Journey Home

Unbelievablity the journey home was worst that the way there! We knew that we would have all day in Churchill as the train was suppose to leave at 8.30pm, it left at 12.00! Then the toilet on our carriage didn't the heating in the next carriage didn't work. None of the staff gave us any information on what time we would get in at. We finally got there about 9 hours late, meaning we had to change our connecting flight. It just took so long and was really uncomfortable to sleep. Trip was still worth it though. We also saw the Northern Lights while we where at the centre they where amazing.

Churchill Town and Surrounding Area

After the Dog Carting we went to see the Polar Bear Jail, it is where they put the Polar Bears that come into town looking for food. They release them by airlifting them to an area further north so that they will continue on to find ice. There was 11 Polar Bears in Jail while I was there, we didn't see them as they don't want them to have too much human contact. After that we when and saw Miss Piggy a plane that crashed a few years ago, there is also a shipwreck at the bay that you can walk to in low tide. They don't seem to take away things that crash. We also went into town and when to the beach, a museum and the gift shops. It isn't a big town so didn't take that long!

More Polar Bear Photos

Dog Karting

We also went Dog Carting instead of Sledding as there was no snow! It was pretty cool and they go really fast and actually seem to really enjoy it. They taught about the different position of the dogs and we could to meet all the dogs they had the cutest puppies. They had racing dogs so they weren't the big Husky dog I was expecting.

Polar Bears

Once we got to Churchill the trip was really good. We where staying at the Churchill Northern Science Centre which was good. Mandy and I had a room to ourselves which was good and the food was a bit too good as definitely didn't go hungry! We spend two days on the Tundra Buggies which take you out to see the Polar Bears. It was really good, saw 5 Polar Bears the first day and 6 the second including a mum and cub. A couple of them came right up to the buggies and they look so cute but they are highly unpredictable. We saw one of the bigger bear chasing one of the smaller bears, they can move really fast!

Journey to the Polar Bears

So our journey to Churchill, Manitoba started at 4.30am on Sunday when we got up to get ready for over 6.30am flight to Winnipeg. From Winnipeg we where getting the train at 8.13pm, which left us with the entire day in Winnipeg which you would think it wouldn't be hard to spend the day in a city! Winnipeg has not a lot in it, we asked people before we came what to do and the people from here couldn't really think of anything! We ended up looking around the shops and then going to see 2 films in a row at the cinema! It was cheap so that was good, the first show we where the only people in the cinema!

After our long day we headed to get the train that left over an hour late. It was a day and a half nearly 2 day train journey (we where 5 hours late, got free lunch) with 2 overnights. First night wasn't so bad as we where tired and there weren't as many people on the train so we could have 2 seats each but the second night there where people getting on and off and your back was still sore from the night before that you couldn't really sleep in the uncomfortable upright position. I don't really mind the time on the train read my book and then got made fun of because I had my disney kids colouring-in book, the train conductor gave me one of the VIA rail colouring books and crayons that they would give to kids. Mandy couldn't believe I was colouring-in but at least i wasn't bored, i told her it could be worse I could have my knitting and she said she wouldn't have let me!

Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving was on the 8th October here for some reason that no one really knows why it is different from the US. It is kind of the same as Christmas but without the presents. You have the turkey dinner will all the trimmings some slightly different from Christmas. We watched the football (American) games on the T.V. which i have never really watched before the games were better that I thought. We also had a few drinks, what a surprise! There were a whole munch of people over for dinner. Typically we were eating leftovers for the next 3 days!

Birthday

So it was my birthday at the start of October, thank you for the cards and gifts people sent and the messages that i got. I also know that not all of you know when my birthday is so don't worry about it. I know it will be a shock for all of you but I didn't go out and get drunk for my birthday! I know, it's unbelievable! I did however go shopping which I know you will believe and then went back to Kathie's for birthday dinner. We had pizza and home made chocolate birthday cake and played party games with the kids. I got my first (Ice) Hockey Jersey, I am now a Calgary Flames fan my adopted family gave it to me as a present.