Back In UK

Oh well, landed in Gatwick yesterday morning and drove up to Brum to pick up Gizmo, Jan and I have got another dose of jet lag and I'm back into work tonight. I cant believe the last 2 weeks have gone so fast. All we need t do now is to get this house sold so we can get our selves back over there.

Goodbye Canada (for now)

Well thats it, we fly back to UK in a couple of hours. Canada had one last surprise for us and that was the snow. This time last week it was 27C in Lethbridge and the sun was shining, and now................. just look at the photo.

Last Day in Canada

Wednesday morning and our last full day in The Great White North, we fly back tomorrow afternoon and because of the 7 hour time diference we land back in UK at about 01:30 Friday morning.

Its been an eventful 2 weeks and i think we achieved everything we wanted over here. If anyone reading this is thinking of moving over here i wold recomend doing the visit first, especially if you are coming over as a family.

The verdict on Canada as our future home is a big YES, dont get me wrong, Canada has got its problems and not everything is ideal, if you are looking for paradise on earth then you will be disapointed but we believe this is the place for us and that it will give us all a better quality of life and a better future for Luke.

Calgary Tower

When you are in Calgary ts the law that you have to visit the Calgary Tower, its very easy to get to but i would recomend using the C-Train as i have been told parking is very expensive Downtown.

Whats Calgary Like?

Out of the 3 cities we have visited, I am afraid Calgary comes in 3rd. Its not the reason we are coming to Canada. It is a huge city and seems to come with all the bustle and stress that is a part of big city life. If I had to describe Calgary would say it is a cross between London and Barcelona. The C-Train (light railway) is handy and cheap although only really services Downtown. I would compare that with the Docklands Light Railway.

There are loads of attractions to see in and arond the city and i would recomend visiting, its just that wouldnt want to live here.

Calgary, The Last Leg

Got into Calgary it was throwing down with rain, we found the motel and booked in (still raining) after we unpacked and got our selves sorted we went out to get food (still raining) We were told by the Super 8 that if we went into the local Dominos we would get discount so thats what we did. Unfortunatly the shop was run (if that is the correct word) by by the asian equivilent of the McKenzie brothers. After their slight misunderstandings with the customers in front of us they kept us waiting at the counter for about 10 mins while they faffed around and managed to break the till. When they eventually decided to serve us they couldnt even understand us. Bacon was the biggest stumbling block, i tried to explain, my wife tried to explain. I was about to run up and down the shop doing pig impressions when Jan made a break through, she turned up the decibles and souted "bacon" at him, this worked and he replied "ah, bacon". With the toppings sorted out we made a start on the delivery details. As i told him where we were staying, i mentioned the discount, in perfect English he explained to me that because part of the order was a combo, it was already discounted. That was the last straw cos we just walked out laughing, i didnt even tell him he could deliver it up his own arse, which in hind sight i am a litle annoyed about, never mind eh?

Went round the corner and had fish, chips and battered clams, very nice and washed down with a glass of traditional beer, it tasted just like our bitter.

Today was a late start cos we sunk a few tinnies last night along with a couple of canadian whiskeys. Still managed to find Ikea and have a mosey around, pretty much the same as in UK except this one was a little smaller, also went into the Chinook Mall, not bad but pretty much the same as UK.

Took a drive by H & R Transport, nothing special, yard looks a little small and crowded.

I dont think Calgary is for us, after what we have seen it looks "big city" and thats not what we are coming to Canada for, by the way it is still raining. Found this shop last night and thought the name was hilarious, if you dont get the joke dont worry about it, its just my filthy mind.

Last Day In Lethbridge

Everythings in place now so our work here in Lethbridge is done. I think a week is long enough to spend here as a tourist, we have tried to do something new every day and now we are running out of ideas. Last night we went to see Shrek 3rd at the local cinema and his afternoon we went over to see Fort Whoop Up which was fun. Years ago it was a notorious trading post tha specialised in whiskey and other contraband, the whole fort has been recreated. Took loads of photos and i have posted a few.

Oh well off the Calgary tomorrow for the last leg of our little trip.