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Our trip itinerary is finally as complete as it can be. We heard back from BC ferries that our reservation request is confirmed, and that allowed us to finish mapping out the last leg of the journey. Booking campsites in Banff was the most stressful part - reservations opened on January 9th for the entire summer season and the reservation website crashed repeatedly for the first hour. I was one of the many people who were frustrated by this process - isn't camping supposed to be fun? It was a relief to finish this stage of planning, as now we need to move on to thinking about packing!


A couple of years ago, Voych's sister Jadzia gifted us these amazing tapir patches. For those who may not know, the tapir is our official family mascot. This weekend we held a patch-sewing party and all added the patches to our backpacks. Some of us have more sewing experience than others, and although Voych won the 'Home Economics' award in elementary school he needed some instruction to help him secure his patch. In the end, they were all attached securely enough that they won't be torn off by curious mules on the way down the Grand Canyon. :) 




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  1. BethieJH25 January 2019 at 18:47

    Love the patches! Will the flag be joining you on this adventure? I

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  2. Szerminska26 January 2019 at 14:12

    No flag...we figured the patches were a good stand-in though. :)

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  3. Lisa Noble7 February 2019 at 17:44

    Um..at some point, remind me to send you the photo of a very close up mom and baby tapir in the wild that we took in Costa Rica.

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    1. Szerminska11 February 2019 at 14:23

      I'd love to see it! One day I will tell you the long story of how it came to be our family mascot. :)

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