Hello from Kelowna- you may well ask where's that. Well it's on our way back to Vancouver to catch a boat or as Paul keeps reminding me a SHIP to take us to Alaska. We are in a beautiful B&B with a stunning view across a lake and vineyards and have just returned from dinner at a local winery. Our 4 days in Banff were filled with exercise yet again. I read prior to leaving Adelaide that one should go up to the tea-house at Lake Louise. Checking with the f...

Hi from Vancouver-you can see the car we hired for a couple of days A lot seems to have happened since the last blog but it's only a few days. We have seen a black bear lope across the road in front of the car all I could say was BEAR, BEAR, BEAR …, (Sorry no camera) caught a ferry to Vancouver with the snow capped mountains creeping closer, said goodbye to our cousins, walked and took a bus tour around Vancouver, caught the Rocky Mountaineer to Whistler a...

From Tofino-a beautiful setting where the fir trees and mountains meet the sea. On our drive to Tofino we met another cousin of Bill's, also Bill Ferguson, whom he hadn't seen for over 50 years. We were wondering if we would recognise but we needn't have worried as the Ferguson genes shone through. I felt the new Bill Ferguson had very similar traits to my Bill's Dad - see photo. Bill was a little jealous as he had a golf handicap of 3 but he does play at le...