CANADA | Monday, 26 May 2008 | Views [412]
Last day in Victoria. We weren't in a ny hurry to head across to Vancouver because we have just found Victoria to be the most lvely place. I would happily stay here longer or come back another day and would certainly recommend it to other people as ... Read more >
CANADA | Sunday, 25 May 2008 | Views [400]
Started the day with a trip to the Royal British Columbia Musuem and saw one of the most interesting exhibitions of my trip so far. It was called Freespirit and was all about the people of British Columbia who have made the province what it is today ... Read more >
CANADA | Saturday, 24 May 2008 | Views [387]
So here we are in Victoria. We had a domestic morning doing washing, sending postcards (Becky) making phonecalls (Me) and using the internet. I have been trying to work out a plan given the disaster of the buyers pullign out of the purchase. Looks ... Read more >
CANADA | Friday, 23 May 2008 | Views [533]
We have a truly horrible day ahead of us and it's all my fault. late last night I realised that I had been incredibly stupid and done something I've never done before; I managed toleave my wallet behind at the care hire desk. We called them and they ... Read more >
CANADA | Thursday, 22 May 2008 | Views [568]
So picked up our hire car this morning. Yet more hints of deliverance and people who aren't quite all there. The woman (who eventually turned up at the hire desk once we called her home number!) took forever.... to sort out the car and told us several ... Read more >
CANADA | Wednesday, 21 May 2008 | Views [464]
So, with some trepidation, we presented ourselves at the breakfast table at 8am and it was epic. We started with fruitsalad with a sort of muesli, followed by the most solid banana muffin I think I've ever had (luckily small, contrary to Canadian and ... Read more >
CANADA | Monday, 19 May 2008 | Views [351]
Uneventful night in Prince George which pretty much seemed to be completely closed because of the memorial weekend! Back on the train and we had screaming kids down our end of the carriage, luckily they weren't on for long and pretty much all of the ... Read more >
CANADA | Sunday, 18 May 2008 | Views [361]
Time to catch the train to Prince George. Drove back into Jasper to drop the car off and had the pleasere of seeing a mother bear and two cubs crossing the road in front of us and then saw about 6 Elk all standing in and by the road just at the exit ... Read more >
CANADA | Saturday, 17 May 2008 | Views [542]
So today we were going to drive back into the Banff national park to the Columbia icefields where we were going to take a trip up onto the Glacier and then stay the night but it all went horribly horribly wrong..... Drove out of town and there was a ... Read more >
CANADA | Friday, 16 May 2008 | Views [354]
So a day of driving today as we have to get from Banff to Revelstoke which is about 280 kms away and we wnt to have a look at Lake Louise. But first we went into Banff again to look at the Whyte Musuem because we ran out of time yesterday. This place ... Read more >
CANADA | Wednesday, 14 May 2008 | Views [350]
Yes more pancakes for breakfast! Have I mentioned the fact that there is always lashings of maple syrup as wel...... Drove along the Bow valley park way to Johnston Canyon. A really pretty drive and a nice alternative to the trans Canada Highway no.... Read more >
CANADA | Tuesday, 13 May 2008 | Views [651] | Comments [1]
More pancakes for breakfast, this could become a habit.... Much much colder today and windy too so we wrapped up warm before heading off to Lake Minnewanka to walk the trail up there. The lake was ENORMOUS and nearly the whole thing is still frozen ... Read more >
CANADA | Monday, 12 May 2008 | Views [557]
So today we have the long drive down the Icefields Parkway from Jasper to Banff. To set ourselves up for the day we cooked buttermilk pancakes with maple syrup, very naughty but very delicious. First stop was the Jasper tramway which rises up to 4279 ... Read more >
CANADA | Sunday, 11 May 2008 | Views [372]
So our first full day in the Rockies, but before we could go anywhere we had to call into the parks and information office to buy our National Parks Pass so we can legally drive around the many national parks in this part of the country. The main road ... Read more >
CANADA | Saturday, 10 May 2008 | Views [292]
So the train arrived in Edmonton (still 2 hours late) and I was able to go into the station and find Becky - Hoorah, she is here and very excited to be in Canada. Being the good friend I am I saved her a window seat so she could fully appreciate the ... Read more >
CANADA | Friday, 9 May 2008 | Views [240]
Went to THE best museum in Canada - well according to the guide book and I have to say I do agree. It was the Manitoba Museum and it was really well laid out and very informative. They had loads of dioramas which are both scale and life size models ... Read more >
CANADA | Thursday, 8 May 2008 | Views [211]
Another major trek to get to the airport street car, subway and bus but nbot bad for $2.75 for the whole trip and it all went smoothly. In fact so did the whole journey with check in at the airport being fine and the flight uneventful. So Winnipeg ... Read more >
CANADA | Wednesday, 7 May 2008 | Views [310]
So last day in Toronto and Monkia and I deecided we would go to the zoo. The weather seemed to be OK so off we set. Well an hour and a half later after a street car ride, subway train and bus journey we got to the ZOO. By now it had clouded over and ... Read more >
CANADA | Tuesday, 6 May 2008 | Views [303]
So having decided to stay for a couple of days longer it was very nicece not to have to get up too early this morning but the bad news was that there is some kind of problem with the sale of the flat so I have to get in touch with home and see what needs ... Read more >
CANADA | Tuesday, 6 May 2008 | Views [727] | Comments [1]
So did my first journey on the street car (tram to us Brits) today to get to the train station for the train to Niagara Falls. the sun is shining and it looks like it's going to be a beautiful day. Train journey was uneventful and when I arrived in ... Read more >
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