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On Sunday, we first tidied up the apartment, said goodbye to Stevie, and then started our road trip. Our first overnight stop was at Britannia Beach, near Squamish. So far, so...

Sleeping in a real bed, taking a really hot shower, and having the toilet all to oneself - that's a kind of luxury that one does not have while camping, and it becomes truly...

14.7.24 Day 2: Off to Victoria! After our first breakfast outside the RV by the sea, we drive to Butchart Gardens. We are among the first visitors this morning. The RV/bus...

After receiving some concerned messages last week because we forgot about the time difference, we are now writing the blog on Saturday evening ;-) We are thrilled that you have...

On HW 97 and 24 to Clearwater

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Potholes & Gravel Road: Adventure on the Stewart-Cassiar Hwy

In search of the glacier and the bears....

On 04.03.2020 we took the bus to Vancouver. As mentioned in the previous report, the journey is quite short. The customs check takes a bit longer - about 30 minutes - and our...

On Tuesday, our flight to Vancouver, Canada finally took off. You can fly directly from Nadi, Fiji. The flight lasted 12 hours and we flew over the International Date Line. We...

The morning is glorious. It smells of fresh greenery, it feels new, clean - like Proban. Yes, Proban, no coffee without the smell of gas. The camper has everything we need and...

Wwoof

After we had to say goodbye to our friends, we headed to our WWOOFing site in Cobble Hill. (WWOOF: worldwide opportunities on organic farms. Here, one can work on an organic...

Northern Lights in Summer?

No bear in bear country

On December 9th - Shortly before the 2nd Advent we head to the mainland. After 35! After writing to workaway contacts and about 10 (rather negative answers), I looked around on...

Note: The blog and also the audio recording (1:12 h) are a bit out of place for reasons that will soon become clear. 😂 Here the link: https://tinyurl.com/2x3pnc7q On Monday...

2.6.25 Porteau->Cat Lake, 40km, 720hm. Today will be a day of spontaneous decisions. Two raccoons are tussling near the washroom. The rear tire has lost air again, and I...

First things first: I haven't seen any raccoons. May 25 - May 31, 2020 I start the week with Glenn. He injured his shoulder last week and it still hasn't improved. So he's going...

The early departure was worth it; we made it through nicely. Breakfast was in the duck-pooped park, including a power nap from Alessandro on a picnic bench. Not everything that...

Dad wants to see Downtown. The highly sensitive individuals in the family see RED. You like to do yourself a favor, and so we all head out together anyway. The skyscrapers get...

Raaambo, returning the camper :( Vancouver sightseeing, Supercross World Championship and preparing for HAWAII

Why did we even do whale watching before???

Hey there, Since I experience so much here (as you can probably tell from the over 100 pictures 😅), I also have a lot to write about. So here's a little overview in advance, so...

08/10/2022 On the night from Wednesday to Thursday, we took the ferry from Horseshoe Bay to Nanaimo on Vancouver Island. The overnight journey was not our choice. We...

18.05.2020 ~ Hiking in Stanley Park: Monday was a holiday - Victoria's Day - which we used for a hike in Stanley Park. We were surprised that despite the holiday, most of the...

I am now writing a post about Whistler because I promised you that you would read something about snow. The first day is sunny and there are many tourists in Whistler Village....