Dear All, So the inevitable has happened and the trip of our life time has come to an end. Sorry it has taken us so long to write up this final instalment, I guess we've been putting it off so as to prolong the feeling of travelling! This last instalment saw us finishing off eastern Canada before heading south to Florida for a spot of relaxation before heading home. Sun, sand and Alligators as well as a new found liking for Margaritas!! Tuesday 26th May - ...

Hello from Quebec, We have free access to the internet in our hostels so seemed like a good time to update you on our trip now we are back in Canada and also our plans going forward... Wednesday 13th May - Chicago Last time we left off waiting for the `severe thunderstorms` to roll in over in Chicago. We had spent the day relaxing, Liz watching almost an entire series of Baby Story (gruesome birth stories), What not to Wear and America`s Next Top Model (2003!...

Hi All, We're in Chicago now enjoying the comfort of our good friends the Auketts home in Park Ridge. They are attempting to fatten us up after we arrived as shadows of our former selves! We're certainly not complaining! Here is what we've been doing since our last entry. Saturday 2nd May - Jasper to Lake Louise We woke up to clear blue skies and hot sunshine which couldn't have been better for driving the Icefields Parkway down to Lake Louise. The 230km is re...

Hi All, We are in Jasper in the Canadian Rocky Mountains now enjoying the stunning scenery and gorgeous mix of sunshine and snow. We're loving Canada as it is truly living up to our expectations and even surpassing them. The skiing season has just finished and the summer season not yet started so everywhere is really quiet with not everything open yet. This is resulting in amazing scenery of snow and sun without the crowds that sound quite unbearable in the heig...

Dear All, Hope you are hungry for some blogging as we have 3 long weeks in the USA to fill you in on plus pics from Fiji (to accompany previous blog) and USA (see 2 new photo albums). Having planned 2 weeks in the California area starting with 3 nights in LA, it was soon clear that LA was far too much fun for two people refusing to grow up and we would need a little longer plus time to incorporate additional stops along the Californian coast and San Diego into ...