Here we go again, another blogg from the bike. So here I am at Eagle Plains, essentially a few transportable buildings that are close to 30 years old and in their time were at the peak of technology. Because the place is small and in the middle of no-ware (people I tried to ring in the next town south didn’t know where it was and thought it was in the USA) it has to be totally self sufficient. That means water and sewage management (liquids will freeze in the winter) has to be done on site while you have to generate [View Full Entry]

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http://www.travelblog.org/gmaps/map_1uJ.html A new direction of travel, a new adventure and a new mode of transport. Having flown to Inuvik after my paddle it was time to pick up my bike and food supplies so I could start the ride south through the Yukon Territory to a town called Dawson City. This sounded easy enough, until I reached the shipping company who informed me that my bike was still sitting in the shipping yard about 1500km away. With a start like that things could only get better! While waiting for the bike to be flown in, I met up with some friends [View Full Entry]

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If your not already in a boredom induced coma, here is the final installment… While the entire trip was a challenge and provided me with the opportunity to visit some amazing places, it definitely stepped up a notch over for the last ¼ of the distance. This was when I crossed the Arctic Circle (an imaginary line, being the furthest south that the sun will shine for 24 hours during the summer solstice). It almost seemed like as soon as that line was crossed it became colder and the landscape began to change. Trees were smaller the further north I [View Full Entry]

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Well here we go again, another well overdue addition to my blogg. Here are a few more details and shots of my paddle trip. I hope you enjoy. As part of this adventure I had planned a side trip to the Great Bear Lake where the fishing was said to be legendary. Every photo I saw of this place featured a sun burnt, overweight international visitor with bad glasses holding a fish that would have made Rex Hunt look like an amateur. This lake is unique in that it is the 7th largest in the world, the only community on [View Full Entry]

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Its difficult to convert 49 days of paddling experiences in to words, so much is lost in the translation and there were a lot of “you had to be there” moments but here goes… The stats: Distance covered: 1500+ km Change in elevation: 175m Lacation: Northwest Territories, Canada Route: north from Great Slave Lake (the town of Hay River) through Fort Providence, Jean Marie, Fort Simpson, Wrigley, Tulita, Norman Wells, Fort Good Hope, Tsigachic, Inuvik and Tuktoyaktuk on the Arctic Coast. This included a side trip to Delane on the Gre [View Full Entry]

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Words cannot begin to describe what has happened on my trip thus far, alas photos also do not capture the true essence of each situation but I will do my best to share my experiences. I left Hay River on friday with much excitement and optimism. I had picked up a paddling buddy- my friend Jenn - who had managed to get time off work and was with me for the first 4 days of my trip. Our double kayak was loaded up with supplies and gear and we were off. I was so pumped to be finally going after all [View Full Entry]

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32 bus hours and 6 movies later I find my self in the town of Hay River on the edge of the Great Slave Lake. This place is located 61 degrees north - compared to the bottom of New Zealand which is 45 degrees south. Woooo hoooo! My first problem - how do I get my 6 bags to the camp ground which is 6.5km away? There is no bus or taxi service. Hitch I spose… Now I was told before I came up here that people only go this far north for 3 reasons: 1) To see family. 2) For [View Full Entry]

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Just as I was getting over my adventure poisoning from our road trip it was time to pack our bags again as we were off to the Sunshine Coast for more excitement - this time of the water variety. The weather was turning on a show that Kieth Martin would have been proud of and once everyone finished work on Friday the cars were packed and we were off. After an awesome drive - ferry - drive combo we arrived and settled in for the night. Magic is the only word I can use to describe the location. Lake frontage and [View Full Entry]

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Well in the last 8 days I we have traveled almost 3000km through landscape ranging from tropical forests to desert wineries to glacier fields and back again. We got a hire car and then tented along the way. Was a bit wiered being on the wrong side of the road! Highlights were: The Rock Mountains and the engineering needed to create a road through them. The wildlife including wolves, moose, deer and birds (eagles, osprey, quails and ducks) but unfortunately no bears despite Jason’s reassurance that we would soon see one… The fried halibut and chips at a shop claiming to [View Full Entry]

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After a stop over in LA I arrived in Vancouver where - following a delay of around 1 hour waiting for my bags - I was met at the airport by Jason, a mate from Uni. We then got the bus to Whistler where he lives and on the way saw some incredibe scenery. Spent the next week or so in Whistler where we did some biking (cross country and down hill), skiing, tennis and general tourist stuff. Also went on a Contiki tour canoe trip which was great evern though it was about 10 deg and raining. The punters werent [View Full Entry]

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