Sydney stop over
September 10, 2016 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Caught up with the Spilsbury side of the family!
Large is just relative....
September 13, 2016 in Canada ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
My long black was a tad larger than expected..
Stewart RiedelI was thinking of Crocodile Dundee, that's not a Coffee, NOW THAT'S A COFFEE!
Chihuly exhibition Royal Ontario Museum
September 13, 2016 in Canada ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
Amazing glass art
Niagara Falls
September 14, 2016 in Canada ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
Red sardines in a tin!
Cirque du Soleil - Luzia
September 14, 2016 in Canada ⋅ 🌙 15 °C
Mexican theme in a white big top
Train from Toronto to Montreal
September 15, 2016 in Canada ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
Very comfortable train... Lake Ontario in background
Montreal
September 15, 2016 in Canada ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
Basilique Notre-Dame was spectacular!
Museum of Montreal History
September 16, 2016 in Canada ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
Not sure why there is a blow up octopus out front.....
Site of 1976 Montreal Olympics
September 16, 2016 in Canada ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
I won gold? Not sure how....
Jardin Botanique - Montreal
September 16, 2016 in Canada ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
Hard work checking out those huge hibiscus! And finally got to see a sugar maple or two.
Parc du Mont Royal - Montreal
September 17, 2016 in Canada ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
A lovely city park on a hill overlooking Montreal
Marche Jean Talon - Montreal
September 17, 2016 in Canada ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
Amazing food markets!
Musee des Beaux Arts - Montreal
September 18, 2016 in Canada ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
Train from Montreal to Halifax
September 20, 2016 in Canada ⋅ 🌧 18 °C
22 hours on a train. Sleeper was comfy and they constantly fed us. And we stopped at Bathurst! But glad to arrive and stretch the legs.
I wasn't feeling as bad as I looked in this photo. I just needed a coffee. In fact, in desperate need of a decent coffee for over a week. Clinton
Halifax, Nova Scotia
September 20, 2016 in Canada ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
Hammocks on the pretty waterfront...not so good after 22 hours on a rocking train! Interesting Maritime musuem - particularly the 1917 Halifax explosion. That's a lighthouse lantern btw. And theRead more
Dilsey with the ducks at Grand Pre
September 21, 2016 in Canada ⋅ 🌙 17 °C
Cute little duck house in the background at Grand Pre. Grand Pre is Big Meadow in French. Early French Canadians were dyke builders - who knew!
Lunenburg area - Nova Scotia
September 22, 2016 in Canada ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
Fishing villages on the south shore of Nova Scotia. The cute lobster buzzer we were given while waiting for our fish and chips. And check out the size of the heater in the cafe. Winters are a tadRead more
Arrived in the Canadian Rockies
September 23, 2016 in Canada ⋅ ☀️ 7 °C
Impossible to take a bad photo! Stopped in town of Banff for lunch. Then headed up to Lake Louise town for the night. Not too sure about the electricified bear guard though...
Walk up to Agnes Lake
September 24, 2016 in Canada ⋅ 🌙 4 °C
Another great sunny day. We walked 10 km uphill from Lake Louise village to Lake Louise and then up to Lake Agnes. Was chilly up top in the wind but we found a nice spot in the sun for lunch. Then weRead more
Yoho National Park, BC
September 25, 2016 in Canada ⋅ ☀️ 8 °C
We got to see real fossils from the Burgess Shales in Field. Clinton was in heaven! Then a trip to Takakkaw Falls and then to Emerald Lake. That is Clinton on the jetty. The lake really lived up toRead more
On route to Jasper
September 26, 2016 in Canada ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
Icefield Parkway drive from Lake Louise to Jasper with stops at Peyto Lake, Athabasca glacier and Athabasca Falls. And Clinton is debating with Trump!
Jasper sky-tram up Whistlers
September 27, 2016 in Canada ⋅ 🌙 7 °C
Chilly in the wind but breathtaking!
Maligne Lake
September 29, 2016 in Canada ⋅ 🌙 -3 °C
On route we saw deer, elk and moose!
Jasper to Kamloops
September 29, 2016 in Canada ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
Stopped to see Mt Robson, highest point in Canadian Rockies at 3984m. View over Kamloops and from where we are spending the night before heading to Vancouver tomorrow.
Kamloops to Vancouver
September 30, 2016 in Canada ⋅ 🌙 11 °C
A long drive down Fraser canyon where the Thompson river met the Fraser river. Stop for lunch at Hells Gates, narrowest part of Fraser river. Finally after battling crazy Vancouver traffic, made it toRead more