Friday 19th May It was another beautiful morning and, thankfully, much of the smoke haze had cleared. It was a 5 1/2 hr drive ahead of us today so we set off from the hotel by 7 am. There is a lot to see along the way from Kamloops to Whistler and we used this online… More

Thursday 18th May Today was a travel day from Whistler to Kamloops as an overnight whistle stop on the way to Jasper. The sky was hazy again this morning and we had learned at dinner last night that it wasn’t mist or fog but smoke from the Alberta fires. It was rather strange though as… More

Monday 15th May Our journey to Whistler from Victoria was via a bus, ferry, bus, bus and car. The weather was, yet again, glorious making for another delightful ferry crossing. In fact, it was a little too glorious. As we drove into Whistler, near 6 pm, the temperature was 31°C and our bags were packed… More

Saturday 13th May We experienced several rounds of good fortune today. The first was with the weather; tt was another beautiful and sunny morning for our departure from Seattle. Our ferry from Seattle to Victoria left from Pier 69 at 8 am and the clear sky and sunny conditions made for an easy trip from… More

Thursday 11th May: Walking Tour & Bainbridge Island I’m not sure who is smiling down on us but we woke to glorious sunshine, a clear blue sky and a forecast maximum for the day of 22oC. In fact, we had a bit of a chuckle when we noted the weather app on our phone had… More

Wednesday 10th May: Seattle Day 1 If there was any part of the trip that I was a bit concerned about, it was today as we had an early train to catch from Vancouver down to Seattle. The main concern was getting a taxi at 5 am that would be large enough to take us… More

Monday May 8th: Lonsdale Markets It was a beautiful sunny morning making ideal conditions for Mark’s early morning bike ride and my harbour front walk. It was also great weather for our trip to Lonsdale Quayside and markets. I found a great post about things to do when visiting Lonsdale Markets and have linked it… More

Saturday 6th May: Indian Arm Harbour Cruise Day It seemed we were in for a bit of good fortune today. The forecast had been for continuous rain over the remainder of our time in Vancouver but we woke to fine, albeit cool and cloudy, weather. This meant we were able to get out for an… More

Thursday 4th May: Stanley Park Day. It was another crisp and sunny morning but, if the weather forecast is to be believed, this might be our last non-rainy day for our time in Vancouver. So, with that in mind, Mark set off early for a ride to Stanley Park and I braved a walk along… More

Tuesday 2nd May: Walking tour day    It was a crisp and clear morning so Mark set out early for a bike ride to Stanley Park. I settled for just doing some yoga because we had a big day of walking ahead of us. It was forecast to be sunny and 23° which was pleasing… More