Well this will possibly be our last blog… We are into our last day of our cruise having seen some wonderful places in Alaska. We understand a little more about the harsh environment that many would endure throughout the year. The weather has been excellent for us, cold at times, but little rain which has stunned the locals. For instance Juneau has about 200 days a year of rain and yesterday at Ketchikan it was raining horizontally and lots but not for us! ...

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...

We have arrived in Banff having stayed in Sun Peaks and Jasper. We are all still talking so a good sign, although I think I may be getting the sack from being the tour leader… not sure why !! maybe something to do with the number of stops I have arranged and the inability to locate a BEAR, even though I have found caribou, elk, wolf, squirrels, mountain goats… Oh well never mind we still have some time to locate the BEARS. Currently have on ongoing bet wi...

Vancouver to Whistler: We had a beautiful walk yet again around Vancouver the morning we left and decided that this certainly a sailing mecca with 1000's of boats moored in the harbour. You can see the one we had for a couple of days on our photos! Then we collected our friends Kate and Paul who had flown in from Las Vegas. You can see from photo they were a little slow! Then off to whistler. We managed to find our hotel in the dark and then, of course, foun...

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...