William and Kate back in Calgary

Well.....we all got to see the Duke and Dutchess again after their night in the mountains at Skoki lodge, a remote cabin about 11km in behind the Lake louise Ski area. There was a lot of excitement in the air as the 4 Griffins flew by in formation to deliver William and Kate to the awaiting crowd.

Anticipating crowd

4 Griffin 412's flying in formation. The Royals are on the second one from the front

Kate and William meeting Calgary's Mayor and being presented with cowboy hats

This little girl is from the 'Make a Wish Foundation' at the Childrens Hospital (she has cancer)
and her wish was to meet a Princess. Today her wish came true!

Prince William was also touched by her story



The Royal couple got into these vehicles and were driven to another event. The follow day, Friday, they opened the Stampede at the Stampede Parade. They then returned to Calgary to board their plane and were off to California for the British Film Festival of which Prince William is quite involved.

Note: (all info was graciously provided by the ladies at work who are MUCH more ga, ga over the Royals than I!!) It was very neat and exciting to see though, I must admit. :)

The Duke and Dutchess of Cambridge

Got a great opportunity at work today to see William and Kate when they arrived at the airport to catch their flight to Lake Louise for the night on a Canadian Military Griffin (412).  Great experience, my photos made Calgary Global news for a couple hundred bucks!! These are the photos that ensued...

Prime Minister Harper's entourage flew in on this jet

Jet carrying William and Kate

Enroute to Lake Louise for the night



   I recently got an invitation to attend my friend Scott Wesolowski's wedding with his new partner Dominika in Mui Ne, Vietnam, a small oceanside town near the city of Phan Thiet. The date is set for March 08th, 2012.  I am REALLY excited about this opportunity to travel a little more to a new (and very historical) part of the world and it will be great to reunite with a few of my friends from the past that I haven't stayed in close contact with.  I am going to start a documentary about this trip, starting with some info. on Vietnam, and some of the things we'll be doing while we're there. Exciting, exciting, exciting!! Stay tuned for blog updates as the wedding planning unfolds....

Overview of the geographical location with Mui Ne Town in red

                                         Note the location of Ho Chi Minh City which is about 180km west and slightly
                                      south of Mui Ne Town. This will be the city we fly into.

Fishing vessels moored for the night



Bringing in the nets

Colours

Drying anchovys

A fishermans wife



Beauty and the sand dunes



Off to market over the sand dunes

Young boy in a woven bamboo basket boat



Warman Parade and Rodeo cabaret

Quick trip to Sask. to see the family and partake in the Warman Rodeo Cabaret. Fun times with my bro and sister-in-law, and friends Tony and Becky. Nice to see them let loose a little, Baba was taking care of the kids. Did make make us all feel a little old though as I'm guessing the average age wasn't much above twenty!!  Nice to see Kim's uncle Dennis out, he really got dressed up and enjoyed himself! :)

Hello? .....Is Nana there?

Nana, Nana,....Rowan's flying his helicopter! (and freaking out at the same time!)

Okay.....seriously.....how are you doing Nana?

U n  c   l    e ........  I've got your co w  b   o    y   Hat?

Okay Row, give 'er the throttle. Let's see what she'll do with one blade!

I'm just gonna finish this cartoon then I'm ready to fly! See?.....the remote is still in my hands.

I'm still ready uncle!

Darn wind.....trying to steal my hat!... Brynn..."throw me some more candies!"

I'm ready!....I'm ready!....

Team of mini ponies......Cool!!

Yes, that's right, I'm helping dad stain the fence; and yes, I'm proud as punch!!

A very proud Julia at her ballet performance. Looking great Julia!! nice work :)

Kim as his sis Corinne. What a nice looking brother and sister!