Who named this place Nature's Haven?

What do you call 46kms of freshly rained out, new gravel road? I referred to it as Hells Gate. In truth, it is the entrance to Nature's Haven at White Swan Lake, and travelling it in the dark of night is probably the best known cause of mental breakdown that I can think of...I almost cried. Luckily, Karen and Cally remained chipper and off-topic - urging me forward through the deep, muddy ruts. And 5 hours after leaving Saskatoon we finally arrived! Why did it take that long you ask? Well that's a story we decided to take to our graves. But let me tell you one thing: Meath Park at night is the creepiest place we've ever been to!

So was it cold? I would say it was chilly, Karen and Cally would tell you they froze their balls off...and you could check, they don't have any...anymore! We saw some Lake Trout from the boat. Underwater we came across all kinds of wrecks, and we met Arlene. She's a nice girl...for a stripper! Our instructor Geoff was totally awesome and remained completely calm throughout our array of injuries which included leg cramps, frozen limbs, bumped heads, a burst eardrum and a few bloody noses. OH don't worry, it's not as bad as it sounds, we still came out laughing and certified! Hooray!

Our biggest laugh? While trying to peel off our 2 layers of wetsuits, Karen made the comment that now she knows how it feels to give birth to herself! How true! Now imagine trying to get back into them when they are wet and cold...Not our favourite part of scuba diving!

After this weekend, I can be sure we will not be short on humour for our big trip and we are looking forward to it more than ever! 4 weeks and 4 days, but who's counting?!

To all the fellow travellers out there, heed my mothers new travel tip of the day: Don't get tricked into being a sex slave by applying for a waitressing job.

OK, thanks mom!