http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/Dave-Dave/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Dave Dave en-us Sun, 15 Nov 2009 15:26:41 +0000 Sun, 15 Nov 2009 15:26:41 +0000 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 noware people I tried to ring in the next town south didnrsquot know where it was and thought it was in the USA it has to be totally self sufficient http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Yukon/blog-74737.html httpwww.travelblog.orggmapsmap1uJ.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 sitt http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Yukon/blog-70206.html If your not already in a boredom induced coma here is the final installmenthellipWhile 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 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 http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Northwest-Territories/blog-62848.html 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 R http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Northwest-Territories/blog-62839.html 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 ldquoyou had to be thererdquo moments but here goeshellipThe 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 Sim http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Northwest-Territories/blog-43372.html 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 w http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Northwest-Territories/blog-16025.html 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 sposehellipNow I was told before I came up here http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Northwest-Territories/blog-13590.html 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 a http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/British-Columbia/Whistler/blog-13463.html 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 roadHighlights wereThe Rock Mountains and the engineering needed to create a road through them.The wildlife including wolves moose deer and b http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Alberta/Edmonton/blog-12087.html 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 o http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/British-Columbia/Whistler/blog-11843.html After a night of little sleep I stood on the side of the road with 3 horses 2 cows a pig and a dog for company waiting for a bus to take me to Suva. What amazed me was that whenever a car would drive past the animals would all move away from the road some even looked for cars before crossingAfter an endless bus ride along some fantastic coastline I found myself in Suva Fijirsquos capit http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Fiji/Viti-Levu/blog-11255.html During my time in Lautoka I met a 19y.o. Ausy guy from Canberra called Kieran who was in Fiji trying to convince the family of his Indian girlfriend not to give her away to another man as part of an arranged wedding. Not a pretty situationhellipWhile he was waiting to meet with the family we went for a ride into the surrounding hills to see the Fiji highlands. After paying a stupid amount of mon http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Fiji/Viti-Levu/blog-11157.html Arriving in Fiji after a 10 year absence I was keen to both relive my childhood memories and discover new areas that I had not been to. Not wanting to stand out like every other tourist I immediately caught the bus that would take me away from Nadi to Lautoka and checked in to a cheap hotel on the outskirts of town.The first thing I did in town was go to the roadside stalls that sold Indian sweet http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Fiji/Viti-Levu/blog-10887.html