Early start wasn't what I was planning on but it seems Dad has insomnia  Showered and refreshed we set of to Tofino. This is by far the most scenic road I have ever had the pleasure to drive along, mountains were reflected in the lakes with the early morning sun, streams were flowing strong alongside many parts of the road and the mountains surrounded us. We got high up and snow was still on the roadside. Over on the west coast we walked the petrified forest...

We had a bit of a lay in this morning and got up just after 7. The rain had stopped and we went outside to find woody woodpecker  banging away on a metal sign?? Silly bird! For breakfast we got korrfee and mars bars at the gas station and off we went. Destination Port Hardy... this is at the top of the island and the the total end of civilisation along the road are various logging towns/ports/harbours so we planned some stops on the way. Beaver Cove was a m...

We were given a price for a car by the nice lady at National car hire so we thought we'd have a look at what she was offering ... Monster truck comes to mind!! Anyway "my friend" Ebdi took over and we got a nice Toyota  at his special rate. We set off, dad gave me the keys to drive but I think he forgot the driver sits on the other side out here because he drove from the passenger seat. I couldn't get the GPS to work so we pulled over for a moment and Dad ...

 Flying to Vancouver via Edmonton. We flew over Iceland which is really well named, we had a great view of the place and it is clearly covered with snow and ice. Then we passed over Greenland which is clearly not Green in the slightest, it ought to be called Notsogreenland. Airplane food is oddly filling for such small portions maybe it's to do with cabin pressure shrinking everything? Dad dropped his dinner in the passage way and then broke his earphones an...