Our final stop in Canada and North America. Stayed at a hostel that was definitely a mental hospital in its previous life. Very creepy and so noisy. No sleep for three nights straight. But Vancouver itself was wonderful. We hired bikes and went right around Stanley Park. Much to amusement of many onlookers when Bridgette and Erin fell off the tandem bike multiple times. We ground out the grouse grind which is a hill that doesn't even give you a view. Apparently...

Road tripped up in a hired car to find the famous ski and mountain bike town. We stayed at the most amazing hostel. It was like on the movies. All made of wood with a big fire place area and cute little bed areas. The town itself reminded me very much of Queenstown. We only had one full day here. On the way we had visited Shannon waterfall,  then we went on a train hunt. We walked along the train tracks to find 7 old derailed train carriages. They have been ab...

Ferried from Seattle to Victoria to spend a few days with Mum's cousin Kieran Crowley and his family.Stayed with them in their house they had moved into 3 days earlier. Once again we were looked after very well. Sue and Nicole helped us explore the area. We went for a walk up Mount Douglas and another massive hill by Swanighan Lake. Visited Swanighan Lake high school and surrounding area (where the Crowley kids went, freaken amazing school. It even has its own i...