My Fort McMurray Trip

My six days of vacation in Fort McMurray hosted by Miss Genevieve Kalnins and her family:

Day One: Tour on Syncrude Oilsands Plant and Mine










The refinery plant greets you at first sight...





I had two private tours down the mine with Gen's dad and boss.




I didn't really expect to go ON the mine itself, but Gen's boss was kind enough to give us a tour ON the site. It was very cool stepping on the oilsands and seeing the real action going on...





In front of a Shovel. It is HUMONGOUS - and we got to STEP inside the electrical machine!



Oil sands is causing a boom in Fort McMurray whose economic growth is permeating in Alberta. The tar sands is mined and extracted from bitumen which is then upgraded into synthetic crude oil. The small town of Fort McMurray is no longer small and has developed into a very busy concentrated oil industry with a population of 70,000. It was very nice visiting Fort Mc and see the actual mine instead of just hearing about it. Very educational and a great experience. Thank you so much Gen for the great tour!