After Jenny left we had a few more days without programs, however the trek east had started and Jeff and I went from Vancouver to Kelowna then Kelowna to Jasper. We spent a day in Kelowna writing more funding application stuff and catching up on various tasks. We then got to spend a day in Jasper looking around. It is another beautiful town with mountains surrounding it and glacial streams. We went mountain biking, saw elk and bighorn sheep, and even got to go see a glacier and play in an ice cave! We owe a big thanks to Dana for being our tour guide- Jeff met Dana last summer at Kejimikujik National Park in Nova Scotia when the project toured the east coast. Dana is working in Jasper now, and offered us a place to stay. After Jasper we headed to Edmonton where we got to see Jeff's friend Stu and, of course, the West Edmonton Mall. The Mall itself wasn't quite as big as I was expecting, however the attractions in it were pretty great. From Edmonton we headed to Calgary and had our first show of the eastbound trip. That show was at the Calgary Library and it went really well. We also did a show at the Medicine Hat Mall before heading on to Saskatchewan. Right now we're 2 days in to a 3 day stint here before making the long drive back to Ontario. For our 3 days in Saskatchewan we've been doing a morning and afternoon school program in different small communities, then an evening program where children who have seen our show during the day can invite their parents or any other community members. They have been very successful so far and I'm looking forward to our three shows today.
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