Dude is that a bear? Today we joined the down hill mountain bike dudes as we tackled the hair raising jumps and white knuckle bends of whistler mountain. We hired the bike and protective clothing along with a much needed guide/tutor. We took the ski lift with our bikes up the mountain, where we were taught the basic skills to survive our descent. Then we were off down a steep and very bendy track were we tackled burns (hair pin bends), jumps and large rocks. Thi...

Now we know we're in Canada! Today was the day we picked up our campervan and what a beauty she is. We started our journey by driving through the busiest part of Vancouver which isn't easy when your campervan is wider than the lane you are meant to be in. The route we decided to take is the famous sea to sky highway. It started with a beautiful view over Vancouver from the lions gate bridge before winding its way up through the pine forest hills. We decided t...

On your bike! Today we explored Vancouver using pedal power. The day started with a relaxed cycle along the seawall towards Stanley park. Stanley park is recognised as one of the greatest urban parks in the world. The seawall is 9km and runs all the way around the park. On the way round we had great views of Vancouver harbour with its many expensive yachts. Further round we stopped to see the totem poles, each totem represents a family. Then we decided to exp...

Another early start! This morning we were up early to catch our flight to Vancouver! The flight was just under 10 hours but we had some amazing scenery to keep us occupied. We flew over Iceland, Greenland and Canada and we were lucky to see icebergs, endless snow caped mountains, lakes, glaciers and a very large volcano! Vancouver greeted us with a stunning 28 degrees and blue skies! So we headed straight to the beach! It was a particularly busy day at the be...

And we're off! We were up early at 2.00am saturday morning to head down to the London olympics, and what a super Saturday it turned out to be! We watched the women's triathlon in Hyde park with thousands of enthusiastic supporters. The atmosphere was incredible especially when Helen Jenkins (team GB) took the lead and was contesting for a medal! However, during the final lap she fell back to fifth which is where she finished the race. It was unbelievable how q...