Hi friends!

Soo after being pestered enough to blog/tweet/inform all of you of my next 2 months, I've decided to go with the blog... clearly.

To get you up to date, I spent last week from Tuesday-Friday training in Ottawa for my new job which involves GPS surveying of land elevation at various points around Canada. There is a team of 9 of us in total.. 5 returning students from last summer, 3 new ones(including me) and my boss. Also got my car at the end of the week.. it's a dark red 2009 Saturn Vue and it's a hybrid :) ... I think I probably got the best deal haha. aand the beginning Odometer Reading was about 19700 I believe.

Then on Saturday, we did a final test run on a military base in Ottawa, and hit the road for North Bay. 

The next day we all drove from there to Sault St. Marie, and then from the Sault to Thunder Bay on Monday. 

Yesterday most of the group drove to Winnipeg (a couple had their first points in Ontario so stayed back) which is where I am now. From first impression, Winnipeg kinda sucks. Granted, I'm saying that mainly just because of the current state of weather. Almost got blown over when I was filling up my car, and it's freezing and rainy. But the people seem nice?

CURRENTLY

Odometer Reading: 21432
Hotel Number: 5

Harry Potter AudioBooks Completed: 2

Animals Seen: deer, rabbit, fox[dead:(], beaver, groundhog/prarie dog(not sure which one)

Big Things Visited: Nickel, Baseball, Canada Goose, Winnie the Pooh.

Other Notes: 

Wishing the summer weather would finally arrive because some of the views along the drive were gorrrgeous - even in crappy rain which is mainly what we've been dealing with.

I have decided I need to try weening myself off the HP audiobooks... worried I'm getting through them too quickly. 

I had a little mishap involving the location of my purse, so I had to walk around the side of the highway in Nepegon, ON for about 40 mins wearing a safety vest and trying to flag down others from the team as they drove by so that they could come fill me up... always fun. The purse was located in the end though, so all is fine and dandy. I just felt dumbbb.. but what else is new.

Alright, well I don't really know what else to write, so I'm gunna go pack up my stuff and head to Farirford, MB. woo?

Wish me luck finding a hotel!

Miss you all,

Erin