WOOO What a bloody awesome day!!!!! The morning started out being a little foggy and looking like a crap day but at 9am we were heading out to an Elk Farm. As soon as we arrived we were greeted by Diane who was a lovely lady.
Diane first took us into the young bucks pen where she placed some feed in their troughs and the elk came within 3 metres of us! Holy hell they are massive!!! Unfortunately my photos do not do any justice but they were lovely looking creatures.
After the bucks pen we were treated to seeing the cows and their baby calves. They were so small yet so curious! The whole mob came near us at one stage, I can tell you I was getting really nervous about the whole affair that's for sure.
Lastly we got to meet Cruise. Cruise is a 14 year old buck that was bottle fed therefore now not afraid of humans. You couldn't imagine we would top off our trip to the Elk farm but Diane did it in style. We all went up to Cruise and was patting him, feeling his antlers (which were really weird as they pulsated) and giving him a good scratch behind the ear. I think it ended up Kylie wanted to take Cruise home to Australia and Emma was going to help her smuggle him out. Very cute!
Next stop was lunch at my hosts house Holly Astill, she's an amazing cook and we were all very well fed. Thank you to Debbie, Nevis and Holly for sorting lunch.
The next stop of the day was the Forest Interpretive Centre. This centre holds a museum which showcases the difference in forestry over the years and what products are currently made out of the Canadian Forest. We also had the priviledge of touring some old homes and trappers cabins that have either been restored or replicated.
After some quick supper with our hosts and the watching of the ice hockey game (Boston Won 4-1, bloody ridiculous really) we were given an extra special treat.
Ken Prufer (Kylie's host dad) took us up for a ride in his helicopter for 10 minutes travelling over whitecourt and it's surrounds. Now I think I was the only one who hadn't been up in a chopper before, I can safely say that I LOVED IT!!!!! It was an amazing experience and we have been treated to so many things whilst on this trip that you do feel like royalty.
Thank you Whitecourt for your great day! Hopefully tomorrow's vocational visit will be just as interesting!
For photos please stay tuned
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