Goodbye For Now Kirkland Lake

Today is my final day in Kirkland Lake and a busy one it will be. Tomorrow I am making the trip down to Trenton to visit friends and family before heading off on July 30th, but before I can do that there are some last minute things I need to do. Luckily I have finished packing (after sitting amongst a massive pile of clothes for about 7 hours trying to decide what is really necessary.) Now I have a bunch of little chores left to do; clean out the car, do laundry; go say goodbye to friends, and other little errands around town. Yesterday was also a busy day. I started it off by dropping off rolls of change at the bank that I had from my bake sale last month and also change that I had been collecting for the last 5 years for something special (I figured a trip to South Africa was pretty special!) I had 28 rolls just in pennies!! Next I went to Canadian Tire where I purchased a new day trip pack. Not only was the bag I wanted on sale, but I also had over $43.00 in Canadian Tire money so I got it for practically nothing : ) It was a good thing the store wasn't overly busy and I knew the girl at the counter, so she didn't mind counting all the bills, especially since over 50% were only 5 cents! Came home and groomed the dogs and then spent the second half of the day packing.

A big thank you goes out to my friend Beth who has been a huge support since I first considered embarking on a volunteer abroad opportunity. It was actually while I was staying at her apartment back in April that I started researching different organizations and came across AVIVA. We sat and watched videos and read information about it and she told me just to go for it! To help me save costs she lent me the luggage I will be taking to S.A. and yesterday she graciously offered to drive me to the airport next Friday!! I'm so excited, I always look forward to Margaret and Beth road trips!! Thank you so much Beth, you're so wonderful!!

Well goodbye Kirkland Lake, Southern Ontario here I come!!!

Only 10 days until I leave!