The Peg & The Bone Lands

Hard to believe that we have driven over 7,500 kms to date. We are currently in the badlands in Alberta. This is the longest we've stayed in one place, 3 days, and I could stay for weeks. We toured the Royal Tyrell Museum yesterday, a must if you pass through these parts, and then spent some hours hiking in the badlands. I think they should rename them the "good lands" or the "bone lands" because they are a treasure. We found some petrified wood and fossilized oysters. Amazing to think how much history this land holds.

We are camping at the "Hoodoos Campground", a fairly new campground and if you are in the Drumheller area make sure to stay here. Lots of room between sites, and the nicest grounds manager I've met on the trip. The kids like it here, and my twin-brother and sister-in-law were here with us, a real added bonus. Nice for the kids to have other people to play with than mom and dad. I'm sure they love us, but come on, 5 weeks is a long time.




We had a fantastic stay in Winnipeg. Destination Winnipeg was kind enough to put us up at The Inn at The Forks, a wonderful hotel. We used their bathroom sink to do some dishes! You'd be amazed what you'll do to keep things clean on the road for as long as we are.

Winnipeg, also known as "The Peg", really surprised us with how gorgeous the downtown is. The Forks area in particular is just incredible. The kids loved the Childrens Museum, and we loved everything else. A great city, so friendly.

While in The Peg we did an interview on CityTV Breakfast Television. That was very, very cool. Arwyn behaved herself and I think Lucas really enjoyed the "behind the scenes" stuff like seeing the cameras and meeting the hosts. We're trying to get on Calary BT and Vancouver BT as well. We'll keep you posted.



Today we are off to Stettler to enjoy the afternoon on a Steam Train. I love historical stuff and can't wait to see the ol' Steam engine.

Everybody has maintained their sanity so far, which is a miracle considering the time spent in close quarters. I think it's because we've seen so many things, met such wonderful people. Travel is a great way to expand your view of the world, 7,500 KMS into this wonderful trip and we're loving every click more than the last.