WE HAVE ARRIVED IN VANCOUVER!!

After days of being on the road, literally planes, trains and automobiles, we have finally arrived in Vancouver!  Traversing across the West through the mountains, valleys, canyons, fields and woodlands has been extraordinary.  When I get some more time I will be posting some more photos on this blog. Please view the slideshow at the bottom of this blog entry.

The VIA Rail trip between Jasper and Prince Rupert was an experience, with many highlights and challenges too.  Over the course of our 2 day journey on the train we saw a couple of wild bears, eagles, a giant moose, beavers, mountain ranges, glacial rivers, streams, landscapes, etc! It was really overwhelming to try to take all that beauty all in over the course of 2 days!  Major delays on the railway line that we were sharing with long freight trains caused us to be up to 2-4 hours late arriving at our final destinations each night. At a certain point we just had to laugh it off and take it as a travel experience that we could not control.  When we flipped the switch and just surrendered to things that were out of our control then it quickly became less stressful and more enjoyable for the both of us.  One can never predict how national travel arrangements are going to work out, even when you try to plan ahead.  So far along the journey Kay and I have met an eclectic and interesting group of strangers from all walks of life who have each shared their unique stories and backgrounds with us.  It has and continues to be such a huge learning experience meeting new people and visiting new places across our vast land we call Mother Earth.  Now that we in the traditional territory of the West Coast Peoples we feel  a different kind of energy out here compared to back home and being so close to the vast greatness of the Pacific Ocean and BC interior. 

More private video links have been shared with major donors and conributors.  So if you're one of those folks who contributed over $100 towards Kay's trip and still have not received links to those very special videos of Kay and I, please reach out to me through this website or email.  Chi-Miigwetch!

In Spirit,
Jeremy & Kay Kick