This will probibly be my only post From canada and its from my palm so my spellingis going to be even worse.

upon arival i realized i was not going to make it with the bike, the rear sprocket was shot (pics will be posted on my flickr account).

So i spent last night looking up bike shops here in edmonton, I came up with 6. So this morning i set out with no idea what i was going to do. The first bike shop had the parts but would not be able to get me in untill the 23ed. The second shop had the parts but could not get me in until thursday. I was not able to find the other shops so i tryed my last shop on the list. I knew they would not have the parts but i asked if i had the parts would they install them. they said they would so i ran back to one of the shops and got the kit. I droped the bike off and got lunch. before i was back the bike was almost done. I was finished by noon. $300 later the bike was running better than when i left. I am good to go for tomorrow morning.

The hostel has been an interesting experience. I was expecting all travlers but its about half travelers and half people that are looking for work. It is amazing how willing people are willing to spark up a joint or talk about doing cocane. They explained to me how the court system here is not about punishment, rather rehabilitation. It was interesting to see the life style they live. granted i have seen only a very skewed sample of the population, the culture here is def different. I would describe it as a very liberal culture that actually makes money. It seems like the value of their dollar has gone up but every thing is still priced high. It is also interesting to hear all of the bush bashing. I even talked to a guy about his dreams of buying a monkey, a cactus, and picking oranges in florida.

All and all i am looking forward to getting back on the road tomorrow is going to be a crazy day... About 13-15 hours of riding But from what i hear the adventure is just begining.