 m. Enough room to fit every person in North America on its surface at one time! You'll get a chance to walk on it and start a snowball fight, even in the peak of summer!

I didn't walk to the legion of the Icefield 'cause of my injured knee...... oh well..... next time hey but i did see the icefield very well.

Last stop was at Jasper.....

Jasper Townsite - Banff's smaller cousin is still a popular summer destination.

We all wandered and got stuff for the bbq includin booze........

We had tacos and mashmallow around the campfire...... in the snow!!! It was a great experience really and I had a fantastic time.

Shuswap Lake to Banff

We had blueberry and apple pancake for breakfast before heading out to Banff. Few of us went for a morning walk including me to have a look at beaver habitat. It was huge.

Our First stop was Roger Pass.

Rogers Pass (Selkirk Mountains) - see spectacular glaciers and towering mountain peaks! Stop at the Info Centre and learn about bears, the Snow Wars and much, much more.

It has been raining all morning.......

Our next stop was Kicking Horse River..... in the snow......yep it was snowing.....

British Columbia's Kicking Horse River descends swiftly from the ice fields of the Canadian Rockies, slows briefly into a broad, U-shaped valley, then plunges wildly to its Columbia River confluence.

We saw an elk grazing along the highway...... about 10 mins from Banff. Beautiful snow capped mountain with water rushing along the bank of the river..... beautiful sight.....

Vancouver to Shuswap Lake

Boarded the Moose Bus at 8:40am. Our first stop was at Bridal Veil Falls.

Bridal Veil Falls - These falls, 60 metres high, cascade down into classic west coast rainforest vegetation. Named for its resemblance to a bride's wedding veil.

We played a game called Pow wow where we get to know their name, where they come from and why they are on this trip. It was funny.

Next stop was at Hope for Lunch. We went to Blue Moose and I had Veggie Pizza and hot apple cidar.

Hope - Rambo fans will be interested to know that this was the site of filming for the movie First Blood.

Next stop was at Alexandra Bridge.

Alexandra Bridge - Visit a provincial historic site! The Alexandra Bridge was originally built in 1863, as part of the Cariboo Wagon Road, the first road of any major proportion in British Columbia.

Shauna, our driver asked us to make a guess how many tunnels we will go through from Vancouver to Banff. I wrote 3. I was wrong........ So far we counted 7 tunnels.

Along the way, we saw a Big Horn Sheep grazing on the side of the highway.

Finally we arrived in Shushwap Lake.

Shuswap Lake - The Shuswap is a popular summer destination, particularly for weekend "houseboating" trips.

We all borrowed a bike and rode to the lake. 5 crazy UK people decided to take a icy plunge in the lake. BRRRRR!!!

We had dinner and few drink in the pub below the hostel.

Personal #1

Guess what! I shaved my beautiful long hair off. I had enough of it. Now I am very boyish and a chick magnet. I kinda look like my mum. One day i hope to find a nice girl to spend my life with. Yes I am a lesbian and damn well proud of it. If you have a problem with it, tough shit because it ain't mine nor will it become my problem either as it caused me alot of pains. You see, I have accepted my sexuality since high school as I always like girls and never once would ask a guy out unless necessary. David was my formal date nothing further. Adam, I think I made a mistake or pretty much just impressing the parents that never knew I was a lesbian. Now they do and ain't proud of it and I don't care anymore. Main thing right now is that I am happy with who I am. A 21 years old lesbian. So yeah. One day I hope to marry my true love. "2 selves into 1 flesh". I would love to share my life with someone for the rest of our lives regarding where we live or what job we do as long we are happy and inlove with each other.

I will be updating the travel blog with travel details when I come home from West Canada and I damn well hope that I have a summer job by then.

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For Toronto People

May I ask, why do Toronto suck donkey balls when it comes to tourism??? To me, I find that Toronto is more of a very crowded city and lots of shitty freeways and nothing exciting to show what Toronto really means except CN Tower. I mean look at Vancouver, I went to Capilano Suspension Bridge, decent public transport with a trip planner on their website, downtown, yaletown, chinatown, gastown, granville island, Queen Elizabeth Park...... the list goes on. I can find decent things to do in Vancouver but why can't I find decent things to do in Toronto beside wandering around downtown and outer part of Toronto. Toronto is a big yawn!!!! I certainly would like to do my research in Vancouver but I haven't travel other parts of the world yet.