Beginning the Journey and Riding the Moose

I arrived in Halifax after a gruelling one-hour flight from YYT, having spent my time knitting furiously and downing $7 beer. It took the edge off, and Jo’s baby blanket fortunately didn’t suffer the consequences. I sat there amused to realize I was knitting the Republic of Newfoundland flag while wearing a similar bracelet. It reminded me of my return flight over 6 months ago, where I was reading The Colony of Unrequited Dreams and marking my spot with a Newfoundland and Labrador Tourism bookmark.

Except this time my guest bedroom has been converted into a baby’s nursery, and my new room is where Jo’s fiancé keeps his homemade beer and wine. Bold move, my friend. I just received a withering stare from her across the living room as I tipped back my beer and sighed, “My god, this is good.” Don’t tempt a pregnant lady.

ride the moose

Well, not this moose.

But I can’t tell you how happy I am to be back in Halifax, my second home.

So I survived the flight and now I just have to survive several thousand kilometres of driving and train hopping. The awesomesausage news is that after TBEX in Vancouver, I’m partaking in a week-long Hoodapus tour through the Rockies courtesy of Moose Network! AND I’ll be joined by Corbin of iBackpackCanada, so you can be assured of tomfoolery and mayhem. Shuswap Lake, Lake Louise, Jasper, Banff, and Kelowna…all of western Canada I was devastated about not having enough time to see. Isn’t life grand?

*No moose were harmed in the making of this blog post. Except for this one, because we accidentally broke its antlers and then nearly got kicked out of town. Oops.

  • May 18 2011

    Looking forward to seeing you guys soon! Safe travels…

  • May 18 2011

    Yay! I think I keep saying this.. but I’m excited for your journey!

    • May 24 2011

      Hehe, thanks! Hope to see you in Toronto!

  • May 19 2011

    Glad you arrived safely! Now please try not to flaunt your alcohol drinking abilities too much in front of the pregnant lady. . . I hear they can be very emotional and unpredictable, she may lash out ;)
    Glad to hear you were knitting on the plane without mucking it up! Did you show your work to Jo yet??

    • May 24 2011

      I did, she loves it! I got a fair bit of it done too. Looks great.

  • May 19 2011

    Woo woo! Can’t wait for the Moose trip! Should be a blast!

  • May 19 2011

    Hahaha – they just don’t build antlers like they used to.
    I’m telling you, the minute you ride a moose off the lot it’s retail value is pretty much shot.
    Seriously though, Candice – I hope you have a wonderful trip! I’m really looking forward to reading all about it! :)

    • May 24 2011

      Thank ya!! And the moose’s name is Morris…poor guy.

  • May 20 2011

    Safe travels! (I’m talking to the poor de-antlered moose here ;)

    • May 24 2011

      I think we actually made some enemies in that town, haha.

  • May 20 2011

    Sounds great! Enjoy and be nice to the poor moose!!

    • May 24 2011

      But they’re just so delicious!

  • May 21 2011

    Oof – I know how a previous to being preggo beer drinker can be when drinking a beer blissfully… glad you came out alive!

    • May 24 2011

      Hahaha, I would not react too kindly either.

  • May 22 2011

    Hope you got through the gruelling 1 hour flight ;) Looking forward to hearing about this trip!

  • May 25 2011

    Nice to see the words – “Isn’t life grand” in a blogpost. What a difference a year can make.
    Good job on the Moose Network- what better person than someone who comes from the land of many moose.

    • May 26 2011

      Hehe, thanks, Leigh! Cannot wait to do that tour, one of the things I’m most excited about.

  • May 25 2011

    This sounds like it’s going to be the most incredible journey fo ryou ever! Man, I want to go to Halifax.

    • May 26 2011

      Come on over, you’d love it here!

  • May 26 2011

    A little late with my comment but just wanna say it sounds like this will be a lot of fun. Hope to see you at TBEX.

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