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One thing that struck us yesterday when we checked in and then went back to the hotel in the evening, was how quiet the hotel was. There was no restaurant or bar in the hotel, no real communal areas, it just seemed…empty. Out of the 186 rooms the hotel has to offer, I got the … Read more Canada 2017 – Day 10 – Gondola’s Galore!
And Rhonda was her name, oh! We know that because Max asked her when she was serving us for dinner last night. Rhonda is the lady who gave us hope. After we left the Rockies for the drive from Lillooet to Whistler, the mountains disappearing in our rear view mirror, we thought we had lost … Read more Canada 2017 – Day 9 – Lillooet to Whistler
Today, we drive from Kamloops to Lillooet. But before we do, as you may know, we have a three-year-old. A three-year-old that is generally pretty good. Of course, he has his moments. If he has had a short nights sleep, and we want him to get dressed so we can make breakfast or checkout at the … Read more Canada 2017 – Day 8 – Kamloops to Lillooet
Today, our min aim is driving from Clearwater to Kamloops. During this Canadian Road Trip, we have had temperatures just over freezing. Cloudy skies and clear skies. Over the next few days we are expecting heavy rain and almost 30 degree heat. It only seems right then that today we should wake up to thick fog. … Read more Canada 2017 – Day 7 – Driving from Clearwater to Kamloops
Today, we are spending a day in Jasper. When you wake up to beautiful sunshine, the last thing you expect to be doing a few hours later is having a snowball fight. Yesterday we made it to the very north of the Icefields Parkway, to a town called Jasper. With a population of under 5,000, … Read more Canada 2017 – Day 5 – Spending a day in Jasper
The Icefields Parkway is on the agenda today. But, before we set off, you know that feeling when you are on holiday and you force your eyes open when you wake. You feel the need to reach for something to tell you what the time is, even though you don’t give two shakes of a … Read more Canada 2017 – Day 4 – Driving the Icefields Parkway