Tyrell Dinosour Museum in Drumheller
July 7, 2019 in Canada ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
Lots of bones! Watch a skilled anthropologist clean a dinosour bone right in front of you! Stick your head in a t-rex skull! Read lots of signs and drown people in facts!
The staff of the TyrellRead more
Calgary Stampede Park
July 8, 2019 in Canada ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
Want to see every farm animal you can think of? Eat some Bratwurst? Ride a Rollercoaster? Whatever you want to do,you will find it in the Stampede park. Just be prepared to leave some money....
Showtime! CS Evening show
July 8, 2019 in Canada ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
In the grandstand overlooking the racetrack the evening starts with a nailbiting chuckwaggon race. We have never seen a horse drawn carriage move so fast and even drift around corners!
After the raceRead more
Our first rodeo!
July 9, 2019 in Canada ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
Somebody told us you should never say that it is our first rodeo, but oh well...
Bull riding, bucking horses, clowns, pony catching, lassos and other breakneck cowboy abilities are shown off here.Read more
From Butterflies to lions!
July 10, 2019 in Canada ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
The Calgary zoo does a really good job a making the animals feel quite at home, and they have quite the diversity. We got up close to tigers, lions, cougars and wolves. Somebody might notice they areRead more
On the road again!
July 10, 2019 in Canada ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
Goodbye Calgary, hello being blocked by wild goats, and this time also cattle at large! Exploring the southern part of the BC Rockies we came across some truly picturesque landscapes. Sad we don'tRead more
The Chilko Experience
July 15, 2019 in Canada ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
A warm welcome and a wonderful place on earth greeted us. Well the dog, Bubu, barked at us. He decided we may stay so long as we do not disturb his naps on the porch.
Cruising through chilkotin valley
July 21, 2019 in Canada ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
We had a lovely cruise with Phil through the forest in the chilko Valley. Luckily he was with us or we would have been lost on all the unmarked trails!
Kajaking on Chilko Lake
July 22, 2019 in Canada ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
Probably the best activity on the lake, but unfortunately it would take days to get to the end, the lake is 55km long! Better get paddling!
Road to Bella Coola
July 24, 2019 in Canada ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
Impressive views await, oh and don't forget the chewing gum. On the mountain pass you will drive down about 700 meters! You can feel the air pressure difference in your ears! Also no barriers, soRead more
Bella Coola
July 24, 2019 in Canada ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
Norwegians settled here first and had to carve a road inland with just one(!) Bulldozer and lots of dynamite.
Bella Coola sits at the edge of the Pacific and a coastal rain forest, everything is lushRead more
Having fun together
July 24, 2019 in Canada ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Cooking can be fun when you know the right people. And after dinner you can teach them how to crochet!
A nice trip with the boat
August 2, 2019 in Canada ⋅ 🌧 12 °C
Send the day guiding our clients on fishing, exploring some beaches and having a nice picnic. The lake is so clean you can drink strait from it!
We cought bull and rainbow trout! The bull trout we ateRead more
Playing chef
August 3, 2019 in Canada ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
When panic breaks out, adrenalin takes over! Actually nobody panicked, only Thilo got into a bit of a sweat in front of the oven. Than you Melissa for preparing every thing! We would have been lostRead more
Finally we got the afternoon off
August 5, 2019 in Canada ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
Chilling in Chilko! Literally... the ice cold glacier water makes for a beautiful afternoon kayaking session. Just don't fall in, Thilo nearly tipped his kayak on multiple occasions. Only Sine wasRead more
Food
August 6, 2019 in Canada ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
Well, lets just say loosing weight here is hard! Really hard! Trust me I went to the gym like at least once in six weeks, and no improvement!!!
But no one can say no to Dave's ribs...
Into the #blue
August 9, 2019 in Canada ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
It seems that the painter only had blue left. And some white for blending. It's like 50 shades of blue out here!
Secret Waterfall
August 9, 2019 in Canada ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
Well some miners found it before us I guess. They build the miners cabin here and bears use it as a scratch post... nature at its finest. Like most creeks, the waterfall is feed by glacial lakes.
Hidden cabin at Muir lake
August 9, 2019 in Canada ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
This is without doubt the place where all postcards are made! Listen up you that need romantic advise: if you want a guarantee for a romantic spot, this is it! Don't forget anything though, it's aRead more
Water like a mirror
August 9, 2019 in Canada ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
I wonder who missed the chance to name this lake "mirror lake" at least once a week the lake is so calm that virtually not a single ripple is visible.
Tsuniah Lake
August 14, 2019 in Canada ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
We had 4 days off so we decided for some fishing/canoeing/camping over a tsuniah lake. It just over the mountain but it takes almost 2 hours to drive there! It is worth it though, we cought over 20Read more
Work work work
August 24, 2019 in Canada ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
It's maintenance and repair and trapping mice all week long! At least tge weather us nice! The problem with log homes is that they need a lot of time and effort to stay beautiful. You don't wantRead more
An afternoon at Lingfields
August 25, 2019 in Canada ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
Spending the afternoon off enjoying the sun at the beaver pond. We had a huge grizzly almost sneak up on us!
Goodbye
August 28, 2019 in Canada ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
We say goodbye to our New Zealand friends.
May your travel will be filled with positive exitement and joy.
See you in NZ!
Chilko Taseco Junction
August 28, 2019 in Canada ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
Blue is Gesines new favourite colour... can you blame her? The Taseko river is much whiter since the glacial lakes it feeds from are much more shallow, allowing the water to drag more glacier dustRead more