Canada Trip

joulukuuta 2016 – tammikuuta 2017
  • Daniel Mezger
  • Gabrielle Sheehan
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  • Daniel Mezger
  • Gabrielle Sheehan

Luettelo maista

  • Kanada Kanada
  • Australia Australia
Luokat
Pariskunta, Nähtävyyksien katselu, Loma, Villieläimet
  • 35,2tajetut kilometrit
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  • 16jalanjäljet
  • 32päivää
  • 0valokuvat
  • 0tykkäykset
  • Vancouver, BC

    26.–29. jouluk. 2016, Kanada ⋅ 🌫 2 °C

    Day 1
    -leave Sydney at 9am
    -arrive Vancouver at 11.30am on the same day and it was snowing!
    -met Heidi’s parents Maree and Gary at the arrivals gate
    -went back to Heidi’s and chilled out until Heidi got home from work, then had dinner
    -tried Tim Hortons at Metrotown
    -went to Van Dusen Gardens at night which was lit up with Christmas lights, then the power went out after a couple of hours
    -we caught a bus back but the bus broke down due to the snow and wouldn’t move until the snow was cleared
    -we walked to a train station where Heidi’s dad picked us up and then went home for a much needed sleep!

    Day 2
    -woke up and went to explore the city
    -we walked along the harbour and through the city towards Stanley Park, saw the totem poles and went to the aquarium
    -the aquarium was amazing, we got to touch stingrays and see otters!
    -we then walked back to the train station where we met Heidi and went to Steamworks Brewery for dinner
    -we then went to the Enchant light festival where we walked through a light maze to find all the reindeer
    -we also met Heidi's friend Olga and a couple of her friends

    Day 3
    -we got up a bit earlier today and went to the Vancouver Lookout tower where we got to see a 360 degree view of the city
    -we then went down and walked through Gastown, named after 'Gassy Jack' who owned one of the first bars in Vancouver
    -took a photo in front of the gastown clock
    -walked through Chinatown and went to Smoke's to try poutine --> Canada's traditional 'loaded fries'
    -we then caught a bus and went over the Lions Gate Bridge (green coloured because it was owned by the Irish beer family, Guiness)
    -the bus dropped us at Capilano Suspension Bridge where we walked over the bridge, did a cliff walk and walked through treetops lit up with Christmas lights
    -after we finished, we went back to the main city where we watched ice hockey at Roger Arena (Vancouver vs LA Kings) - Canucks won 2-1!
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  • Rockies Tour

    29. joulukuuta 2016, Kanada ⋅ ❄️ -6 °C

    -got on the Westrek bus at 7am and met our tour group
    -first stop was Hope, a small town famous for chainsaws and Rambo was filmed there
    -drove through the town of Merritt (famous for Cowboys), Cascade Mountains, Kamloops, Colombian Mountains and Revelstoke (named after Lord Revelstoke)
    -drove through avalanche tunnels
    -stayed the night in Mountain View Cabins and had a bonfire
    -met Adam and Annabelle our roomates who live and work in London
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  • Rockies Tour - Banff

    30. joulukuuta 2016, Kanada ⋅ ☁️ -16 °C

    -left the cabins and went on the bus to get lunch supplies in Golden
    -went to Lake Louise - named after Queen Victoria's third daughter
    -skated on Lake Louise - amazing!
    -walked through Johnston ice canyon
    -drove through Banff and went to the gondola, took it all the way to the summit and walked to the weather station on the Sulphur Mountain (approx 2.3km above sea level) for an incredible view!
    -stayed at the YMCA; went to Eddie's burgers for dinner --> tried an Elk burger and had a trashcan cocktail
    -then went out with the tour group to Devil's Gap Bar and Hoodoo Nightclub
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  • Rockies Tour

    31. joulukuuta 2016, Kanada ⋅ ❄️ -9 °C

    -Tim Horton's for breakfast
    -Drove past Lake Minnewaka (means water devil)
    -Went tobogganing on Lake Minnewaka
    -took some photos at Jack Lake
    -went to the famous Banff hot springs, amazing to see snow right next to a 40 degree pool
    -free time in Banff, did some souvenir shopping and had soup from subway
    -stopped at Emerald Lake on the way back to the cabins (mineral deposits at the bottom of the lake make it look green)
    -had dinner at Legendz Diner in Golden
    -back to cabins for an awesome NYE party!!
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  • Rockies Tour -> Vancouver

    1. tammikuuta 2017, Coastal Waters Of Southeast Alaska And British Columbia ⋅ ☁️ 1 °C

    -Left cabins and stopped ay Rogers Pass to take a group photo (Major Rogers was the man who found the passage from the west to the east coast through the Rockies)
    -Had lunch at A&W in Revelstoke
    -did snowshoeing in the morning before breakfast
    -arrived back in Vancouver at 7.30pm and had dinner at Heidi's
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  • Vancouver -> Whistler

    2. tammikuuta 2017, Kanada ⋅ 🌙 -8 °C

    -Caught greyhound coach to Whistler
    -passed Shannon Falls and 'the chief' -> 2nd largest piece of granite in the world which is a mountain
    -arrived in Whistler at 11.30am and went to spaghetti factory for lunch
    -went tubing in the afternoon and finished at night time
    -had pizza for dinner before catching up with Adam and Annabelle at their friends for drinks
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  • Whistler

    3.–7. tammik. 2017, Kanada ⋅ ❄️ -11 °C

    Day 1
    -First day of skiing
    -met Gab before her lesson then went and did some runs with Annabelle
    -caught up with Adam and Annabelle and their friends, Armen and Jenny, to say goodbye
    -spent the rest of the afternoon on my own doing runs
    -we went to Splitz burgers for dinner then came home for an early night

    Day 2
    -Heidi left us to go back to university
    -I stayed with Gab in the morning and we had an eventful trip down the mountain for lunch, and took a photo of the Olympic rings
    -I then spent the last couple of hours on my own doing runs
    -I met Gab when the lifts closed and we switched hotels
    -We then walked to the north village and saw the Olympic rings and went to Mexican for dinner, yummy tacos and burritos!

    Day 3
    -I went off on my own in the morning and explored Blackcomb mountain including Crystal Ridge and some incredible views on the Blackcomb glacier
    -I met Gab for lunch and then we went over to Whistler mountain where we did some easier runs
    -I then finished the day by getting to the peak for an incredible view and working my way down the mountain
    -We went to the Amsterdam Pub for dinner we had chicken schnitzel and watched the junior ice hockey final where Canada lost to USA

    Day 4
    -I went off on my own in the morning and explored Whistler Mountain
    -I met Gab for lunch at the Olympic rings an we caught the gondola up to have lunch at the top cafe
    -We then did Peak to Peak across to Blackcomb where we spent the afternoon doing a few runs
    -We handed back our gear, had a spa and then met Molly and Max for dinner at the Longhorn Grill
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  • Whistler -> Vancouver

    7. tammikuuta 2017, Coastal Waters Of Southeast Alaska And British Columbia ⋅ ☁️ 2 °C

    -Had well-deserved sleep in!
    -We then went ziplining across Blackcomb Mountain -> absolutely amazing!
    -We then we back to the Mexican place for lunch and went across the road to a tea house to have a matcha tea and granola
    -We then chilled out in the hotel lobby until our bus back to Vancouver came
    -We got back to Vancouver at 7.30pm and met Heidi and her dad at the train station. They took us back to theirs and we had pasta for dinner.
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  • Yellowknife

    9.–12. tammik. 2017, Kanada ⋅ ☁️ -17 °C

    Day 1
    -Flew from Vancouver to Edmonton and then onto Yellowknife
    -We arrived in Yellowknife around 1pm and met Sean at his guesthouse
    -He then dropped us the visitor centre where we had a look around and planned out the next couple of days
    -We walked across to the heritage museum where we had a look at the First Nations exhibit
    -We then walked to Bullock's Bistro and had the best fish we had ever tasted fresh from the lake
    -we met Lucy and JJ in line and ended up having dinner with them -> they live in Lane Cove
    -we then split a cab back to Seans and chilled out the rest of the night

    Day 2
    -We had a very good sleep in and then walked to the explorer hotel where we got picked up for dog sledding!
    -we did the 'drive your own' sled and Gab and I switched turns standing on the back -> it was -41 degrees with wind chill!
    -we had lunch at A&W, took a photo under the temperature sign and then went back to Sean's for a rest before aurora chasing
    -we went aurora chasing from 10pm-2am and got to see the Northern Lights! Also learnt a lot from Sean about astronomy and the different constellations
    -we parked in the middle of an 'ice road' which diamond miners use to access the diamond mines -> the ice is approximately 1m thick and can get up to 2.5m

    Day 3
    -had another long sleep in
    -we walked from Sean's to the ice caves off Great Slave Lake which where beautiful
    -we then walked across the frozen lake to Old Town
    -we went to the Bush Pilot's Monument, Gallery of the Midnight Sun, Ragged Ass Road and then chilled out at the NWT Brewery for an early dinner
    -we went back to Sean's where we chilled out before we went aurora chasing again
    -the conditions weren't great so the two Korean girls also staying in the guesthouse didn't come but we had a fantastic time -> we saw a little bit of the northern lights and got to stand on a cloud! There was so much blowing snow that there was no horizon!
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