For those of you who haven't seen Chris Hadfield in action, I strongly recommend you watch his downloads on youtube from the Canadian Space Agency, we loved them and here are two of my favourites, both musical. The first is his final download, recreating the Bowie classic, and the second is him playing along with the Bare Naked Ladies down here on earth....amazing!
Wednesday, 29 May 2013
Commander Chris Hadfield
Chris Hadfield has inspired a whole generation of children to explore space and space travel here in Canada, and I gather his youtube downloads from the international space station have ben watched by children all over the world, not just Canada. Big White Community School has gone space crazy too, completing their space project this week and being avid watchers of all things Chris Hadfield...even Lucy now wants to be an astronaut. The whole school went to Vernon to the space museum and had an amazing time eating space food and trying on space outfits. Ned came home saying that officially, according to science, Sunday was the first day of the week. 'That's interesting' I said "because in the Bible, Sunday is the last day of the week because it's a day of rest."...'Yes, but Mummy, I'm talking about real life". Touche!!
For those of you who haven't seen Chris Hadfield in action, I strongly recommend you watch his downloads on youtube from the Canadian Space Agency, we loved them and here are two of my favourites, both musical. The first is his final download, recreating the Bowie classic, and the second is him playing along with the Bare Naked Ladies down here on earth....amazing!
For those of you who haven't seen Chris Hadfield in action, I strongly recommend you watch his downloads on youtube from the Canadian Space Agency, we loved them and here are two of my favourites, both musical. The first is his final download, recreating the Bowie classic, and the second is him playing along with the Bare Naked Ladies down here on earth....amazing!
Thursday, 2 May 2013
School trip to Beaverdell
The children have been pen-palling with the children from the small town of Beaverdell which has a junior class the same size as ours. Beaverdell used to be a prosperous town due to the discovery of silver in the mountains nearby in 1897. The mine continued to produce silver ore continuously for over 90 years until it was closed in 1990.
Now, it is a shadow of it's former self with a population of ex-miners and their families with nothing to do and no-where to go. It sits on the side of Highway 33 and is the only town between Kelowna and Grand Forks... a distance of 82 miles!
So, off we went on our school trip having been warned about what we might find, and more importantly the social problems encountered by many of the children. But, we all had a great time, the Big White children were so excited to see grass and flowers (little things!) that they didn't notice the junk yards and litter. They all went for a long walk that ended with a ball game and a barbecue ...something that is still impossible up at Big White due to the 3 feet of snow that we still have! The children were delightful and were great hosts, a good day had by all.
Now, it is a shadow of it's former self with a population of ex-miners and their families with nothing to do and no-where to go. It sits on the side of Highway 33 and is the only town between Kelowna and Grand Forks... a distance of 82 miles!
So, off we went on our school trip having been warned about what we might find, and more importantly the social problems encountered by many of the children. But, we all had a great time, the Big White children were so excited to see grass and flowers (little things!) that they didn't notice the junk yards and litter. They all went for a long walk that ended with a ball game and a barbecue ...something that is still impossible up at Big White due to the 3 feet of snow that we still have! The children were delightful and were great hosts, a good day had by all.
Sparkling Hill
Look where I went.....lucky me!
Sparkling Hill Resort is a spa hotel about an hour from Big White and it nestles in the mountains overlooking Lake Okenagan just outside Vernon. The hotel was built and is owned by the Swarovski Family and it is adorned with over 3.5million crystals in virtually every element of the property. It is the first building in the world with crystal architecture!
Big White season pass holders were offered a deal for one night dinner, bed, breakfast and all use of the spa facilities for $195 for 2, which seemed too good an offer to refuse, so, Judy and I packed our bags for a night of luxury. Our room was amazing with spectacular views, the en-suit was covered in shimmering crystals, and we spent at least 3 hours enjoying the spa facilities. The food was delicious, both dinner and breakfast and we had a bottle of wine on the house... we totted up that we ate and drank all $195 so the room and spa were free!!
Sparkling Hill Resort is a spa hotel about an hour from Big White and it nestles in the mountains overlooking Lake Okenagan just outside Vernon. The hotel was built and is owned by the Swarovski Family and it is adorned with over 3.5million crystals in virtually every element of the property. It is the first building in the world with crystal architecture!
Big White season pass holders were offered a deal for one night dinner, bed, breakfast and all use of the spa facilities for $195 for 2, which seemed too good an offer to refuse, so, Judy and I packed our bags for a night of luxury. Our room was amazing with spectacular views, the en-suit was covered in shimmering crystals, and we spent at least 3 hours enjoying the spa facilities. The food was delicious, both dinner and breakfast and we had a bottle of wine on the house... we totted up that we ate and drank all $195 so the room and spa were free!!
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