We're definitely not seeing Vancouver Is at her best, it's another drizzly, cool day with all enveloping heavy clouds. For all that it has a nice feel to it, a place we could easily see ourselves living. It has it all, forests, the ocean, rivers, plenty of recreational areas, surf beaches even a ski slope. There's a lot of options to eat out and shop. It would seem it's pretty much self sufficient. We've seen vast areas of market gardens and some cattle farms. T...

After yesterday's big drive we weren't in any hurry to stir this morning. I rang the front desk at 9.45 to see what time breakfast finished in case it was ten and we had to move it only to be told it finished at 9am lol ah well there's always a banana :-) We packed up and checked out aiming for the 1pm crossing. The drive to the ferry terminal was over an hour. We needed to stop on the way to stock up on groceries for the next few days assuming it'll cost more o...

While having breakfast and packing up this morning there were truck horns blasting on and off, not a usual occurrence. When we left we found out why. The BC teachers have been on strike for some weeks ( arguing over class sizes and composition) and negotiations between the govt. and unions don't seem to be getting anywhere. Opposite our hotel there were 20 or so teacher supporters with placards rallying for support for their cause. Poor b*****s looked like they'd...

We were up early, quick breakfast to go at the local bakery/cafe, petrol top up and we bid a fond farewell to Stewart. The same road out to the junction led us once more past glaciers and icy glacier fed rivers. We'd been told the day before by the ranger at the bar boardwalk that most of the bears had moved on to Hana Creek. We came to Hana Creek and there were a few other cars parked up and people on the bridge - a good sign something was up :-) We took our pl...

This mornings search for another light show was a bust. We set off about midnight for a clearing ten minutes out of town. It wasn't too cloudy but by 1.30am having seen nothing we were knackered and gave it away for the night :-( On now to today and here we go again, another glorious BC day :-) Sunshine, comparatively warm (12C) and km after km of picturesque lakes, rivers and mossy forests. The drive today began with spotting some small creatures. Walking besi...