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First off thank you to everyone who has commented either on the blog or the message board.... it's good to hear from everyone back home!
We arrived just outside Kamloops in Sun Peaks mountain resort after a 6.5 hour drive. The hostel was like a big red mushroom and a dog called Kaya lived there too! A hike was much needed the next day however noone told us to take sandwiches for the teddy bears picnic! We came accross a huge black mummy bear rustling the bushes about 2 metres away. Lisa was terrified so we backed away slowly only to find baby bear playing with the berries like a cat with string. At this point Lisa was now too scared to move either way and wanted to come home!! Fortunately a service truck came along and scared them away for us so we swiftly followed the van.
Fast forward a few hours and there was a to do in the reception of our hostel where another bear wanted to come in and was about to ring the doorbell! Needless to say Lisa was not liking Canada quite as much as the day before..
After another long drive we arrived in Jasper where you are surrounded by mountains or lakes whichever way you look. The first day was spent driving around different lakes and we stopped at Rainbow lake for a quick row in a rowing boat. Check out the video... After the rowing we decided to take the tramway up Whistlers mountain (Jasper) and hiked a little further up the mountain. It was snowing which was pretty cool... literally! Also drove out to Maligne lake where we encountered our first grizzly bear wandering by the side of the river. After the lake on the way back we found our second grizzly playing with some berry bushes along the side of the road. Noone else was around this time so we grabbed a short video, check it out! Lisa was much happier with these bear sightings mainly due to her having a huge car to speed off in if needed!
We're currently in Banff and have lots more pics and stories which we will post in a few days!! Hope everyone back home is safe and well... some phone calls will be coming shortly, just not today as it's 11.30pm in the UK and only 4.35pm!!
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Penny Ball hi Glad you are having fun have been to Whistler and Jasper and along the sea to sky route. Happy memories. Try not to play with too many bears.