What next?

Soo, the ski season is over for me - i've packed up all my gear (in fact, i've packed more or less everything I own). We're moving out next Wednesday for new pastures and leaving Vancouver for a little while.

So to start with we're going to head up to the Rockies. Now, this is slightly weather dependant, because we don't have any wish to be driving through lots of snow or anything (or any snow for that matter), and at this time of year that's a bit hit and miss. If it's not looking good, we'll head elsewhere instead. So current plan is to head out north east to Kelowna, then drive on up to Banff, where we will explore Lake Louise at the same time. All very pretty. After that, roads being well, we'll drive up through the national park to the town of Jasper - perhaps via the glacial ice fields. Finally, we'll be heading back to Vancouver via Salmon Arm, which is the main town on a reputedly very beautiful lake. Unfortunately the HI hostel there has a conference in that night, which we're all rather miffed about because the hostel is made up of train carriages (!). But nevermind.

After that, I will be somewhere for a week. Most likely, Vancouver. But if I haven't spent oo much money by that point, I might go and have a look at Victoria or Nanaimo, on the Island. I'll keep you updated.

Then, the interesting bit. I am going to be heading up to Prince George (BC) on the 4th may, for the next 3ish months to be a tree planter. To start with we'll be based in the UNBC uni halls just outside of Prince George, then when we've finished that contract, we'll be heading onto Houston (home of the largest fly-fishing rod in the world, I'll have you know - exciting place...), and then a third contract for the last couple of weeks (end of July/beginning of August) North of there, but I've forgotten what the place was called. After that i'll see how mcuh money I've managed to make (this is the principle reason that anyone does tree planting - being paid by the tree, it is potentially very lucrative for the job) and adjust job/travel plans accordingly.

On a practical note, I am taking my laptop with me - i have no idea what the internet where we're staying will be like (or whether it exists) but Prince George at large will have it, so i should get on once in a while at least. I also have mailing addresses for anyone that needs them, but knowing the Canadian postal system, I can't imagine how long it would take for stuff to get that far north if it has trouble working with any efficiency in Vancouver!

Sooo, uh, that's about my plans. We'll see how they go I guess. Meanwhile, my erstwhile housemates are going to spilt after the Rockies - Hannah is heading to Vancouver Island for a month to go be head bridesmaid at her friends wedding, and Tabitha is heading south to the states to go and work on a kids camp, which she's done for several summers running now.

I will do some Rockies posts before I head up there though, so there will be more blogging soon(ish - subject to me gettig around to it)! :D