Day 17/18 of the Trek America Tour...We left Vancouver yesterday and got the ferry to Vancouver Island and then drove to Tofino which is on the West of the Island. Our campsite is on a beach, and the beach is fab. Today we went whale watching. We all had to put on red boiler suits and yellow rain coats and get on a boat - well we say a boat but it was a rubber ring with seats in it.. After about two minutes we saw a bald eagle and then sailed on to se...

Day 15/16 of the Trek America Tour...We drove to Vancouver today - we are staying in a hostel for two nights, which is luxury for us. Vancouver is a great city we have wandered around town, been to some dodgy hip hop club, walked to Stanley Park (which is beautiful), went to the aquarium, did loads of people watching, and tried to have drinks up the tower at night (but they had called last orders). We could have spent at least another two or three days ...

Day 14 of the Trek America Trip....We drove to Whistler yesterday and pitched our tents on the Thompson River...the sound of the water rushing past is amazing. Jim went snowboarding with Darren and Kim today and some of the rest of the group went skiing. And had a brilliant day. Sim decided to have a chillout day and have a wander into town with some of the girls. On the way the girls stumbled across a black bear!!! It was less than 3 metres away....

Day twelve of the Trek America Tour....We were allowed a lie in today, had a leisurely breakfast lakeside and then packed up to paddle back. On the way we stopped at Eagle View for a 20 minute walk. The guides forget to tell us that the walk was up a cliff. It was so steep Sim almost gave up, but eventually she made it to the top. The view was spectacular...you could see for miles down the lake. We eventually paddled back to the van and then drove to the...

Day 11 of the Trek America Tour...Drove to Wells Grey National Park today via Mount Robson (which is the highest peak in the Canadian Rockies). We picked up our guide for the next two days (Ken) at the visitors centre then headed off to Clearwater lake. Clearwater lake is so clean you can drink the water straight from it. On our way to the lake we came across a black bear on the road side. It looked very cute but they are mega dangerous, especially at thi...