Oct 15, 2010 - Toronto to Kathmandu, Nepal

Welcome to the 2010 MS Climb to Everest Basecamp trip journal. Our approximate date to leave Toronto is Oct 15, 2010. ... We are each fundraising $20,000 for the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada to take part in this great trip.Welcome to the 2010 MS Climb to Everest Basecamp trip journal. Our approximate date to leave Toronto is Oct 15, 2010. ... We are each fundraising $20,000 for the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada to take part in this great trip....

Jul 4, 2010 - Calgary Stampede Samboree

If you’re thinking of traveling to Alberta, Canada this summer, why not grab your Stetson, fire up the rig, and head north to beautiful Calgary for one of the Good Sam Club’s most popular events? The Calgary Stampede has been called, “the world’s greatest outdoor show. ... com/tours" TARGET="_BLANK"> Calgary Stampede Samboree. ... Note: This tour is currently sold out.If you’re thinking of traveling to Alberta, Canada this summer, why not grab your Stetson, fire up the rig, and head north to beautiful Calgary for one of the Good Sam Club’s most popular events? The Calgary Stampede has been called, “the world’s greatest outdoor show. ... com/tours" TARGET="_BLANK"> Calgary Stampede Samboree. ... Note: This tour is currently sold out....

Nov 19, 2009 - Considering Rambo and first pictures of my hood

After a ten hour flight (Slumdog Millionaire, Moon, Two American Office and The History of the NHL), I got to Canada in a plane buffeted and dropping up and down and coming in like a winged and pissed albatross. But we landed and Vancouver was bucketing but I got to the hostel with no worries. ... I was happy Mum forced me to take my German army great coat as a) it was bucketing down b) i found out within minutes of arrival the town Rambo walks into before being chucked out by the sheriff is only a few miles north of Vancouver and I`m now in a position to re-enact that scene (and perhaps the rest of the movie). ... The only negative thing I can think about wearing my jacket is a)homeless people keep trying to sell me three cigarettes for a dollar thinking i`m one of their own and b)when the hoods up i can`t check the traffic turning the corners i`m crossing but as i always look the wrong way first at the moment it doesn`t really matter.After a ten hour flight (Slumdog Millionaire, Moon, Two American Office and The History of the NHL), I got to Canada in a plane buffeted and dropping up and down and coming in like a winged and pissed albatross. But we landed and Vancouver was bucketing but I got to the hostel with no worries. ... I was happy Mum forced me to take my German army great coat as a) it was bucketing down b) i found out within minutes of arrival the town Rambo walks into before being chucked out by the sheriff is only a few miles north of Vancouver and I`m now in a position to re-enact that scene (and perhaps the rest of the movie). ... The only negative thing I can think about wearing my jacket is a)homeless people keep trying to sell me three cigarettes for a dollar thinking i`m one of their own and b)when the hoods up i can`t check the traffic turning the corners i`m crossing but as i always look the wrong way first at the moment it doesn`t really matter....

Nov 17, 2009 - It had to happen

We made it to Brookings, but not one of the best drives.We made it to Brookings, but not one of the best drives....

Nov 14, 2009 - Planning!

I think I've got the final details in place! The flights are booked.I think I've got the final details in place! The flights are booked....

Nov 12, 2009 - Port Orford

We checked out a small town called Port Orford today.We checked out a small town called Port Orford today....

Nov 11, 2009 - Vanier Park and Maritime Museum

Today the weather was slightly better so we made our way to Vanier Park and enjoyed a dry walk along the waterfront before visiting the Vancouver Maritime Museum. ... There was a great display of early photographs telling the history of Vancouver as one of the world’s leading ports. ... Roch was constructed in 1928 at the Burrard Dry Dock Shipyards in North Vancouver. ... In 1950 she became the first vessel to circumnavigate North America, from Halifax, Nova Scotia to Vancouver via the Panama Canal. ... Finally in 1954 she returned to Vancouver for preservation. ...

Nov 11, 2009 - The Beginning of Another Adventure.

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Nov 11, 2009 - Pre trip excitement!

If I pack a larger bag for Whistler for a weekend trip, then my backpacking bag allows for my entire trip - How do I make it work? Still to be determined.If I pack a larger bag for Whistler for a weekend trip, then my backpacking bag allows for my entire trip - How do I make it work? Still to be determined....

Nov 10, 2009 - Vancouver in the rain

Captain George Vancouver officially claimed the land which is now Vancouver for Britain in 1792. ... He had sailed into a deep natural port –the future site of Vancouver-which he named ‘Burrard” after one of his companions. ... By 1868 the gold rush was over and the capital had moved to Fort Victoria on Vancouver Island. ... In 1886 on a whim of the CPR President, Granville was renamed Vancouver. ... Today Vancouver has a population of over 2 million people. ...

Nov 10, 2009 - Moving Day - again

More rain overnight, we must be getting waterlogged.More rain overnight, we must be getting waterlogged....

Nov 10, 2009 - 17,000 Kms Later.......... (in 57 Days)

So - after two months being on the road almost every day it feels really odd to know we don't have to get up and hit the road in the morning! And - more than that - does it ever feel odd to be back to living in such a large space after being used to the confines of the camper for so long! There's something to be said for the limited size of the camper, however: it sure doesn't take much time or effort to keep such a small space clean inside! Outside is a different matter: Bruce has been outside for much of today trying to get all of the bug-splat off the camper. Just Bruce and I that is - not Geri! The next day we got on the road at a good time and got back to Gabriola on the 3:45pm ferry. ... We went like gangbusters to empty the camper as soon as we arrived because we heard there was going to be rain the next day and didn't want to be doing all the to-ing and fro-ing in the rain.So - after two months being on the road almost every day it feels really odd to know we don't have to get up and hit the road in the morning! And - more than that - does it ever feel odd to be back to living in such a large space after being used to the confines of the camper for so long! There's something to be said for the limited size of the camper, however: it sure doesn't take much time or effort to keep such a small space clean inside! Outside is a different matter: Bruce has been outside for much of today trying to get all of the bug-splat off the camper. Just Bruce and I that is - not Geri! The next day we got on the road at a good time and got back to Gabriola on the 3:45pm ferry. ... We went like gangbusters to empty the camper as soon as we arrived because we heard there was going to be rain the next day and didn't want to be doing all the to-ing and fro-ing in the rain....