Tying Up Loose Ends

Lea and I wanted to get our geocache finds up to 50 before I depart for Colombia so it was off on a small road trip. We had planned on taking the grandchildren to this area in the summer but time got away on us.

These rocks known as Okotoks Big Rock is the worlds largest erratic rock. Erratic rocks are rocks transported far from its place of origin by glacier ice.

These rocks were dropped here as the glacier melted over 10,000 years ago. The rock weighs 16,500 tons and measures 9 metres high, 41 metres long, 18 metres wide.

The rock consists of hardened layers of sand, silt and pebbles. The heat and pressure generated by the weight caused it to become a durable rock called quartzite.

What is amazing about this rock is that it is in the middle of the prairies. A long ways away from any mountain.

I will be returning to Colombia with 5 Travel Bugs to place into caches throughout the Caribbean and Colombia. This will ensure that we get out there and hike getting our exercise in.

Well as I write this I have 2 sleeps left before I depart for Colombia and the next phase in our journeys.

This winter will see us traveling the Caribbean an I am sure that things will be very different than traveling Mexico, Central America and Colombia.

We will be reintroduced to English, French, Dutch and again some Spanish.

This week found me doing a little running around to meet up with friends, Alanna, and getting last minute things to take back with me.

Ken and I must thank Ed, Angela and Mark for the use of their vehicles during our stay.

We need to continually thank Paulette and Kenny for keeping our mail for us and the running around that Kenny did to make sure Ken got the proper Screws!

Finally a very big thank you goes out to Lea whom opened her home to us. We were very much a part of her family and will always appreciate everything. I will miss the grandkids they were fun. It is nice to do things you really want to do but can't because you are grownup! When you are with kids anything goes and no one questions what you are up to.

I am looking forward to getting home. Genesis is home. One month without Ken has felt very strange after having spent 24/7 for 2 1/2 years together.

The next blog will be us back on the boat, reprovisioning and getting ready to go. After some sight seeing of course. Stay tune.