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On a clear day you can see for miles and miles............

A lovely day again with the sun shining and temperatures rising rapidly after a cool start. Giriish had prepared us a full cooked breakfast and we sat down with our co-residents, a young couple from Barcelona who were having their honeymoon before the wedding! They had been to Jasper the...

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rickandsuejohnson on August 14, 2010 from Jasper, Canada

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Wireless free and twitching

It wasn't until I tried to send a text message to make arrangements for birthday phone calls for Rick at bedtime that we realised there was no mobile signal. So after an interesting chat with our hostess Abi at breakfast we motored to the highway and used the internet facility at the Shell gas...

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rickandsuejohnson on August 13, 2010 from Valemount, Canada

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To go or not to go; that was the question....

Another wonderful breakfast courtesy of Kathy, with local fresh apple juice, a plate of fresh fruit and then a wonderful croissant filled with herbie scrambled egg. This set us up well for the day again. Today we were off to Wells Gray Provincial Park and our route took us back to Kamloops by...

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rickandsuejohnson on August 12, 2010 from Clearwater, Canada

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A fruit picker's paradise

A relatively relaxed start to the day with a breakfast at 8.30 am with our hosts. It really was a home from home experience – except that Pat McQueen's breakfast far outshone anything I could ever provide. Off to Chapters on our way out of Kamloops to see if we could buy the latest issue of...

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rickandsuejohnson on August 11, 2010 from Vernon, Canada

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A story of two parts

As the rain stopped and the clouds lifted last night, the view was quite breathtaking. We were one of two couples who were eating dinner last night, which was a shame; the chef, Neil, who did everything, cooked us a superb beetroot soup followed by a huge and delicious steak with a cumin...

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rickandsuejohnson on August 10, 2010 from Kamloops, Canada

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Journey from sea to sky

Breakfast on board the Queen of Oak Bay at 8.30 am. Great views of the island as we steamed out of Nanaimo on our way back to the mainland. The smoke haze had cleared but as we took Highway 99 out of Horseshoe Bay towards Squamish it started to rain. Stopped off at Shannon Falls Provincial...

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rickandsuejohnson on August 9, 2010 from Pemberton, Canada

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Waterpark!

We arrived in Edmonton on Monday evening. We had a relaxing evening and Tuesday, we spent the entire day at the WEM Waterpark (Owen's first time!). We didn't start camping until we reached Banff... in Edmonton we stayed at the Executive Royal Inn in West Edmonton. The hotel itself was fine...

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on August 9, 2010 from Edmonton, Canada

from the travel blog: Camping 2010

Cider, a seal and jumping fish

An early wake up to ring Neil and wish him a happy birthday. Then breakfast, a quick clean up of the flat, pack and on the road. We rang Ocean Island Suites to let them know we were off and spoke to a lovely lass who said that she was from Church Stretton (who said Shropshire folk don't...

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rickandsuejohnson on August 8, 2010 from Nanaimo, Canada

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Rainy day in Victoria

Our first experience of a full day's rain. (Memories of Rotorua 3 years ago but not as hard). Nothing daunted set off for a walking tour of Victoria – Old Town. Ocean Island Suites is only a 10 minute walk from the inner harbour and we started our tour at the Parliament Buildings. A very...

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rickandsuejohnson on August 7, 2010 from Victoria, Canada

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Chillin in Victoria

A more casual start to the day today, leaving Howard Johnson, a sort of Travelodge franchise chain. A well organised place and a good nights sleep. Off to Cathedral Grove and arrived before 10; the guide book suggested an early arrival to find parking. Sure enough by the time we left at...

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rickandsuejohnson on August 6, 2010 from Victoria, Canada

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