Canada 2017 – Day 3 – Banff to Lake Louise

To we are heading from Banff to Lake Louise. And we’re going on a bear hunt!! Mr Jetlag was still hanging around like a bad smell. I was awake at 3am. Suzanne and Max an hour later. We made no effort to get up and out quickly, so it was gone 8am before we started … Read more Canada 2017 – Day 3 – Banff to Lake Louise

Canada 2017 – Day 2 – A visit to the Banff Gondola

Sunrise, Jet lag and the Banff Gondola. This is pretty much what our day has consisted of. I woke at 2am, Max and Suzanne weren’t far behind at 3am. We (I, to be more accurate) wanted to go to Vermilion Lakes to catch the sunrise. At 6.30 we made our way there, arriving after a … Read more Canada 2017 – Day 2 – A visit to the Banff Gondola

Canada 2017 – Day 1 – Start of our Canada Road Trip

The hustle and bustle of the airport hotel restaurant is hopefully the total opposite of what awaits us when we touch down and eventually get to the Rockies to start our Canada Road Trip. Peaceful lakes, relaxing drives, stunning views and a plethora of wildlife. Before that though, we had the small matter of a … Read more Canada 2017 – Day 1 – Start of our Canada Road Trip

Canadian Rockies with Children – Adventure in the Rockies

Taking a Road Trip to the Canadian Rockies with Children is a fantastic idea. How do I know? Because we did it in 2017. The towering mountains. The Turquoise lakes. The wildlife, bears, elks, eagles and the like. In addition, 2017 see’s them mark their 150th year since confederation. EDIT: Since our trip I have … Read more Canadian Rockies with Children – Adventure in the Rockies

Campervanning Cornwall Day 4 – More car trouble

So we woke up after the first night in out hired VW camper van, with the plan to see Cornwall in a campervan. Weather was better, in as much as it wasn’t raining. See how we fared on Day 1 It was off to the showers for a freshen up and then back for a … Read more Campervanning Cornwall Day 4 – More car trouble

Campervanning Cornwall Day 3 – Picking up our hired VW Campervan

Traffic, tyre blowouts and rain were the main ingredients picking up our hired VW Campervan So after the exciting news last night that the camper was fixed, it was up, in the car and off. Picking up our VW Camper. We were expecting a bit of traffic and we were not disappointed. What we were not … Read more Campervanning Cornwall Day 3 – Picking up our hired VW Campervan