O’ Canada, Where Art Thou?

On November 1st, I crossed the bridge from St. Stephen, New Brunswick into Calais, Maine. I will admit that I felt a twinge of sadness as I left the country that was my home for the last 3 months. It was a great trip. Sure there were ups and downs, but as I look back at the entire experience, I feel very lucky to have been able to take this journey.

As I crossed the bridge, I saw a gas station right across the border. Only $2.25/gallon for gas! Wow, maybe I shouldn’t feel so sad (for those of you in the US, gas in Canada is about $4/gallon….yikes!). But I will miss the Maple Dip donut from Tim Hortons, listening to CBC radio, and most importantly all of the people I met and the amazing landscapes I saw.

I realize that this blog has some holes in it. I guess the photographs came first. I really enjoyed writing here, but I found that it took a lot more time than I planned. I suppose I could have just put in simple entries, but I enjoyed the descriptive text.

Thanks for following along and I hope you enjoyed reading about my Canadian experience and viewing the photographs.

Take care,
Jason

Hello everyone,

Well, I think its a good thing that I’m a photographer and not a writer because I am woefully behind on keeping the blog up to date. I’ll be back-filling the entries, so check back. I am currently in Prince George, BC heading down to Kelowna, BC today. I have updated the images on my website, so please take a look. There are now images in the “More Canada Images” section.

Some random facts:
* a Looney is a $1 coin
* there is a 55 yard line in Canadian Football
* a new Governor-General of Canada has been announced – Michaëlle Jean
* Curling season does not start until the fall
* 30 degrees celsius is 86 degrees fahrenheit
* Gas is about $1CAD/litre

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