November 04, 2004
The last hurrah...
We arrived back into Vancouver on the evening of Thursday 14th October to spend the next two nights with Mike & Carolyn before flying out on the Saturday. The next day or so were spent working out how to pack...Read this update
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October 30, 2004
In search of Polar Bears...
Our trip to Churchill began from Winnipeg on Friday 8th October with a 1.5 hr Calm Air flight to a town called Thompson. From Thompson we were to catch the train at 6pm for the 14 hr overnight leg to...Read this update
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October 13, 2004
Bonjour from Quebec...
We arrived in Montreal about 1.30pm and took a taxi to the central railway station where we boarded a 4pm train to Quebec City. This was a very comfortable 3 hour trip through farmlands interspersed with areas of trees (including...Read this update
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October 07, 2004
To Banff and beyond...
Sunday the 26th September we were to do the drive from Jasper to Banff via the Icefields Parkway. The weather wasn`t the best to start the day with low cloud hiding all the mountains. This did not make for good...Read this update
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October 05, 2004
Rocky mountain high, river valley low...
Friday the 24th saw us awake in Jasper to the unusual but very distinctive sounds of bull Elk. It was rutting season and looking after their harems was a full time job. It also didn't bother them if it was...Read this update
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Off to the Rockies...
Leaving Stewart on the 20th September we headed off on the 5 hr drive back to Prince Rupert. The weather had closed in and with a bit of drizzle around it was only 5degC outside. The trip back was going...Read this update
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September 21, 2004
The Real Northern Exposure
Thursday 16th Sept saw us pick up a rental car and head north to a place called Stewart. This was about a 5hr drive plus stops for photo's, food etc... Stewart is a small town of about 400 people that...Read this update
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Back to B.C.
Friday 10th Sept, was one of those days you get when travelling - up at 4.30am for a 6.30am flight from Anchorage to Seattle (3.5hrs) - sit around an airport lounge for 3hrs for a connecting flight to Victoria (30min)...Read this update
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To Denali and back...
Tuesday 7th Sept we set off from Seward to head towards Mt.McKinley (highest peak in North American) which lies within the vast expanse for Denali National Park. We had no accommodation booked for this part of the trip but we...Read this update
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Salmon on the BBQ in Seward
Sunday the 5th September saw us wake to a clear, sunny day in Seward Alaska. Seward is a very pleasant port town on the Kenai Peninsular with mountain ranges on both sides. The morning was spent doing a tour and...Read this update
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September 04, 2004
Doh, where'd the Bears go?
After picking up the hire car from Anchorage Airport we headed off down the Kenai Peninsula (pronounced 'Keen Eye') for a town called Homer. This was a very scenic 4hr drive. Thursday was our rainy, foggy day for the week...Read this update
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September 02, 2004
Just Cruisin'
Well its taken awhile, but we finally managed to sit down at a pc and add another entry to our journal. We have just disembarked from our cruise ship the Carnival Spirit in a place called Whittier, Alaska. The cruise...Read this update
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August 24, 2004
Rain, Bears and Beer in Vancouver
We woke on Saturday 21st August to overcast skies. Vancouver's long, dry heat wave was about to end... and I had to drive to the airport to return the rental!!! By the time we left Coquitlam the rain had started....Read this update
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August 21, 2004
Having a whale of a time
Tuesday 17th August we packed up our gear and took off in the car for Port Angeles. This was about a 200km drive in bright sunshine from Seattle towards the imposing Olympic Mountains. From Port Angeles we caught the car...Read this update
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August 16, 2004
Starting to unwind...
Our trip started on August 11 with a 6 hour flight from Adelaide to Singapore with Singapore Air and to some warmer weather (28deg C and that was just at night!!!). We stayed overnight in Singapore at the Paramount hotel...Read this update
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