I’ve really been struggling with my writing recently. In the first place I think I’m kind of bored with it due to my very short attention span and to be honest, even managing to do it for so long is a massive feat for me, and as soon as something starts feeling like a chore I struggle to convince myself to do it. But mostly I think it is because I Continue reading
British Columbia
Day 45 – Vancouver & Stanley Island
Our second day in Vancouver started nice and slow, probably mostly due to the lack of coffee in the room! You could pay for coffee from a flask in reception, but we refused as it is generally free in the hotel lobby if they don’t provide it in room! Continue reading
Day 44 – Kamloops to Vancouver
I HAD to start the day in Kamloops with breakfast at Passek’s Classics where I had the Pulled Pork Skillet, while Brian made me feel guilty by looking at me gorging myself while he made do with a cup of coffee! To be fair, it was only half past nine in the morning and I was stuffing myself with lots of meat and fried potatoes! Breakfast was lovely though, and well worth trying out (they do lunch as well). Continue reading
Day 43 – Revelstoke to Kamloops
Yet again we didn’t have far to drive so we took it easy, had breakfast at the hotel and used their internet and printing before we set off for Kamloops. Kamloops is a much bigger city than Revelstoke and a popular stopover for people travelling across Canada. This means there are plenty of hotels, though not that many inside the town. Continue reading
Day 42 – Banff to Revelstoke
Monday morning in Banff looked a bit better than the weekend’s weather and we were in no hurry to leave as our next stop, Revelstoke was only 180 miles from Banff. We had to drive through the park to go west and onwards to Revelstoke and it was yet another scenic drive full of mountains with snow capped peaks and valleys and rivers and lakes. The whole route in fact was beautiful and a really nice drive – Continue reading