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Across the wider sea …

The second of two travelling days today. Our flight to Honolulu was not until 5.10pm, so we spent the morning wandering around Kerrisdale, the local suburb closest to our B&B. A nice area, though some of the houses did look like they might go for a small fortune! We had booked a taxi for 2.15pm and it was very prompt, getting us to the airport far too early. The...

Hope to Vancouver Island

A day of travelling today. We set off about 9.30am to head to North Vancouver and drop the car off. This should have been an easy run – under two hours, but these things rarely go to plan! We managed about 15-20km from Hope on the Trans-Canada Highway and then came to a grinding halt … Eventually after moving very very slowly for about an hour, we were...

Off to Osoyoos

Having not slept stunningly, we decided to make an early start and headed off about 6.30am. We decided to head for a place called Bridal Falls – just under a couple of hours drive to the east of Vancouver. There we found a restaurant called Ranchers and were inducted into the long process of choosing what you want to eat. Having selected perogies, egg and...

Arrived in Canada

Well – we are finally off … First stop Canada, though it was nearly the last stop Heathrow as we had messed up with the ETA required for entry into Canada. When we tried to check in, they let me check in, but not Anne. After much to-ing and fro-ing, they realised the issue and helped us apply for the ETA at their ticket desk. IcelandAir staff were really...