Hi Everyone, have you missed us? Well, we have spent July and August working back in old Blighty and staying with Abby´s Mum scrounging in Hertford. After looking hard at last minute deals and a bit of haggling we have managed to put together an itinerary that takes us up the west coast of South America. After an overnight flight via Madrid, we landed in Santiago, Chile. It is very reminiscent of Spain, but not quite the same. The motorists are very polite and...

3rd July 2009 4-55pm. Internet cafe Toronto. Just popped into the internet cafe to do one of our last blogs, upload some photos if we have time. Thought we would just check that our flight time tomorrow has not changed.............instant sinking feeling when we discover that we are confirmed onto the BA flight from Lester Pearson Airport tonight!, due to take off at 7pm; OH SH*T!!!!!!!!! 5-10pm Hotel Lobby Packed faster that we ever thought possible, check ou...

So we have made it to Toronto in one piece, and the last stage of our journey. The last bit of the drive around the edge of the great lakes probably was the most tedious, but we had been told that it would be, by several Canadians. The drive around the northern edge of Lake Superior is listed by lonely planet as one of the most spectacular drives in the world, unfortunately the rain that we had at Thunder Bay continued and the road and lake were bathed in mist fo...

Well we have had quite an adventerous time travelling across Canada in our RV. The fuel is not quite as cheap as NZ, the mileages have been much greater and the camper is a ford truck which seems to drink petrol. Apart from that the scenery has been quite spectacular, the locals are very friendly (Abby frequently has to drag Eric away, he could chat with them all day!). We spent nearly two weeks in the Rockies, visiting the national parks; Jasper, Banff, Kootena...

We left Hawaii and flew to Vancouver via LA. Two things to mention; whilst waiting for our connecting flight at LAX we experienced a 5.0 richter scale earthquake, the whole building shook and everyone paid attention. Then on the flight Eric had a lot of problems with his sinuses and his nose began to run and he had a very bad headache and began to shake and become feverish; Abby was worried that we would not get past Canadian customs as they may think he had swin...