Finally…….. in two days we’ll fly to Canada again!!! This time for vacation but also some orientation in Regina and hopefully we can make a decision after our trip. Nico has some informative interviews scheduled and we’ll be spending quality time with friends (we’re staying at Tim’s again), esp. the Stephensons, who are going through a rough time. Danny and Dave are/were two of our best friends there, Dave passed away pretty unexpectedly two weeks ago on my birthday (see my last post, he had cancer) and Danny just recently heard he has to battle the same thing (he’s on chemo now). It’s tough that we can’t see Dave anymore, but we’ll be happy to see Danny and to be able to finally give his family some support in person. We also hope to see a metal show and meet with lots of other people! 🙂
But let’s not forget that we start with a good week in the Rockies, wooh! We have a rental car for all three weeks, so we’ll see a lot of prairie too! 😉
Here’s our schedule:
10/7
flight Amsterdam-Calgary TS 0509 16.25-17.30 local times (9 hrs flight)
b&b: http://www.anewhorizon.ca/
10/8-10/12
Banff & area, b&b: http://www.rockymtnbb.com/
10/12-10/16
Jasper & area, b&b (well, bed only, no breakfast) : http://www.visit-jasper.com/En-Ska.html
10/16-10/17
Edmonton, visiting the West-Edmonton Mall and staying with Kefka and his family
10/17-10/18
Saskatoon, visiting Brent + family, b&b: http://www.bedbreakfasthome.com/savelia/ , in the morning visiting Astrid (a Dutch immigrant I know from a forum)
10/18-10/25
Regina, staying with Tim + family, meeting w/friends, orientation for the possible emigration
10/25-10/26
Gravelbourg or somewhere else in SW Saskatchewan. We’re not sure yet where, but a Dutch family I want to visit, just took over the local motel in Gravelbourg, but that’s still fairly close to Regina. It might be better to just say hello there and stay overnight somewhere halfway the route to Calgary.
10/26-10/27
back to Calgary, one night at Derek’s, some sightseeing on the last day, flight at 10pm
10/27
flight Calgary-Amsterdam TS 0508 21.50-14.40 local times, we arrive on the 28th