Rent Olympian Aid Inc.

Today the 2010 Olympic organizers announced that they want employers to lend them up to 1,500 short-term workers for the Games. I heard that the Olympics did not have enough volunteers so I signed up to volunteer for a while ago. They sent an email notifying they have alot of people and hence it may be some time before they contact me. I wish them luck with employers.

Another hot one...

It was another hot day and I felt like evaporating. Makes you want to stay somewhere where it's cool that has wireless.

Wireless:

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I`m Melting!

It`s official: Today is the hottest day ever recorded in Vancouver. It`s so hot that I feel like an M&M melting in someone`s hand.

It`s a good thing that Vancouver has lots of places you can chill to get away from the heat. Today I was hanging out with some friends at the Blenz coffee shop at Main and 26th Avenue.

The Simpsons...

The Simpsons, the tv show, will experience Olympic fever in February. The Simpsons will try Olympic curling. Can't wait until I get my tickets in the mail!

All the way there and back...

The last day of our trip arrived and we headed back to Vancouver. I am really glad that I had the opportunity to travel to our neighbourly province of Alberta for a few days. It was a surreal experience.

Up the mountain we go!

It was another great day today. After having a delicious breakfast at the Kananaskis Delta Lodge, we visited the Travel Alberta tourism office, Canmore and then visited the Banff area including Bow Falls and Bow River.

At Banff we rode a gondola to the summit of Sulphur Mountain at the elevation of 7,486 ft.

The view of the mountains from Summit mountain was great and I felt so proud to be Canadian.

We then visited, one of the most beautiful lakes in the world, Lake Louise, and the infamous Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise Hotel.

We also toured Yoho National Park where we saw Emerald Lake. I was pleasantly surprised by the beauty of this lake. I had never heard of it before but will always remember the pristine environment. We also visited Natural Bridge which was formed by the running Kicking Horse River.

Have you ever had a chill in the summer?

Today was a great day. We started the day by visiting Banff National Park.

Then visited the Columbia Icefields.

According to Parks Canada :

The Columbia Icefield is a surviving remnant of the thick ice mass that once mantled most of Western Canada's mountains. Lying on a wide, elevated plateau, it is the largest icefield in the Canadian Rockies. Nearly three-quarters of the park's highest peaks are located close to the icefield; ideally placed to catch much of the moisture that Pacific winds carry across the British Columbia interior. Most of this precipitation falls as snow; up to 7 metres a year!

The Athabasca is the most-visited glacier on the North American continent. Situated across from the Icefield Centre, its ice is in continuous motion, creeping forward at the rate of several centimeters per day. Spilling from the Columbia Icefield over three giant bedrock steps, the glacier flows down the valley like a frozen, slow-moving river. Because of a warming climate, the Athabasca Glacier has been receding or melting for the last 125 years. Losing half its volume and retreating more than 1.5 kms, the shrinking glacier has left a moonscape of rocky moraines in its wake.

Drinking cold water from the glacier was amazing and having a mini snow fight in the summer was priceless. We spent the night at the Delta Lodge at Kananaskis, site of Year 2002 G8 Summit.

It's going to be a rocky trip...

So after much thought and budgeting, decided to go to the Canadian Rocky Mountains which is recognized as a World Heritage sites recognized by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

Left Vancouver early in the morning and Passed by Langley, Abbotsford, and once Gold Rush hub town Hope.

Stopped in Kamloops and had some chinese food. The restaurant was really good and had an all you can eat buffet. Then crossed the Rogers Pass, the most difficult construction section of trans-continental railroad, passing by Salmon Arm, and Sicamous, both Shuswap Lake cities.

Staycation...Vacation...Whatever, let's just have some fun.

This summer has been a staycation and I have been enjoying what the beautiful city of Vancouver has to offer along with other Vancouverites. I have been looking to travel somewhere nearby for a few days for almost three weeks but have not found what I would like to do. However, good news ... I think I have found the perfect trip. More details coming shortly.

We`re off to see the wizard.

Vancouver Fireworks at English Bay Fireworks were great. Defending champions, Canada, presented a fireworks display called `The Wizard of Oz`.

HSBC Celebration of Light

Next is South Africa on Saturday, July 25, the UK on Wednesday, July 29, and China on Saturday, August 1. The fireworks begin at 10:00 pm. Find info at Celebration of Light.