Canada! (Day 1)

At the beginning of this month, my family got the chance to go outside the country! We got to go to Vancouver, Canada. We had so much fun! The trip started out a little rocky, but it turned out to be great! Sadly, my sister Jenny was not able to come with us because she was previously committed to working up at Brighton Girl's Camp. My Dad had a business trip there and we decided to make it a family vacation. My parents flew on a flight directly to Canada and my two sisters and I flew to Seattle Washington and then drove to Vancouver.

We had a bit of trouble getting there because our flight was delayed and then they told us that they couldn't fly because the water heater was broken. Then they got another plane, but it was considerably smaller and some people coudn't get in the flight. Luckily....

We were chosen!

 So, we got in the plane and flew to Seattle. Now, considerably behind schedule, we got the rental car and began the drive to Canada. We had not had anything to eat since the bagels and scones we got at the airport, other than the peanuts they give you on the plan, which was definately not enough. After a while of driving, trying to make up for lost time, but not having much sucess, we stopped for some food. Melanie and Maggie both got a Diet Coke for a drink

Guess which one is Melanie's

Then began the trip across the border, The sign estimated about a 45 minute wait...

Better start thinking like a Canadian....





The supposed 45 minute wait, turned out to take over an hour. Ugh! But we finally got through the border and for the first time in my life, I entered another country.

 Before we returned the car, we needed to fill it up. Oh boy was that a headache. We got off the freeway, and followed the signs that said ther was a gas station. Well, we found no gas station, we only found farmland. Then after we drove a little farther and got off the freeway again, we finally found a gas station.

Gas before pass! (Canada, that is...)

Then we finally got to the airport and returned the car. We took the sky train to the stop by our hotel, and after more than 8 hours of traveling and separation, we were finally reunited with our parents. We walked to the hotel and got checked in. Instead of expoloring the hotel or and fun stuff like that, we just shared our experiences with the parents, and went to bed.

Goodnight Maggie!