British Columbia Canada

Bucket List Dreams ✅ Lac Le Jeune

Morning Time

Our two night stays always make for a chilled day…Callum opted to stay at the cabin and use the WiFi, gym, pool and games facilities, Jack and I were mad keen to get on the water at Lac Le Jeune..Tom was a little nervous so was happy to take up Dad’s offer of ‘sitting it out’ for a game of battleships and catch.

We were first at the shores of the stunning Lac le Jeune Provincial Park and Jack was soon in an enjoying his first ever lake kayak! And what a crystal clear, perfectly perfect day for it!

Tom soon had a try too but decided he’d prefer to stay on dry land and work on persuading us to return to the vintage games room where he’s currently in 2nd and 3rd place on the leader board! 😂 25 years on and Turbo still does it!

As we were chilling on the beachside we spotted a Japanese mum and her toddler son floating off on an inflatable with no paddle! Jack stepped up, three off his hat in dramatic style and dived into the water to swim them back 😊❤️ A few minutes later they did the exact same thing – and so did Jack! They then seems to learn their lesson from Mr Jack Hasselhof! 😂

Rescue mission
Listening to Michael Jackson 😊

It wasn’t long before Matt and Tom returned to the Wilderness Lodge and Jack and I were then able to hire a tandem kayak! What a totally, utterly, scrumptiously perfect 3 hours we had!

Circumnavigating Lac Le Jeune.. music playing… being entertained by the loons dive bombing up out of the water.

At one point, we just floated amongst the lily pads on the crystal clear lake, watching a Glastonbury set on Jack’s phone…a perfect moment on what ended up being one of my favourite ever afternoons!

Jack almost led me to my second head smash of the holiday when he decided we could fit under a ridiculously tiny bridge to reach a hidden second lake… it was a kayak limbo but with no option other than to succeed! He took the concrete and wooden bridge at typical Jack speed … creasing with laughter as we hit the rocks the other end and I was pinned terrified to our boat! 🛶 Not content with one limbo he was desperate to do it again – and again!!

Evening saw the kids running feral around the wilderness lodges .. new friends and man hunt.. with a break to toast smors in between! 🔥

In case you are wondering (as we were a few days ago!) smors are a real Canadian favourite… toasted marshmallows sandwiched between square slabs of chocolate and finally sweet crackers on the outside! ❤️❤️🇨🇦🇨🇦🍁😉

Tomorrow we aim for an early start, edging closer to the Rockies… Revelstoke National Park! 🏔

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Sacha Brakenbury

As mum to three sons (and auntie to ten!) Sacha is kept busy trying to keep the kids alive, safe, fed and watered. Having specialised in Child Psychology and Linguistics at the University of Reading, Sacha went on to complete her Postgraduate Certificate in Education before taking up her first teaching post as Head of Boys Sport and Year 6 teacher. After 6 years, Sacha was fortunate enough to awarded a travelling fellowship from the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust, enabling her to undertake an extensive research project overseas. Sacha has worked with some of the world's top professional sports and educational institutions across Canada, America, Australia and New Zealand - researching ways of engaging young people through the medium of sport and in particular how this can help to reduce drug use and gang membership. After returning to the UK Sacha became Education Director at Ipswich Town Football Club, leading in the government's 'Playing for Success' scheme. She went on to establish three highly respected Study Centres back in the East of England, each of which used sport as a means of motivating children and young people. After successfully completing her National Professional Qualification for Headship in Cambridge, Sacha went on to study for her Masters Degree in Education. With the arrival of her three sons, Sacha decided it was time to 'go it alone.' She set up her own business consultancy, supporting a range of charities and organisations across the UK. Securing funds in excess of £2 million pounds, Sacha was able to 'give wings' to a wide range of charitable causes close to her heart. She continues this today with work specifically for Child First Trust. It was her own kids that were the inspiration behind her establishing Learning Academies (www.learningacademies.co.uk) - a tutoring company that has the simple mission to motivate and encourage its students to become confident and assertive learners who are not afraid to 'take risks' and challenge themselves. As a passionate photographer, Sacha is never more at home than when she's travelling, camera in hand, boys in tow. As a qualified medic with the British Divers Marine Life Rescue, she is able to combine her love the outdoors with her passion for wild animals.

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