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
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