we are in Alaska! we took the Alaska Marine Highway ferry (with our van below) from Prince Rupert all the way up to here, Skagway. we stopped for a day in Juneau, Alaskas Capital city (wich was as big as busselton) and you can only get there by plane or ferry. we visited the glacier. the ferry trip was absolutly fantstic! we have got lots of photos but here in skagway the internet isnt particully fast!!! Skagway is a lovely little town and,like Banff all the shop...

WEDNESDAY - Calgary Stampede. we bought tickets to the afternoon rodeo and watched an Aussie bloke; Andrew Benger (something like that), win the junior bareback broncs, and lots of other bull riding and barrel racing and steer wrestling events. lil old Harvey d*** ons doesnt have much on this! THURSDAY - drove in to Kananaskis country; southern end of the Rockies. we camped near some huge lakes that night, the camping ground puts on a ampitheatre, Steven "v...

today we are in Black Diamond, just South of Calgary. we called in to the Stampeed and bought tickets for tommorrows rodeo. the last few days we have been up in the Rocky Mountains. we stopped in Field, which is just on the boarder of Alberta, we camped at a lovely little road at the foot of a massive moutain, with a glacier melted creek flowwing past. the next moring the car wouldnt start, flat battery, so we stayed enougher day. a nice Canadian man gave us a ...

Day 2 in Vancouver we arrived safely no problems - long flight from Auckland to L.A but we slept most of the way, got through the tight customs in the U.S airport. landed in Vancouver about 6.30pm Monday night; it doesn't get dark here until 10pm so we were a bit confused. we are staying at the Hostel International backpackers right in the centre of the city, its clean comfortable; on a dodgy street with sex shops, nighclubs and beggers (not like lil old Karrida...

we are at the Auckland airport about to fly out to L.A; beautiful day in Auckland today about 13c, but nice in the sunshine at downtown ferry station eating gelato kiwifruit icecream.we also went up the sky tower, 220m at the viwing platform, tallest buildingin the southern hemisphere. gotta go running of internet time. kepp you all updated in Vancouver