A Marathon and a Bike Fest
Now that there is a dusting of snow on the ground, it feels like the right time to send out a note about the things that kept us busy this past fall. At the...
Of gardens and salmon
After moving here in May, as we started meeting people and they found out which house we had purchased, their first question always had to do with whether or...
A Long Overdue Update from B.C.
Looking back, it is hard to believe that the last post was from back in March after we had just returned to Ottawa, and to snow. I have been remiss in not...
February in Nice
From Bordeaux, we took an EasyJet flight back to Nice to spend the month of February. All the Christmas decorations that had been up in December, around...
The Rest of the Stay in Bordeaux
In the last post I had shared some information on our first couple of weeks in Bordeaux, this one covers the remainder of our January stay, which includes a...
The first couple of weeks in Bordeaux
When we arrived in Bordeaux, the holiday decorations were still everywhere in the city. Reflective Christmas “Tree” next to La Cathédrale Primatial Saint-...
One Month in Nice, France
From Mauritius, we took a direct flight to Paris, where we had a quick overnight staying at the Citizen M hotel, which is a convenient walking distance from...
A Month in Mauritius
I feel fortunate to say that this was our third time to Mauritius. The company Adam works for has an office in Ebene, Mauritius and he has twelve Mauritians...
Launch Songs
As mentioned at the end of the last post, during our travels this year, the morning we were driving to our next location, we would find a song that had a...
Kenora, Dorion, Agawa Bay and Mattawa
After leaving Winnipeg, it was a bit of a quick trip back to Ottawa to be back for Thanksgiving weekend. We stopped for a few nights, back at the Anicinabe...
Saskatchewan Landing, Elkhorn and Winnipeg
We left Canmore, which is on the last edge of the Rockies, and had a weekend of three days of driving ahead of us. Our first stop was in Saskatchewn Landing...
Salmon Arm and Canmore
From Paradise Valley we drove North to Whistler on our way to Salmon Arm for the night. We arrived to a grey, damp and chilly Whistler, which was made even...
Squamish
While I headed to Ottawa for a few days for work, Adam drove to the Paradise Valley Campground in Squamish. It’s located in the coastal rain-forest and is...
Back to the Kamloops Area
We had spent a couple of nights in Kamloops earlier in the trip, but his time we were staying about a thirty minute drive north of the city in the Pinegrove...
Revelstoke
From Valemount hit the road for Revelstoke, which was a relatively long (for us) five and a half hour drive. On the way, before we got to Kamloops, we...
Mount Robson and Valemount
Back in June when we were in Jasper, we took the Jasper Whistlers Mountain Skytram and I remember our guide in the tram pointing out Mount Robson in the...
Prince George
Leaving Port Edward, we headed east, four and a half hours to Houston, where we stayed one night at the Shady Rest RV Park. It was a lovely, tidy place to...
Prince Rupert and Port Edward
(Note: this post has been delayed getting sent out because I had it all ready to send this past weekend, sent a draft to myself for review, and then POOF the...
Smithers
From Quesnel we headed north to Prince George, then northwest from there to Smithers. It was about a six hour drive in a direction that was taking us away...
Kamloops and Quesnel
From the Kettle River Valley we headed north to Kamloops. Just outside of the city, we stayed at the Knutsford RV Campground. The sites were quite packed in,...