Coast Bastion Inn Nanaimo

... m ready to go with the flow.<br><br>After Ireland I'm on to Portugal, from there I plan to travel to Turkey, then on to Cairo to join TDA on another tour of Africa. I have a couch lined up in Lisbon through the couch surfing network, (www.couchsurfing.org) which is just about the coolest way to cut your travel expenses in half. I have just one day in Lisbon before I head south to the farm/guesthouse where I'll be volunteering my time for a couple weeks through the ...

... next couple of days, and loads of jewellery and crafts available but as much as I'd love to send everyone back home a collection of gifts, Christmas is still a couple of months away. <br><br>So after a while, having side-stepped all the tourists (a collective of which, to my distaste, I still firmly belong for at least another month or so), I called Sue, whose couch I would be surfing the next couple of nights (hi Sue, if you're reading!). For those of you who haven't heard of ...

... on another long-distance road trip. But we&#8217;ll<br>still cruise around town and on do some island daytrips. There&#8217;s no way<br>I want to ever stop riding; you have given me the experience and the<br>memories that have made me a lifelong rider. And a safe one too. What<br>more could I ask for?<br><br>Thank you for this golden opportunity to have this roadtrip of a lifetime. Those 10529.5 kms won't be forgotten anytime soon!<br><br><br>Bon xoxo<br>

... town), and yet the feeling of anticipation and giddiness remains the same.<br><br>Our aim is to catch the 6:30am ferry to Vancouver on Saturday. From there, we'll take the high road to Whistler, through Kamloops, Banff, Calgary.... and then we'll see. <br><br>The only things that are certain is that we have 4500+ km to cover, we'll be camping every night in some campsite/field/farm and my bike can only go about 220km before needing a refuel (Matt's can ...

... miss the plane. Today I left Telegraph Cove a bitter sweet moment. I love to be there but the whales are no where to be found thus as much as I love it there, it just wasn't right for me. I am very exhausted and really ready to go home. I am going to be getting up exceptionally early to catch the plane and will get home late tomorrow after a stop in seattle and minneapolis. Today I went to ...

... the guys at the poker game. Kent needed some one to remove tones of gravel from his back yard and I happened to be qualified on the banjo and wheelbarrow. That was seriously hard work at nearly 4000 feet above sea level in the desert. But I got it all done and with some extra gas and food money to boot. I came to the conclusion that hand guns really are just very volatile security blankets for people that are full of fear and not much faith. Harsh statement from a ...

It's 3:30 am, May 10th....today we leave, today this whole thing is real. There are no more sleeps, no more going away dinners, no more last visits before our departure. Today it is us, an airplane and 4000 anticipated miles of travel, I can help but be slightly on edge. There have been great meals, over filled glasses of Australian shiraz, tears and heartfelt goodbyes. Today Italy is the reality.

... Glacier photo The guides were friendly and funny.We walked on the glacier photo. Very impressive for the scientific and curious mind. Had a quick snack before we left the chalet and saved our appetite for lunch in Crossing-Soup and Chilli Buffalo. Our photos of Peyto lake have not been digitally enhanced.The lake really was that bright blue colour photo Bow Lake was also big and beautiful. Along the highway if you see cars pulled over to the side of the road,you'd better slow down ...