Landed and home

After a delayed departure due to a warning light that needed ground engineers to clear, we had a good flight, bit bumpy at times, in a B787-9. Seats ok but not as comfortable as Air India, food andЧитать далее
Canmore and Calgary Airport

Sunny start promising warmth we left Banff which we enjoyed very much, towards Canmore. Here we stopped for a walk along the Bow River and over old railway bridges built for the coal extraction whichЧитать далее
Sketchbook pages

Here are a few pages I managed to fill during our Canadian adventures.
Banff Gondola & Hot Springs

The weather was very fine for our trip up Sulphur Mountain in the gondola. We were booked for 11.10 though arrived early and went straight up 800 m gain in height. The views on the way and from theЧитать далее
L Minnewanka & Banff AB

Complementary breakfast in our hotel then off to Lake Minnewanka via the loop with big horn sheep on the way. We arrived early to check in so had 20 mins or so for a sketch of the lake.
The cruiseЧитать далее
Bow Summit & L Louise

Bright sunny start, if cool, at Deer Lodge so we decided to head back up the 93 to Bow Summit where the snow had wiped out the views the day before. On the way a bear jam result in mum and cub by theЧитать далее
Glacier, Skywalk and Lake Louise

Wow - what a day!
No trains in the Station to start. Left Jasper with clouds clearing headed south on the 93. First stop, Athabasca Falls where this large river squeezes and thunders through a tinyЧитать далее
Maligne Canyon and Lake

We watched the Rocky Mountaineer depart at 8.00, early start! After Mass and a little brekkie we set off for Maligne Canyon where we stopped for a short walk down to 3rd bridge. It’s a river runningЧитать далее
Jasper

We had our excellent complementary brekkie at the Boathouse with all the hummingbirds. Then set off up the 16 towards Valemount. On the way we stopped at Blue River for a possible wildlife experienceЧитать далее
And then we saw a bear, where, here!

After our gourmet supper with Fern Walk 2016 Pinot Noir we thought a wander to the jetty in order. The evening had turned a bit grey and a strong breeze was coming off the lake. We heard coyoteЧитать далее
Wells Gray Park Falls

We enjoyed our complementary brekkie watching the hummingbirds feed at the Boathouse restaurant then headed out to the falls in the park north of Clearwater. We stopped for a train at the crossingЧитать далее
Alpine Meadows

Sunny and cool after a comfortable if unassuming night in Sun Peaks and back down the road to the 5. Heading north the road was quiet for the most part, though a construction area delayed us 5 mins orЧитать далее
Sun Peaks

Long drive today so we left soon after 9 and headed up the 99 when the sat nav woke up sufficiently. The road rose continuously through a steep sided tree lined valley with regular avalanche warningЧитать далее
Valley Trail

This morning dawned bright and breezy with wet ground. After brekkie we had to visit Rock & Gem then a very helpful volunteer at the Visitor booth, Jennifer, pointed out a lake walk along the ValleyЧитать далее
Back to YVR and on to Whistler

The kids and Paula all readied themselves for the working week and said fond farewells. Danny cooked the eggs and then dropped us at Duke Point for the 10.15 sailing of Coastal Inspiration toЧитать далее
Coombs and Goats on the Roof

Sunny and bright. We had a leisurely start to the day then took Otis and Monty swimming and Bailey for a walk in the park.
After lunch several of us headed to Coombs where there are craft stores,Читать далее
Chief Scout Presentation

Saturday we all got ready and Danny drove eight of us to Victoria where Jemima was to be presented with the Chief Scout award by the Lt. Governor. Beforehand we enjoyed brunch, blueberry pancakes forЧитать далее
Whales and Nanaimo

Up early as we were booked onto a follow up boat trip since we saw no whales the previous day. Sunny to start though clouded over but less wind. We were able to head round to Long Beach where whalesЧитать далее
Whales or maybe not

Morning dawned a little grey still. Heading into Tofino we had some (dangerous ) time for shopping. Beautiful gallery of Roy Henry Vickers, craft and jewellery shops and Pina. We were booked for ribЧитать далее
Drive to Tofino

Another clear blue sky. Shame to leave. Picked up our Subaru Outback from National just down the road and headed for highway 1, Trans Canadian!
Coffee stop at Green Farms just before Duncan. StoppedЧитать далее
Beacon Hill and Killer whales

The day dawned brightly and after breakfast we set off towards Beacon Hill Park. The wild flowers were beautiful including purple common Camas and cream Meadow Death Camas. At the lookout the viewЧитать далее
Victoria

I write this G&T in hand listening to Mike & the Mechanics on our sunny balcony on Victoria Day, a public holiday. What a day!
We left our excellent hotel on Robson headed down to the floatplane. WeЧитать далее
MOA and Gastown

Mass at nine a few blocks along Broughton began our Sunday.
Then we hopped on a 5 trolley bus towards Downtown then a short walk to Granville where we boarded a 4 to UBC a fair ride for $1.85 each.Читать далее
Stanley Park and Granville Island

The day dawned calm and a little grey, with all the Windsor royal wedding action on TV. We decided to walk the sea wall walk round the edge of Stanley Park starting at the lost lagoon ( it lost itsЧитать далее
Arrived in Vancouver

Easy flight. Great views of Northolt on takeoff, north of Iceland and the Rockies coming in. Electronic border, very smooth. Taxi zipped us to our hotel in time for complementary wine and to watchЧитать далее