Thanks for all the great replies. They have made me feel much better. Let me answer some questions posted.
1) It was a close family member that asked why I was going to Canada and asked if I knew somebody in Canada. It is a person I care about so that is why I felt guilty in misleading him in any way.
2) I do want to keep my HT private because I feel once 1 person knows than plenty of other people could find out as well. That is just the nature of disclosing anything. I want to keep my HT private while I'm going through the 6-12 month growing process. If the HT works well I will not have a problem saying what I did after the growing process is finished. In fact I will be happy to explain it then.
By the way I just registered for this board yesterday and I'm really glad I did. I have read some really great threads here and I see some familiar names as well. Thanks for taking the time to help me. I feel much less guilty now.