He stares at me with his painted face, accompanied with contorted facial expressions that gives the impression it is he, not I, that is the one going through some sort of distressing episode. I am only grateful that the yelling and screaming he projects is spoken in Maori. In truth, the noises he makes are … Read more Mitai Maori Village – From Tourist to Tribe Leader
With sadness, we open our eyes on our final full day in Canada. Tomorrow, we head home, with a camera full of photos, bags full of washing and heads full of memories. But we still have today. Today we experienced what could be our quickest ferry ride ever. A short hop to Granville Island Vancouver. … Read more Canada 2017 – Day 15 – Granville Island Vancouver
Our penultimate day saw us spending a day in Vancouver. On the agenda, we had two things we wanted to do. Take the hop on – hop off bus, and visit Stanley Park. By 9.30 am we were waiting at Stop Number 2, located off Howe Street, on Helmcken Street, if my memory serves me … Read more Canada 2017 – Day 14 – Spending a Day in Vancouver
We arrived at the ferry, in plenty of time this time. We were naive enough before to think we could turn up and arrive 30 minutes before departure and drive on! In reality, 90 minutes a more of a target. We board with no issues, and once parked up we head up to the deck. … Read more Canada 2017 – Day 13 – Victoria to Vancouver
One thing that has struck us about not only Victoria, but all of Canada that we have been fortunate to see this trip, is how clean it is. Hardly any litter fluttering about. No crisp packets stuck in a fence, or chocolate wrappers in a hedge. We had earmarked a place called Frankie’s for breakfast … Read more Canada 2017 – Day 12 – Spending 24 hours in Victoria BC
What difference 24 hours makes. A hotel breakfast on Sunday to a hotel breakfast on Monday is as different as chalk and cheese. Plenty of places to sit. No overworked morning breakfast girl spinning waffles. No queue of tourist waiting patiently for their’s to land on their plate. For some reason, and one that we … Read more Canada 2017 – Day 11 – Whistler to Victoria