Day 12
We started the morning by doing our vote
off which to my extreme delight saw Monika take a hike and Rob staying
in. You see myself, Rob, Matt and Jenny had an alliance since Winnipeg
when Julie left and after some convincing brought Monika and Sheenah
into the group only to be betrayed and lied to by Monika. So I guess
you can say that what went around came back and bit her in the ass
much to the delight of the ones that voted her off.
I want to conclude by saying that this trip
was an amazing experience where I got to meet 11 very different
people, made a few great friendships which I definitely keep in
touch with. After all the breathtaking views, crazy stunts I am
happy to be going home back to my family, friends.
Thank you to all those that voted for me, tuned in to watch and
for all involved with the trip.
To the cast, I love you guys , and to the
Crew, thank you for letting me experience the country
Good Bye.
Day 11
We spent the duration of today in Fredricton
for Canada day at a little village that was a replica of ones that
we would see back in the 1800's. Yet again the sights and stories
told by the actors were unbelievable. For example to cut a log back
in the day would take roughly 30 minutes for a plank 2 inches wide
by how ever long and this would continue until log completion where
as today an electrical saw would take no more than 15 minutes to
chop the whole log. The advancements that were made from then to
now gave me a new outlook on how far we've come. That night we set
up camp with our tents and experienced an unbelievable east coast
lobster dinner. Mmmmm mmmmmmmm mmmmmmm. I actually had 2 due to
the amount that was left over. Don't get me wrong it's not home
cooking but wow, it was close. That nights conversation was informative
because the vote off from the Quebec day got scratched causing one
final vote b4 Halifax with Rob and Monika feuding to stay in. I
wasn't worried at all because the immunity that I had won at the
go karts had carried over to the final vote off guaranteeing me
a spot in the final 8 to complete the trip.
Day 10
We were supposed to do our ropes obstacle
course today but due to thunderstorms in the area it was cancelled
. One thing that I learned today was that communication is the key
to everything. Being able to speak very little french hurt my ability
to explore and find out the things I wanted to know about the city
which was absolutely gorgeous by the way. We were dropped off at
the base of chateau frontenauc and that alone was so impressive
by it's massive size and architecture. I used close to 2 rolls of
film on the little shops to the castles, to the hotels to everything,
the views down there are amazing. I almost forgot about the highlight
of the day…… Bobby taking himself out of the contest.
Yes that’s right he quit like a little baby. Which was great
for me because going into this trip I thought he would be a threat
and the last few days the rumours were that he was up there in votes
so he did me and the rest of the cast a favor by puling such a dumb
move by withdrawing.
Day 09
I experienced a new world of food for breakfast
this morning, I tried a chocolate banana crepe for breakfast. Not
knowing exactly what these were I was hesitant to try something
new but to my surprise these crepe things were amazing. Hands down
the best breakfast of the entire trip thus far. From here we went
go-karting where yours truly drove like Jeff Gordon to capture immunity
for the next vote off as well as bragging rights for the next few
days. A lot of people were running their mouths off about today
and how great they would be so I let them have their temporary glory.
We raced on two tracks, a road course and an oval. The road course
I qualified second and finished second, I would have been first
had it not been for the slow and reckless driving of Bobby. Now
the oval track was a completely different story, having my parents
and my puppy track side fore this race I qualified .6 seconds faster
than any other racer which was amazing considering the lap times
were under 10 seconds and lead from start to finish in a convincing
victory. For finishing with the most overall points I also picked
up the motovibe scooter which is gonna be awesome to bring home
for some rides around town.
Day 08
Beach day at Algonquin park, today was amazing
other than all the horsefly kicking around. We kicked back, played
football, frisbee, drank Jones Soda and watched the girls swim in
the lake. Unfortunately we only had about an hour or so to stay
but to relax on a beach, unwind and let loose was so welcomed at
this time. To top this all off we stayed in a hostel right downtown
Toronto right in the middles of clubbing alley. Most of us danced
the night away at a few of the hot spots since we were allowed 3
hours of free time tonight.
Day 07
After another 13 hour day on the bus and
everyone tired of singing songs, playing cards, truth or dare, all
the car ride games we arrived in Nipigon around oh…….3
am. The worst fact this night was that we had a challenge to complete
once we got there and all we were told was that it was " scary
night" . All that the group was told was that we were going
to be taken one at a time throughout the night, that’s all.
I stayed up til about 5:30-5:45am and nobody came so I assume I
fell asleep shortly after on the be barged in on at 10 to 6, to
be tied blindfolded and walked into who knows where and left there.
I am still not sure how long or where they left me but the passing
trucks seemed like inches away and the coyotes and bears would have
had good eating that night if they had of come near. Needless to
say I completed the challenge and managed about 20 minutes of sleep
that night
Day 06
Today was one of the hardest days of the
entire trip, the first actual vote off of the trip. As all of us
piled into the Bootlegger store in Winnipeg we were seated as if
we were at an actual survivor type vote off. One by one we voted
and as the totals were read Julie Beck, my little sweetheart was
voted off. I did in fact vote for her myself as much as it hurt
me but alliances were being formed and if she didn't go I was most
likely next so to look out for my own ass, I turned on the one that
I had cared about the most. Julie I hope you can understand my situation
and forgive me for my actions. The rest of this day was on the bus
headed for my home province. You couldn't imagine how happy I was
top be " heading to home turf"
Day 02 and 03
Sunday June 22nd, Kumsheen white water rafting
is a day to be remembered. The scenery was amazing, the water, ice
cold. Imagine this, it's the may 24 weekend and you just open your
un-heated inground pool. Then for the next 3 hours you are stuck
in this water with no way out. Well this is what the day on the
raft was like, no matter where you sat it seemed like our guide
Mike, always seemed to hit the waves dead on, drenching everyone,
front, middle and back of the boat. Also the winds didn't help much
either making a nice 25 degree day seem like a - 5 degree day. Had
it not been for the newfie jokes made by Jenny, and the holy cows,
and oh my gods as we plowed through the 10 foot waves it just wouldn't
have been the same. Next we hopped on the bus ride from hell, 7
hrs on a bus with girls that should have been back in grade school.
Imagine this, you have the world's worst migrane and all you hear
for hours on end is giggles, whispers and snickers.
After I found out about the new alliance
formed by Monika, Bobby and Sheena who happen to be threatened by
me have decided to make me the next target for a vote off. I find
this a compliment to an extent because if they are that worried
about me then it makes me feel good. The irony of this whole situation
is that the 2 ppl i flew in with Bobby and Monika have no clue that
i know about their little group yet the entire cast does. I mean
I see one side of Monika flying in then boom, I get pegged as the
odds on favourite with the pre-votes and now i'm a sitting target.
These 2 went from full conversation with me to not a word. A few
other funny parts are that Monika isn't helping herself by being
so fake, trying so hard to jump in at every occasion i mean it seems
like every hour she has a new best friend and follows them around
like a lost little puppy which is why Monika is getting my vote
in the next poll for who is to get booted off. Now to get back on
track, we pulled into banff at 4 am for 3 hour cat nap then back
on the road for day 3 at the west edmonton mall.
Today was just amazing, i get chosen first
to go bungee jumping. what a thrill and a half, only one of us failed
to complete the stunt being the first one sent home ( julie ann
Hawkes). the free-fall was un explainable in words. Earlier in the
day we rode the ever so famous mechanical bull in edmonton. not
one person made it to level, hell i barely made it to level 4. the
only way to describe this feeling after riding the bull was ow,
oww and oww. this pain in the lower region of the body has never
been experienced by me. After our dinner on the pirate ship we were
given the opportunity to go to playdium. After about 3 rounds of
indy racing, myself and julie beck decide to go stroll the mall
and go glow in the dark mini putting instead as me and her have
made a good connection in the early stages of this trip and also
she is the one that best suits my personality and character traits.
Once back on the bus headed to sask. we all deecided to do a little
dirty dancing show to pass the time as tonight was the first night
we get the pleasure of sleeping on the bus( not cool by the way
)
well it's 2 am or pretty close on monday
night tuesday morning so i'm off to bed.
MOM, DAD miss you two lots, love you both
and to my boys ( I'm repressenting you all and sharing somne crazy
stories we've had, see you all in 9 days )
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Day 01
My recap of day one........... well the flight
out was a rush and a half considering it was my first time ever
flying but I survived. I flew out with Monika which was a bonus
because it seemed the 2 hours flights seem like 5 minutes. Made
one stop in Winnepeg to pick up Bobby so flying in the 3 us us now
hade now gotten the first impressions and what not out of the way.
After a slight wait in the airport all 12 of us piled onto the cool
bus, decked out with comfy seats, tv’s, jones soda, the works......
and headed down for the on camera interviews which ended up being
quite the drilling sequence of questions. After all the formalities
were out of the way we headed down to Robson Street which just blew
my mind, there is nothing back home that compares to this street
and the abundance of stores, Toronto looks small compared to this.
The one hour shopping spree turned out to be more difficult than
expected, most of us barely squeaked by with minutes to spare but
with a ton of cool clothes. I was so stoked with the outfits I ended
up getting. From here we headed on down to the harbour..... and
wow what a sight, I ended up taking a whole roll of film just in
the harbour alone. It was an amazing sight.
The highlights of my day were meeting Julie
as I had talked to her previously to taking this trip and finally
kicking off this trip. I also want to say hi to MOM & DAD and
my pup, Monty. As well as all my boys back home, Cargs, Dutch,Clicker,
G, Kostecki, miss you all guys, see you soon. KP
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