Jasper, Lac Le Jeune, Icefields

Jasper, Lac Le Jeune, Icefields

Goodbye West Coast Onwards and upwards into the mountains again, from Vancouver Island we head east again on the 2nd half of our journey and back home. We board our early morning ferry and head back to the mainland. We sadly part ways with our 

Rathtrevor Beach – Warmth on Vancouver Island

Rathtrevor Beach – Warmth on Vancouver Island

After an early morning pack up, we head back across the island from Tofino to Parksville and Rathtrevor Beach.  Yet again, we experience a magnificient drive through the mountains and lakes to get through to the east side of the island. We arrived in Parksville 

Mackenzie Beach, Tofino… paradise found

Mackenzie Beach, Tofino… paradise found

Meeting up with family, we head over to Richmond, BC and spend the night before our early rise to catch the ferry. We booked an early ferry in order to maximize our time in Tofino at the beach, but when it came time to wake 

Vancouver… almost halfway

Vancouver… almost halfway

We left for Vancouver on a cold morning and a short 2 hour drive down the sea to sky highway and we found ourselves staring at the water that leads to the OCEAN!… The kids couldn’t wait to dip their toes in the other coastal 

Whistler… the path less travelled.

Whistler… the path less travelled.

The west coast The drive from Kelowna to Whistler was the less travelled option. We chose not to drive down through Vancouver as we would be doing that drive later in the trip so we detoured north through Merritt, Spence Bridges, Lilooet and Pemberton. The 

Back to the heat in Kelowna

Back to the heat in Kelowna

Another early morning rise and pack up and we were off to Kelowna.  As we descended out of the mountains, the temperature quickly rose from the 1 degC we experienced at Lake Louise at 8 am to 28 degC in Kelowna.  As our A/C had