Hi everyone, i have to apologise for the fact that I haven't spelled checked or edited the text or screened the photos. We are so busy every day that we just havent had time, so I hope you enjoy our unedited version Saturday 14/01/2012We had been so lucky with the weather so far, I read Vancouver had shocking rainy weather just before we arrived and yet so far we had beautiful weather even fortunate to have a completely clear day yesterday up on Grouse Mountain ...

Friday 06/01/2012 We didn't have to check out till 12 today and didn't have far to travel so didn't rush. We packed and went and had some breakfast then Marty went and got the car. In the big motels here you don't have to actually check out, because they have already swiped your card, they just charge what extras you have to the card, slip the receipt under the door the night before and give you a note saying thanks. We were on our way to Santa Rosa, clos...

01/01/12We woke early to get going early and left the motel (Santa Barbara) about 7.15am, filled the car with gas and headed off. The first part of the journey took us through some beautiful countryside to Cambria, which is the start do the "Big Sur", a stretch of coastline that has some of the most beautiful scenery in the world, and we weren't disappointed. Our first stop was an elephant seal viewing area, we both thought we woul...

Monday 26/12/2011 After a momentous Xmas eve and Xmas day at Gambo's place we got up early Monday morning to pack and finalize our leaving arrangements. We had all 4 dogs sorted (Max, Mia, Phoenix and Ollie) they were happy together as long as they all realized Mia was the boss and all toys belonged to her. Gambo drove us to the airport and we were both surprised at how anxious we felt, leaving our life, family and friends for 6 months wasn't as easy as we th...