Hi peoples. Gemma and I got back from our Moose Bus tour on Friday. Tour was great but unfortunately all the beautiful lakes (Louise, Peyto, Emerald...) were frozen so wasn't the best time to do that specific tour. They were still beautiful and the rockies are spectacular and it was a good time for seeing wildlife as they are all out grazing on the fresh spring food. Saw four bears in total, 3 grizzlys and 1 black - and have only seen 2 squirrels which is so ba...

Hi everyone. Hope all is well at home, thanks for the messages :)  Went skiing in Whistler on Saturday and it was awesome-the best snow I have ever experienced (and Gemma tells me it wasn't even close to a good day) and so many lifts and places to ski - IT ROCKED BIG TOME!!!! Then had the DJ Experience that night which was supposed to be good only the queues were huge and Jo got a little bit grumpy!!! Oops. Decided Whistler is great and everyone should go ther...

Hi everyone. Got to Whistler on Tuesday and Gemma met me from the bus. Was soo cool to see her. Nope she hasn't changed a bit! Although she is taking me up the mountain tomorrow and so I'm guessing she's a kick arse snowboarder by now and she is gonna leave me in her powder. Whistler is amazing, stunning scenery and happening village- all very new and flash. But very easy to get lost. Would love to buy a holiday house here but will need to be saving a few hundy...

Hi everyone, thanks for all the messages, its really cool to read them and keep up with whats going on at home. I am in Victoria now and staying in a cool hostel with nice roomates so all is good. Looking forward to catching up with Gemma- shes gonna be hugged to death by the time I finish passing all the hugs on!!! Love you all. xo Jo

Hi everyone. Just got to Tofino on Vancouver Island and got absolutely drenched walking to the hostel. But thats ok cos it is a beautiful wee place- kind of reminds me of Fiordland - its a coastal rainforest area. Really pretty but not much to do as its pouring. And the internet is expensive so i'll keep this short. If you want to text me my number in Canada is 7783169802 - you may need to add a prefix to that though- i'm not sure (Nigel, maybe you could...