Thursday, October 16, 2008

clayquot sound/tofino

yoyo.
we're in tofino after a long ass bus ride
it hasnt stopped raining yet since we've been here (a day and a half)
the tree are ridiculous....they look like apartment buildings (we'll post some pictures)
we're spending way too much money...canada is too expensive
gotta pick up the pace and get out of north america....

this place is dope though....so lush and tropic-like
just rains a lot.....doesnt look like we'll get to surf in tofino...but whatever..

we ate chinese food from Garys kitchen last night..
afterwards we decided its the last time we'll ever eat chinese food

Tuesday, October 14, 2008

vancouver


two nights in vacouver so far.
had to buy backpacks and repack.
we got too much stuff.
goodbyes to leah and the katia.
lots of walking, lots of eating.
heading west to victoria and tofino.

close call


as a final fairwell to jasper, we climbed our favourite viewpoint, old fort point. uptop, a heard of bighorn sheep grazed the grassy meadow, almost unaware of our existence. 40 minutes later upon our descent we stumble upon the heard at a lower elevation. they were occupying an area that formed the shape of a bottle neck. beyond them was the long stariway to ground level - the only safe passage down. we cautiously side stepped the heard only to find another renegade further down. he looked spooked by something out of sight. suddently, without warning, not one, but two well developed males come barreling over a hill 20 feet from us. we were trapped in a 10 foot gap, backed by a steep incline stariwell and parallelled by two cliffs. there wasnt anywhere to go. last second, the sheep took a sharp turn left, one after another. they were being chased by dog. all three animals bolted out of sight leaving me breathless, bent forwards, hands on both knees. if i were struck at the speed they were running, i would have been sent into outerspace. close call..
jl

Saturday, October 11, 2008

final day in jasper


last day of an 11 day homeless
sprint. bedhopping is tiresome.
tomorrow morning at 1:2o am we journey west to vancouver by bus with two friends, brooke and sally.
JL

Wednesday, October 8, 2008

we hate work

2 more days of employment at maligne lake.
we're cold, tired and ready to leave.
the plan is Amerika. 30 days. train.
than central america for as long as possible.
staying warm. living messily. hopefully some tennis.