UCA - Ultimate Canadian Adventure - Part I

Day 1: so the day started with what seemed like the train taking a wrong turn, then having to go backwards before we really got on our way out of t-dot... this was not the worst thing in the world, since it allowed us to get another glimpse of what i like to call the "snack machine burial ground of greater t-dot" (see photo). near the end of the first day we were only delayed about 3 hours and there was a light snow starting outside as we approached north ontario. THIS is where all the fun begins!!!

Day 2: a foot of snow outside the train! booooooo.... a train derailment on the freight train ahead of us while we are in the middle of nowhere in northern ontario ... double boooooooo! the only saving grace is that we met a a couple of guys who helped make us laugh hysterically in order to forget about the fact that we were TEN hours delayed getting into mannipeg winitoba (though the juice and cookies we got as compensation were doing a good job with the sugar high it gave us :) also, can't forget to mention one of the funniest native guys we met on our trip. besides being hilariously sarcastic and quick witted, every time he went back to his coach seat to rest he would put his blanket up in the shape of a tipi over his seat... TOO funny!

Day 3: FINALLY at 1am monday morn we arrived in mannipeg!! the train is putting us up in a hotel for the night at the Radisson for FREE and then flying us to thompson so we can catch our train to churchill that we missed because of the delays... WOO HOO! we felt so important... it was one of those cute small planes that you had to walk up to on the tarmac :) thompson train station was desolate. and of course, we waited 3 hours before the train arrived.... late!

Day 4: we got into churchill 6 hours late... this train-always-being-late thing seems to be a running trend and at this point we are starting to plan 6 hour delays into our daily schedule... nevertheless, we saw the only five things there were to see in churchill at this time of year: two museums, the churchill river, the hudson's bay, and boys :)

Day 5: nothing exciting to report about day 5. the entire day was spent traveling south through winitoba... with a stop in thompson to re-relive old memories of the high life back when we were important... :)

Days 1-5 Random Highlights: went from 23 degree weather to -23 degree weather in 3 days; met some really great people; letting people off the train at mile marker 58.9 in the middle of nowhere northern ontario; free hotel and flight; standing on hudson's bay; the sights at gypsy's bakery ;)

Stay Tuned for Part II of the UCA - Days 6-10.
highlights include: winnipeg, moose jaw, regina, saskatoon, edmonton, calgary and plenty of MISCHIEF :)