Vancouver bound

Jeremy and I realised that this is our fourth international trip together, and in fact our fourth continent which we will travel to together. Call it our honeymoon :) We will try blogging this tripRead more
Vancouver Day 1

We were greeted by cold wintery rain, and this is how it is forecasted to stay for the next week. I wasn't so enthusiastic to embark on Jeremy's cycling tour of Vancouver as a result and we ended upRead more
Sea to Sky

Today we travelled from Vancouver up the Sea to Sky Highway through Whistler and ended up in Kamloops. The language of the first peoples is a real head scratcher so I took a picture for anyone who canRead more
Lake Kamloops

Thank you for driving all day Jeremy. You have earnt your spot overlooking the sunset at Lake Kamloops.
Kamloops parkrun and a long drive!

We found a great little parkrun this morning! And by "found", I researched the location, figured out the best overnight stop with the prettiest parkrun, and booked a hotel across the street.Read more
The less treacherous part of the day

Other than the difficulties faced on the mountains today, we took advantage of the sun for taking photos in the morning and evening around Banff and Lake Louise. Banff and the Bow River are stunningRead more
Learning at Lake Louise!

Just a short post while I wait at the bar for Tonya to finish skiing down the mountain. So we spent some time on the learning slope, where Tonya gave a valiant effort in teaching me the subtle art ofRead more
Sunshine and snow - part 1

Today was another trip down memory lane from ten years ago for me and a full day of new Canadian experiences for Jeremy. Our day began at Sunshine Ski Village where the green ski runs were a bit moreRead more
Sunshine and snow - part 2

After skiing we drove to see the memorising lakes at Kananaskis which are one of my favourite places in the world. It started snowing quite heavily on our hike to the lakes but we trotted along, bearRead more
Winter isn't over

The weather did a 180 degree flip from the sunshine yesterday, so we started out today by getting another photo at the Banff sign. This town really looks magical in the snow, but the trees up in theRead more
The Icefield Parkway

So today was full of rollercoasters. Started with planning the trip up the Icefield Parkway from Lake Louise to Jasper, which was incredibly scenic and beautiful... However with no chargers andRead more
Back to Vancouver

Nothing overly exciting to report, just another lengthy drive, starting with the incredibly scenic Mr Robson National Park, where we spotted a couple of cuddly black bears on the roadside, then downRead more
Some stairs

To make up for sitting in the car all day yesterday, we spent today seemingly climbing endless stairs. We started off with a warmup at Lynn Canyon. It's the smaller version of the more famous CapilanoRead more
Too many stairs

On to the main event! The climb up to Grouse Mountain on the Grouse Grind. 800 metres of vertical elevation over about 2.5km. It's basically a combination of Nellies Glen and Furber Steps (If youRead more
The Bloedel Conservatory

We finished up the day by heading back to the Bloedel Conservatory, this time going inside and seeing all the various exotic plants, flowers and birds.
Central parkrun Burnaby

So today was our second Canadian parkrun. We ended up choosing Central parkrun in Burnaby, with no regrets! It's a lovely 2 lap trail through a forest, with squirrels, geese and ducks hanging around.Read more
Vancouver Marathon Expo and gatecrashing

After Parkrun this morning, we had a fairly relaxed day. We collected Jeremy's bib for the marathon tomorrow, together with thousands of other runners at the convention centre, and Jeremy posed forRead more
Vancouver Marathon

From Tonya's experience - I was all geared up and ready to ride a Mobi (share) bike in the rain and looked quite ridiculous compared to all the other spectators. However, the bike worked out well andRead more
After the marathon

After Jeremy's recovery cake from Breka Bakery (our new favourite chain), we went home and my rain gear was put to the test. To reward himself after a hard day's work, Jeremy suggested we go to aRead more
Butchart Gardens

After many recommendations, a visit to the famous Butchart Gardens was in order.
Not much more to be said!
To Vancouver Island

So after our last night in Vancouver, we headed to Tssawassen, for the ferry to Vancouver Island. While waiting for the ferry (and the car to charge) we did some window shopping at a gigantic outletRead more
Malahat Skywalk

Had a quick little trip to the Malahat Skywalk, which had views all the way to Vancouver, and to the Olympic Peninsula, where we'll be heading tomorrow.
It's about 800 metres to the top where weRead more
Quick tour of Victoria

Our quick tour of Victoria involved taking photos of the outside of Hatley Castle (which was being used as a film set and the large film crew were a bit protective of us taking photos) andRead more
To the US of A

We started our day with a breakfast in the dining room of our Fawlty Towers style hotel. I thought about going to cook my own egg (as one of Fawlty's guests had done) but we did get our breakfastRead more
US beaches and lodge

We continued our drive down the west of the Olympic Peninsula stopping at the beach at La Push and Ruby Beach. This coastline has a huge amount of driftwood and enormous trees on the beaches, so itRead more
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