Day 15 May 28 More travelling. Caught the 7.45 am bus out of Victoria and then had 1.5 hrs to wait for the bus to Whistler. Finally arrived at 3:30pm and checked in to the hotel where I am staying. I was most impressed with the view from my window - I can see the lift and the jumps park they are constructing for Crankworks in August. Day 16 May 29 Whistler, what a great place. The incredible thing is that as we lined up to take our bikes up on the gondola, t...

Day 11 Spent most of the day on the road travelling to Tofino on the west coast. This is a really rugged coast that is exposed to the wild weather that comes in from the Pacific and it rains more days than not. We stopped on the way at Cathedral Grove which is an area of old growth forest and has some of the largest trees in Canada. They were certainly big as the photos show. The whole area was very spectacular and was a taste of what the Rockies will be like. ...

Day 1 After what seemed like forever, I finally made it to Brad & Kim's place (and little Katies) at 9:30 pm on the same day that I left, but with gaining a day thru the International Date Line, it was really the following day. It was a long trip anyway, 2 full days. No dramas with the flights and even Customs in the States weren't too bad even though they made me unlock my bike bag at LA and they put it on the plane to Vancouver unlocked. So much for all ...