The good news is that BC received some rain. Bad news is that it was still raining when we left so we never really got to see the Mountains in their full glory. We still had an amazing time though exploring the beautiful city! Saturday 7 August 2010: Vancouver is a city of bridges. Massive bridges connecting central Vancouver with it's surrounds. We drove over the Iron Workers Memorial Bridge to get to North Vancouver and the Capilano Suspension Bridge. The Ca...

Big HI from friendly Vancouver! Where you can get drive-thru coffee and Reeses peanut-butter confectionary on every corner! So first things first. We manage to arrive safely in BC no thanks to New Zealand weather. Due to horrible rain and low cloud in Wellington I was unable to fly down and meet my sis for lunch and I couldn't join Steph for the start of the big trip. But never mind!! Instead I had a lovely lunch with my parents before boarding the plane for ...