Starvation Lake 2021
1st July 2021 (Canada Day has been put on hold given the horrible findings at the Indian Reservation Schools). Starvation
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Camping
Levette Lake 2021 (Part 1)
This is Part 1 because we plan to revisit Levette later this summer…. It wouldn’t be a summer without going
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Smoke on the (Lake Lovely) Water
So here it is, summer is almost over. The last trip of ‘summer’ was one I had been excited for
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Lads Annual Hiking Trip – Eaton Lake (Skagit Valley Road)
Every year the boys do a hike in camping trip. Previous years have seen us going to Assiniboine and Garibaldi
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Rustic Cabining on Mount Seymour
After knowing Matt for almost 4 years; he suprised us all by saying his Step-Dad had a cabin on Seymour.
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Levette Lake 2020
Levette Lake is my favourite place in Canada and somewhere we like to visit once a year. It has become
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Baby Camping to Paradise Valley
With summer finally arriving we took advantage of our beautiful surrounds and organized a camping trip including June and Charlie.
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Ruxton Island 2020
Last year we were invited to Mel and Khodae’s cabin on Ruxton island (see here). Well we didn’t trash the
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Covid Camping in Skagit Valley (nr Hope)
Covid completely shut down BC including campgrounds and most provincial parks. As restrictions lightened; it was possible to extend your
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Return of the Levette
Levette is my favourite lake in Canada. The place I visited during my first weekend in Canada (click here) will
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Bluey Lake – Aspen Grove
We spent Friday / Saturday at Bluey Lake which is about 30 minutes east of Merritt and 3.5 hours east
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Garibaldi Lake
As summer draws closer we are therefore approaching wedding season and the precursor bachelor(ette) parties. With the girls heading to
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Emily’s Champagne Birthday – Hornby Island
On the 30th August 2018 (exactly a year since I arrived in Canada) Emily turned the rip old age of
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Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park
4 guys, 4 days 60lb bags, 90km, 140,000steps, 2.6km ascents… one mountain. When I agreed to move to Canada with
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The Lavette Strikes Back
You may remember we went to Lavette Lake during my first weekend Living in Canada (seen here). It was magical
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Labour Day Weekend – Levette Lake
Revision Dec ’17 – A big THANK YOU toย www.taleoftravels.com for featuring my ramblings about moving to Canada. The countdown is
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Throwback – The Three Peak’s
I have been thinking about doing a number of โthrowbackโ blogs for a while now and I came across an
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