We woke up and had good pancakes for breakfast and then we went on our way. We visited the Drumheller museum and found the history and artifacts very interesting. This is where we ate our lunch. Now there are no more mountains to look at and the weather changes and it is much hotter. I prefer the cooler weather. That night, we stayed in L'Arche home in Calgary. We ate dinner with friends there. After sleeping late on Sunday, July 10, Norman and I went to church. In the afternoon, we went to the Stampede. I saw the cowboys on horses, went for a walk, ate a long hotdog and listened to country and western music. We ate dinner at Villamaria home with Priest Patrick, from Church, this morning. It was raining outside. Before going to bed, we talked and Norman and I went for a walk. The next day we drove across the flat and hot dirty prairies to Regina where we slept one night in the campground. That night, I heard a loud train and saw some beautiful stars. This is where we changed the time but we were confused about the time change when we woke up.

On Tuesday, July 12, we were driving in the van for most of the day. We ate our lunch in a schoolyard in Winnipeg. That night, we camped out in Kenora. Some people went swimming in the lake. It rained most of the night.

Wednesday, July 13. We got up early and had a fast breakfast. We got on our way after everything dried. Near Wawa, a friendly police officer stopped us and said, "Good morning", and gave Norman a surprise. Everyone laughed for about 5 minutes. After that, Norman slowed down. After lunch, we continued on our way. At four o'clock, we had an early dinner in a restaurant in Thunder Bay. Then we drove to a provincial campground on the shores of Lake Superior. Here we saw beautiful colours including big blue water which was clear. It was a little bit dark outside when we set up the tents; also a bit cooler with a few friendly mosquitoes around.

Thursday, July 14. This morning, we drove to Sault Saint Marie and stopped for a submarine sandwich at lunch time. We drove for six more hours and arrived in Sudbury at supper time. We went to Norman's brother's cottage. I remember we all ate pizza that night. We put the tents outside to dry and slept inside. Everyone was tired and went to bed early.

On Friday, July 15, we slept in. We had a good, good breakfast of eggs and sausages. People went in swimming. I found the water a little bit cold; I was a big chicken. In the afternoon we went to the Big Nickel Park and went underground, into the mines. We went down a special elevator. It was very interesting to see where the men worked and go around on the tour. Then we went to dinner with Norman's family and celebrated his upcoming birthday on July 23. We had a good and beautiful talk about feelings.

On Saturday, July 16, we slept in. I woke up and had a sandwich for brunch. In the afternoon, Chris and I went in the paddleboat, and then I went back to the cottage and had a snooze. Norman's brother and mother came over to visit. The next day we went home to Ottawa. It was an interesting time.