A Canadian Adventure
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FeaturedThe Last Post 🎺🇨🇦
And so we finish our last day here in Canada. Our flight leaves at 10pm…taking us back, overnight, to the… Read more Continue reading The Last Post 🎺🇨🇦
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FeaturedA Zip’tastic Day!
Our last full day in Canada is now drawing to a close! The end of our summer adventure! After a… Read more Continue reading A Zip’tastic Day!
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FeaturedNiagara! Niagara!
A day at the falls! Continue reading Niagara! Niagara!
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FeaturedWonderful Wonderland!
It took us well over half an hour to leave the Batcave in Toronto… Cal and Matt left ahead of… Read more Continue reading Wonderful Wonderland!
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FeaturedA Day in Gotham City
Waking up at the very heart of Gotham City was a lot of fun.. high above the city that barely… Read more Continue reading A Day in Gotham City
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FeaturedArrival in Gotham City! Travel Day 🛬 Vancouver to Toronto!
A 6.30am start from our North Vancouver hotel, Capilano. We sailed through to the airport and found a smooth check-in… Read more Continue reading Arrival in Gotham City! Travel Day 🛬 Vancouver to Toronto!
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FeaturedCompleting the Circle…Whistler to Vancouver 🇨🇦
Wandering in wonderful Whistler exploring the town, taking in the bike fest, buying cookies and stopping for a nice cuppa… Read more Continue reading Completing the Circle…Whistler to Vancouver 🇨🇦
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FeaturedThe Drive of a 1000 Vistas
Our journey back towards Vancouver continues … albeit a little delayed… Callum had borrowed the car keys and we couldn’t… Read more Continue reading The Drive of a 1000 Vistas
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Featured⚠️ Warning ⚠️ You will fall in love! ❤️
You may recall that, whilst in Jasper, we chanced upon a rare and beautiful blonde grizzly bear (above) and were… Read more Continue reading ⚠️ Warning ⚠️ You will fall in love! ❤️
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FeaturedA Slice of Canadian Wilderness, Wells Gray Provincial Parkway
Blue River to Clearwater – and a night at Rock Cellar… Continue reading A Slice of Canadian Wilderness, Wells Gray Provincial Parkway
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FeaturedA River Safari – with an Unexpected End!
I left Jasper this morning with a happy heart… pleased that the boys got to experience a taste of her… Read more Continue reading A River Safari – with an Unexpected End!
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FeaturedA Cabin in the Wilderness
A little house, tumble down and derelict… I spotted it set back off the roadside and just had to explore…… Read more Continue reading A Cabin in the Wilderness
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FeaturedA Rare Sight Indeed! Thank
A very special day in Jasper, Alberta – and a close encounter with a rare blonde grizzly! Continue reading A Rare Sight Indeed! Thank
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FeaturedThe Kindness of Strangers.. and a Bear called Boulder!
Bow Valley, Columbia Icefields and a bear called Boulder! Continue reading The Kindness of Strangers.. and a Bear called Boulder!
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FeaturedYou’ll Never Walk Alone!
Endurance Shopping with Tom and the Bow Valley Falls! Continue reading You’ll Never Walk Alone!
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FeaturedAtop Sulphur Mountain ⛰ and One Jack on Two Jack!
To Banff from Lake Louise…Sulphur Mountain ⛰ and Two Jack Lake 🛶 Continue reading Atop Sulphur Mountain ⛰ and One Jack on Two Jack!
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FeaturedWe’re Going On A Bear Hunt.. and we’re not (too) scared!
Hunting for grizzlies…and a trek to Moraine Lake 🛶🐻 Continue reading We’re Going On A Bear Hunt.. and we’re not (too) scared!
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FeaturedRevelstoke to Lake Louise – with a hitchhiker!
Revelstoke to Lake Louise… with a hitchhiker in tow! 😱 Continue reading Revelstoke to Lake Louise – with a hitchhiker!
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FeaturedA Town Called Salmon 🐟
Time to paddle our canoes at Canoe Beach, Schswap Lake, before riding The Mountain Pipe Rollercoaster on Revelstoke Mountain! 🚠🏔 Continue reading A Town Called Salmon 🐟
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FeaturedBucket List Dreams ✅ Lac Le Jeune
Our two night stays always make for a chilled day…Callum opted to stay at the cabin and use the WiFi,… Read more Continue reading Bucket List Dreams ✅ Lac Le Jeune
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FeaturedSunshine Valley to Lac Le Juene – A Hauntingly Good Day
A good lay in for the boys and an 8am NCFC match on some dodgy website for Callum! Antler’s Hideaway… Read more Continue reading Sunshine Valley to Lac Le Juene – A Hauntingly Good Day
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FeaturedCoquitlam Canyon and Antlers Hut
Before getting on the road it was Steamin’ Dutch pancakes for breakfast for the boys and l…pricey but nicey! Soon… Read more Continue reading Coquitlam Canyon and Antlers Hut
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FeaturedAirborne in Nanaimo
We left Quadra Island in a Pacific downpour this morning. The smell of pine cocktails mixed with an earthy liquor…intoxicating!… Read more Continue reading Airborne in Nanaimo
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FeaturedMeet Apollo! Watching Giants From Land.
The beautiful humpback whale we were lucky enough to photograph in the ocean outside our lodge at Cape Mudge, on… Read more Continue reading Meet Apollo! Watching Giants From Land.
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Herriot Bay and Humpback Day!
Reunion day! Waking up at Cape Mudge, to that ocean view, eating breakfast watching 6 acrobatic bald headed eagles 🦅… Read more Continue reading Herriot Bay and Humpback Day!
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FeaturedQuadra Island – Reunion Time – the Lesser Spotted Penfriend
Back in the days’, pre MSN, pre Facebook, there existed a creature called a Pen Friend. (My boys find this… Read more Continue reading Quadra Island – Reunion Time – the Lesser Spotted Penfriend
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FeaturedElk Falls aka Tom Falls 😂
With a rucksack stash of hard boiled eggs…mini jam pots and herbal tea sachets we checked out of Days Inn… Read more Continue reading Elk Falls aka Tom Falls 😂
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Welcome to our Summer 2019 Travel Blog
“If happiness is the goal – and it should be, then adventures should be top priority.” — Richard Branson Time… Read more Continue reading Welcome to our Summer 2019 Travel Blog
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