Hampton Inn,
A cloudy drizzly morning did not stop us from touring the city. We walked a few blocks down
Granville Island, not really and island, used to be a run down industrial area, but good planning turned it into a hip urban market, especially on the weekends. (more…)
Hampton Inn,
Shabbat Shalom.
Today it rained most of the time. We therefore planned indoor activities and went out whenever the sky let up for a bit. At the hotel we got up around 9:30am, and barely made it to the nice breakfast served till 10am.
When we got out of the hotel there was no rain, so we started walking up
We spent 3 hours at the museum, covering all the galleries. The first and most impressive was an exhibit of Impressionist art dubbed “From Monet to Dali†on loan from the Cleveland Museum of Art. It was a good collection and by the end of the exhibit Ron already knew about Monet, Van Gogh, Picasso’s Blue Period and Rodin’s Thinker.
The rest of the exhibits were of modern art and modern Canadian art. Thankfully Shir and Orr fell asleep in the stroller and Ron was a good sport. (more…)
Hampton Inn,
After a rainy morning of packing things and laundries we finally left the campground after 11am. We drove a whole 5km to
Capilano Campground,
No Pictures 🙁
We drove the last 100km to
a) The sun is out and it is not raining
b) There is no construction work on over 80% of the road, reducing the speed limit to 30-50km/h when not standing still waiting for a construction truck to get out of the way.
So instead of 90 minutes, the drive took us twice as long and we didn’t really enjoy the view. Se la vie, as they say. (more…)
Riverside Campground, Whistler,
Most people get to Whistler on the see to sky highway from
KOA Campground,
Clearwater Country Inn and RV
We left Japser today heading west towards
Our first stop this morning was in Jasper, to fill up on some groceries, especially water, which came down to the last 3 bottles. We went to a different supermarket than on the first day, and it was actually not too bad. We even got a baguette. After Paola made a phone call we headed out of town. (more…)
We were a bit apprehensive this morning as to today’s activities. Happily Shir woke up in a great mood, and didn’t seem to have any discomfort with her new cast. So we decided to continue exploring the wider area, and not stick around town. We drove northwest to a small national park called Yoho. It is some First Nations name.
The park has several major attractions, and we saw three today. (more…)
We saw waterfalls today. It was a very hot day, over 30 centigrade, so we didn’t go on any really long hikes. The day started early for me, just before 5am. We were still in Kootenay. I went on a hike up to Stanley Glacier, a relatively short walk to get to a glacier view. The hike started out through a renewing forest after a fire 40 years ago. It then entered a valley surrounded by huge cliffs, creating a mega amphitheatre. On the far left side lays
Happy Fourth of July to all our
We took a side trip today, to a smaller less appreciated park just to the southwest of
We started with a hike to the Paint Pots, an interesting area of historic significance. (more…)