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We ended our first month of summer break with a trip to visit some wonderful friends and our kids’ past Canadian exchange teachers in Medicine Hat! As we made our way through the prairies and traveled south east to the Badlands we were surprised to find that the landscape resembled our home on the Yorke Peninsula! ..And Medicine Hat was HOT in the summer! After having one of the wettest, coolest summers… Read More
PSA: I loooove dinosaur jokes and puns so this is just fair warning for everyone to either crack up with me, brace yourselves or maybe just skip this post! 😉 Jurassic Forest made for a dino-mite summer day out! Having a 4 year old in the house means that dinosaurs are one of the coolest animals to have ever existed! Our year in Alberta has been filled with learning about dinosaurs so… Read More
After not seeing the ocean for 6 months our Vancouver agenda mainly consisted of beach combing, esplanade walks and spray parks by the ocean! Vancouver is the largest city in British Columbia. We stayed just out of the city in West Vancouver for a couple of nights, only a short walk from the beach. The Seaview Walk in West Vancouver was an easy waterfront walk to do with kids in tow. The… Read More
The next stop on our summer road trip saw us cross the province border into Revelstoke, British Columbia. This sweet little mountain town has our hearts! There were so many family friendly adventures to be had in and around Revelstoke. Thanks to many wonderful suggestions from Canadian friends, our top 3 activities were: 1. The Enchanted Forest The Enchanted Forest was charming, magical, delightful, and definitely enchanting. We explored tree-houses and fantasy… Read More
The second stop on our summer road trip was Banff. Even without the blanket of snow, the town of Banff still had a magical Christmassy feel. There seems to be endless activities to do in and around Banff National Park, no matter the season! Through recommendations of friends we took the Banff Gondola 698m or 2,292 feet up Sulphur Mountain, which took a lot of bravery from me who is not a… Read More
Day one of our road trip to British Columbia we headed from Edmonton to Jasper National Park, which is part of UNESCO’s Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks World Heritage Site. Our first stop was Maligne Canyon which was an easy, self-guided, interpretive hike to do with kids in tow. We followed the trail over bridges and through mud, spotting new whirling, churning waterfalls around every bend. At points the canyon is over 50… Read More
On the May long weekend we took a drive south to Drumheller, which was a place that many Albertans have told us is a must do, especially with kids! Known as the dinosaur capital of the world, Drumheller had dinosaurs around every corner! I heard a saying once that the times in your life when you know most about dinosaurs is; 1. When you are 4 years old, 2. When you are… Read More
Easter landed on a beautiful spring weekend which reached a high of 21 degrees! Knowing the temps were likely to dip into the single digits again the following week, we packed a picnic lunch and headed outside to the Edmonton Valley Zoo to make the most of the sunshine. There were plenty of opportunities to learn about animals from interactive displays to live talks by zoo keepers. The kids loved exploring the… Read More
School life in Canada has been very different in some ways, and in other ways very familiar to school life in Australia. Walking to school in the dark and snow has been so strange for us, but the never-ending lunch box preparation is an all too familiar experience! There are no cafeterias in schools in Alberta, much to the kid’s disappointment! Here are the kids experiences of life at a Canadian preschool,… Read More
We spent the Family Day long weekend in February meeting up with a bunch of other Australian exchange teachers from all over Canada. We stayed in Canmore together and it was great to catch up over a meal and hear some familiar accents and see how they have all been setting in. The Rocky Mountains are breathtaking! We were in awe of how immense and magical they were, a vision which cannot… Read More
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