Hilton Richmond

... I cleaned up, Danielle and Celine went off to the washrooms for one last hot shower...or so they thought. Instead, the water was only tepid at best and would shut off after just 30 seconds unless the shower button was pressed repeatedly. Very frustrating and not what they had anticipated. We ended our day sitting on the beach, sipping hot tea, nibbling our fresh baked goods for dessert, and enjoying the last rays of truly warm sun.

... to Ketchikan in Alaska on Saturday so we can take our time getting to Prince Rupert.<br><br>Then it&#8217;s up Alaska&#8217;s Inside Passage on the ferry, stopping off along the way. We&#8217;ll spend the next 13 weeks in Alaska and driving across Canada, exploring the Maritimes, down into the U.S. Eastern Seaboard for a couple of weeks, then on to South America, before we head home on December 20. It&#8217;s going to be a marathon trip but we can&#8217;t wait!

... It was a fantastic day and went so well, even my best mans speech went ok! Thanks guys!! Hope no one is too offended I didn't get in touch, but I was only back 4 days and I was skint, not a winning combination. Was a little weird to be back, but I pulled through. Gatwicks a depressing place mind. Anyhow got back on Saturday and think I'm just about over the jetlag. Havent had an psychotic epidsodes that I'm aware of so that's a bonus. Back at work at the bus company for the ...

... However it was sunny on Saturday so I busted out to Kitsilano which is a suburb over the bridge. Really cool place with a beach and loads of nice shops/cafes, and the view of the main city from there is amazing! Definately the best place I've been so far, though its not really fair as everywhere else was wet and dull. I've explored the main parts of the city now which has meant miles of walking and a daily soaking, but I think I ...

... from the hostel *nd we he*ded to the b*r to celebr*te. My lord - 5 pitchers of beer l*ter *nd it w*s 2:30*m *nd we were *ll * bit tipsy (to s*y the le*st!!), so I spent yesterd*y f*irly low key!! But, it's good to h*ve the knowledge th*t within * month, I'll st*rt bringing in some income *nd won't h*ve to worry so much!! But, rent*ls here *ren't overly che*p, *nd the suburbs *re *bout * 1-hour commute *w*y...so it looks like I'll be spending ...

... the mainland. From there it was, what we thought would be a 45 minute walk back, but actually ended up being an hour and half, (at the end of the day!!) The redemming factor to this was, that it was all along the ocean boardwalk and through Stanley Park, although, with how the kids were feeling by this time, I don't think the beauty of it all was much compensation. A long day, filled with ironies, finished up with a soak in the spa. Superb!

... night here. There is no taxi service in the area though so we were standing by a road out in the middle of nowhere in the pitch black dark hoping that the last bus of the day was going to turn up and take us to a nearby town and that we didn't get scoffed by wolves. I think both Chris and I agree that this was our favourite place on the trip so far, the view was simply breathtaking as the photos will probably demonstrate, the people here seem really happy and friendly ...

Wednesday We had breakfast in our room this morning and checked out of the Hotel. We left for North Vancouver, after the traffic had died down. We felt like competent Canadian drivers now that we had 2 days driving on what felt like the wrong side of the road. We found the RV again much easier this time with a decent map and after checking out a few things offered $18 000 ...

We were driven by Sandy and Robin to Vancouver through the gorgeous scenery of British Columbia. It's very variable; forests through to desert areas and eventually the sea. We took a route through the Fraser Canyon, looking down at the rapidly moving Fraser River. This time of year, the river is quite low but it's still very fast moving, which makes it all the more impressive that Sandy rafted down it in what Robin refers to as her "wild youth". We stopped for food at a ...

... Tessa too has matured much. I'm really looking forward to this time with them, still young enough to be ok with traveling with dad, soon they will forge out to travel alone, tessa talk's lots about her future travels already. well next post should be from Toyko bye for now