I can now say we have boarded Canada! Yesterday we woke up to quite possibly the worst weather for it, plus degress and heavy, wet snow! We didnt want to risk today being worse so we decided to go for it anyway! I had booked a four hour, introduction to snowboarding lesson (though instead of a Discover Snowboard I asked for a Discover Scuba, just rolled off the tongue!) and Olof was renting a board and heading up the mountain. It was just me and ten million kid...

Well we are back here in Banff! After what was a bit of a disappointing time in Jasper we made the decision to play around with our schedule a bit so we could spend another couple of days in Banff. This meant taking the Icefields Parkway, the 230km back the same way, not that we were sorry to be doing that, there was plenty we didnt have time to see on the way up. Unfortunately the weather wasnt great this morning, it is now above freezing so the roads have beco...

Hello from Jasper! We had a long day yesterday travelling up from Banff. We left mid morning and it was the lowest temperature I think I have ever experienced at minus twenty, brrr! Our first stop was at a walk we had wanted to do on the way in and it was brilliant weather for it, yes it is cold but it was our first day of brilliant sunshine. So we headed back towards Lake Louise to Johnstone Canyon. Completely wrapped up we headed out, we were unsure of whethe...

Today it was time to head out with our highlighted map and hit some of the view points in the area. We had a lazy morning and started out late as the snow stopped and the sun started to come out. We're getting used to the temperatures now and are wrapped up for the averages of minus twelve! I think we both agreed today was probably our best day so far, putting it onto paper it doesnt sound like we have done a lot but hopefully our pictures show why. Our first st...

Yesterday we arrived in Banff after a really scenic drive in, we got off Highway 1 at the famous Lake Louise. It is still a stunning place but we are a little disappointed we're not here in the summer to see the brilliant blue lakes! Instead of getting back onto the highway we consulted our bible i.e the Lonely Planet book and took the Bow Valley Parkway which was a much nicer drive into Banff. The views along the way were just as amazing as the amount of snow we...