It's sometimes sad how fast time flies.. I'm writing this while sipping from my coffee at the Starbucks Airport. It's time to go home.. Wednesday morning we left Whistler at 06:15 in the morning for a 3,5hrs drive to Chilliwack where an exciting white water rafting trip was awaiting Philipp and myself. We were the first ones to arrive at Hyak, the provider where we had booked this trip. Our guide, Joe, explained what we could expect and what to bring. We had to ...

After leaving the cottage on Monday morning, we drove along the Pacific Rim Natural Reserve with a stop at MacMillan Provincial Park to take a stroll to view the beautiful big Seqouia trees. It's impressive how large and old they can become! Towards the end of our drive to the B&B, we were once again surprised by a deer that Miriam spotted all of the sudden; it was peacefully grazing along the road. The first time we saw one, I believe it was on Sunday, we s...

Last Wednesday morning we had a very early start in the day. We had to take a taxi at 5am to the airport to catch our flight to Vancouver. We mentioned to the Front Desk agent that we had booked a minivan the evening before but upon checking he couldn't find any record of that. We found out later that the lady Philipp spoke to for the reservation had misunderstood him and booked a car for 5PM instead of 5AM! We all stressed out a little of course because our sch...

Friday 18 May: We checked out this morning at 7:30 after another delicious breakfast, without waffles however! This morning they had muffins, very tasty as well. We walked to our Hertz Car Rental Station and drove off towards the Niagara Falls in a white Toyota Camry. The drive was smooth and we parked the car at around 10:30. The views were simply breathtaking! It's not the height of the falls that impresses but the volume of water that passes over the edge. Ac...

Tuesday 15 - Wednesday 16 May: Although the weather forecast predicted rain during most of the day on Tuesday, it was actually dry and only a little cloudy. After a super delicious breakfast at "Ben & Florentine" we walked towards the university where Philipp's friend Roger was studying. They hadn't seen each other for 8 years but hit it off instantly again the moment we sat down for a coffee at Second Cup. Roger was able to give us some useful tips about th...