If this seems a little excessive, it's because it is. But, simple pleasures are invaluable when you are peeing and pooing down holes in the ground with not much running water in sight. It's the morning tea ritual. Each of us has our own posh tea. From the left is Ben, with Spearmint; then Rosa with a 'birthday cake' flavoured rooibos. Next up is Oliver with a Juicy Orange Pu'ueh tea (extra fermented black tea) and me, with a bog standard PG Tips teabag from ...

Ben has made a mini city from stones and cones. It is based upon a fictional city (Barsing Sai) and the Banff Bugs are making it their home.

It's hard to pinpoint what the highlight of today would be. Perhaps the triple rainbow over the mountains viewed from a magnificent lake. It's easy to part with money in Banff however, so eating instant mash and baked beans at the campsite in between activities is the way to go!

A bit longer driving in the Praries (they turned into cute mini-hills that looked like pregnant women with big boobs lying down everywhere - sort of low down but prominent bumps - which were covered in that mossy grass that looks like a carpet; I was half expecting to see a Dartmoor pony pop out. Zipping across Manitoba, Saskatchewan and (most of) Alberta with their wide straight roads, sensible speed limits, excellent visibility and cool sky views, has been my f...