Mmmmm…a patchy sleep. The camp site was close to the road with regular heavy vehicles passing, and, from I don’t know where, mosquito’s invaded our space!  When we got up in the morning Jen said, “why are the lights on”? Cripes. We were nose into the camp site and a…

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A great camp site except the showers are a disaster. Never mind. It has dawned anther lovely day. The drive north west from McBride is through fairly sparse habitation and not as picturesque as previous but it’s relatively light traffic. The clutch is now working trouble and leak free. There…

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Jeepers it was cold last night. About 2deg in the cabin. We waited till it had warmed a bit before climbing out of bed in the morning. Fortunately we were stopped early yesterday and there were only a few other campers in the large area provided just outside Lake Louise. …

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It didn’t take too much persuading for Jan & Bruce to get us to stay another day. Made sense too and allowed us to get to see some of the city and update our blog!. Particularly when the temperature is around 5deg and its raining steadily outside. Our hosts were…

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Wed 15th May. Day 16 WOW!! What a sleep. Nine hours straight. As Jen mentioned we found a Provincial Park Camping place last night that was almost deserted. Brilliant.  On the road by 9.30am. Pretty good for us.  We are now parked close to the entrance of an avalanche shelter…

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3rd to 10th May. Days 4 to 11. It’s been a week or so since the last update and much has happened. All positive though and we are on track to hit the road on Monday morning at 7am. There is a date to keep in Squamish, (a commercial town…

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We awake to a fairly bleak morning. Signs of spring growth but typically for the UK at this time of year, showers and sunshine and it’s very cool. Thoughts are starting to gravitate to recommencing our relationship with the Landy later in the month. The things that have to be…

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It’s a very different life now, living in a place that is not mobile. However that is how it’s going to be for the next month. We are back in Blighty while the Land Rover is on it’s way to Vancouver, Canada. The estimated arrival date for it is 18th…

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