It was 10pm when the bus driver left me on the outskirts of Edmonton. -You can take a taxi from this place to your hostel. Backpacker in the taxi, paying 15 $! They do not understand what means to travel on the cheap!
It was not easy to find the direction in the dark on the empty streets but I reached YH walking along 106st an hour later. The backpack is heavy on this voyage – I carry a lot of warm clothes!
My Pakistani room-mate was snorring horibly all night.
Ok. They announced free tea in the morning but no tea bags – bring your own!
No wi-fi in the YH (they promised)! I found free internet in the public library – Churchill Sq. It is the heart of the city with high buildings and a beautiful fountain – nice place to be and to take some pictures. Edmonto is not busy on Saturdays. I took the walk through the Chinatown (97st) to the beautiful Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral in 97th Strteet. Sorry – closed – only outside view.
Tomorrow morning I have the flight in the small plane through the Arctic Circle. Then the real adventure will start! Hope thes the cold sea will be calm!
