We took the ferry over to Nainamo on Vancouver Island where we met my Aunt Thelma. It was great to see here after so many years. She took us to her home in Qualicum Beach. It is such a lovely place, so peaceful. She took us out for some fish and chips and from the restaurant watched the sun set over the beach. It really is a lovely place. The next day Thelma took us for a tour round the village. It was a shame we couldn't have stayed longer. We took the Greyhoun...

While in Canada Donna took me and Lauren up to Whistler for a weekend along with Riley the dog. It is in Whistler and Vancouver that the 2010 winter Olympics are to be held. On the way we passed Shannon Falls and the Chief where some people were rock climbing. Whistler is a lovely place, a lovely little ski town. It was so pretty nestled amongst the snow topped mountains. There was a really nice atmosphere about it. Donna really spoiled us that weekend and booke...

From Seattle we took the Greyhound to Vancouver. This was my very first time in Canada so I was pretty excited. We stayed at the Samesun hostel in Vancouver and it was a really nice one. It has a bar downstairs and always seemed to be quite lively. For most of our time in Vancouver it rained. It wasn't just drizzling but properly pouring! We had a look around the shops on our first day to try and escape the rain. In the evening we met up with Donna, my mum's cou...

After leaving San Francisco we spent a couple of days in Seattle. It rained quite a bit but we still managed to get out and about to see the sights. I really enjoyed Pikes Place Market. It was buzzing with people and activity. It was really quite exciting for a market. All the fish mongers were throwing fish around and singing and shouting. We got to try chocolate linguini. It was rather strange, apparently it's to be served with ice cream. There were lots of ni...

During our time in San Francisco we stayed with my family, Tom and Elizabeth. They made us very welcome and it was lovely to be able to stay in a nice house for a few days. They live out towards Berkeley and from their house there are some beautiful views out towards the bay. San Francisco is a great place and I can imagine it would be a great place to live. On our first day we took a walk along the waterfront to Pier 39. At Pier 39 there is a number of touristy...