Where winding roads, rusty rails, iffy health and lean budget meet the calm
We’ve been travelling for over 2 weeks in Europe. By the end of our short journey, we’ll visit 6 countries. Usually our travel is slower, however the goal of this trip is to visit friends in Switzerland, Italy and Belgium. We have a return flight from Amsterdam. And along the way we stopped in Germany and France. We’ve enjoyed European train travel in the past. This time German trains were chaotic, so we have a few stories to tell when we have time to post.
It’s not exactly stolen or borrowed, since I was already writing of “The red sun”. But I am months and many posts behind. Continue reading “A borrowed headline “The summer the sun turned red””
Fri, Jul 14
We head back. Eh, not due to the looming emergency yet. After breakfast we fill Doranya up with water (who knows where the next refill will be?), dump the holding tanks, disconnect and Continue reading “The red sun: Let’s get the hell out of here”
Tue, Jul 11
As mentioned in some previous posts we still hadn’t realised the gravity of the wildfires around us and how the smoke from them was affecting us. In the morning Alex felt well Continue reading “Peachland and Okanagan Valley”
Tue, Jul 11 and Jul 14
We didn’t stay in Kelowna and in hindsight it was a good thing that I could not book a campground there. But we drove through it on the way into and out of the Peachland RV Park, where we had booked 3 nights. Continue reading “Driving through Kelowna, a flash back in time”
Sat, Jul 8
Despite the smoke and red sun, when visible, we were still in the lull before the storm that was developing around us. Wildfires. Today we are heading towards Prince George. Continue reading “The red sun: Smithers, Burns Lake, West Lake”
Wed, Jul 6
Soon we’ll say goodbye to the 60th parallel, crossing it for one last time and heading south to the unknown. Not knowing what and where we might dump Doranya’s holding tanks and refill the fresh water tank. Continue reading “Stewart-Cassiar Highway”
Tue, Jul 5
And then we hit the road. Carcross, Tagish, Jakes Corner, Little Teslin Lake, Johnsons Crossing, Brooks Brook, Teslin, Morley River, dip into BC, Swift River, Rancheria… Continue reading “Carcross, Tagish, Teslin and goodbye North of 60th”
After a wonderful visit with Alex’s nephew Michael and his fiancée Erin in Haines Junction (HJ) it was time to turn around and head for home. Continue reading “North of 60th: The Turn Around”
Wed, Jun 28
The Alaska Highway in BC is BC 97. It crosses the BC – Yukon (YT) border a few times. Driving from south the first one is a short section with crossing at Continue reading “North of 60th: Teslin, Marsh Lake and arrival at Haines Junction”
Tue, Jun 27
Driving to and on Alaska Highway was as spectacular as the Icefield Parkway. In a very different way. Continue reading “Alaska Highway to Liard Hot Springs”
June 25 – June 26
When we started the trip, I had only 14 places booked out of 45 scheduled. These were the National and some popular Provincial Parks. Continue reading “From Jasper to Alaska Highway”
Jun 22 – Jun 24
This post is mainly a photo essay.
Driving through the Canadian Rocky Mountains is spectacular. Continue reading “The Icefield Parkway and Jasper”
Jun 18 – Jun 21
We approached the foothills of the mountains shortly after we merged with TransCanada Highway 1 at Seebe. Continue reading “Lake Louise”
(Hmmm… This was supposed to be posted a long time ago but somehow got lost in the winds and wildfires. I guess rushing back home we didn’t have lots of spare time or wifi for that matter) Continue reading “A month on the road”
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