Cisca writes the blog this time for a change. From Stewart we went to Smithers. First we took a boardwalk over the estuary. On the way back we saw the gletchers again, quite impressive. The weather was'nt really cooperating but later on the sky cleared up. To be clear on that point Brenda, we did not took the sun with us. We have absolutely no clue where it is. On the way to Smithers we visited the Ksan Historical Village and Museum in Hazelton. We did a guided tour, it was interesting to hear about the culture and heritage of the [View Full Entry]

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Another chilly morning, but it was sunny all day and warmed up to the mid 70's in the afternoon; perfect weather for cruising in the Miata! I woke up at 5:00am and was wide awake, so I decided to get up early and resume my journey. It was still very dark and the stars were out. I put the top down on the Miata, pulled my knit ski cap over my head and ears, put on my gloves and hit the road. It felt good! Stopped for a big breakfast (TOO big) and after an hour of driving after breakfast I [View Full Entry]

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More vast open countryside with spectacular views round every corner. Another 4 days has passed and we've covered another 1026 spectacular miles - though it would be nice to see a tree without pine needles. Actually that's not really fair as we do go past the occasional stand of aspens in amongst the pine trees. We are still in the land of scenic viewpoints surrounded by trees but it doesn't matter as there is so little traffic on the road you can just pull up and take a photo. All the towns are small one horse places but the locals love [View Full Entry]

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Having arrived in Prince Rupert on the ferry around 7am the Polish couple gave me a lift to the Greyhound Bus station ticket office, where I discovered how expensive it was to try and get North - have to go way out east to Prince George to get another bus that will go up north. And pay a small fortune to do it. So I decided to hitch instead. I set out on the road, and before long a car stops without me even sticking my thumb out. "This is easy!" I think. The following conversation goes something like this: Nice [View Full Entry]

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War es zu einfach oder seid ihr einfach schlauer als ich euch eingeschaetzt hab? :P Es ist NATUERLICH keine Frau in die ich mich verliebt hab, sondern das Land KANADA!!!! Die Maase sind natuerlich die Flaeche in Quadratmeilen und die Einwohnerzahl, der Index ist Einwohner pro Quadratmeile. Die weissen Stellen sind die schneebedeckten Berge!!! Ich hatte gehofft wenigstens einer von euch wuerd drauf reinfallen und mich versuchen auszuquetschen wer es ist! Also, Respekt fuer die schnelle Loesung! ;) Aber ich werd mir noch was anderes einfallen lassen um euch von hier nen bisschen zu aergern! ; [View Full Entry]

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The Skeena train, run by VIA rail, is a 20 hour journey with an overnight stop in Prince George. The trip was very scenic for the first four hours, then extremely pleasant but not so stunning for the remainder. Early in the trip the conductor told us we were very fortunate to get a vista of the Seven Sisters, a spectacular jagged mountain range. The train also runs along the Skeena River for the first four hours then the Fraser, BC's mightiest river, for most of day 2. We missed the view of Mt Robson, late on Day 2 due to [View Full Entry]

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Greetings from Prince George, BC. We just arrived a couple of hours ago. Penticton was bittersweet. Right before the first show on Saturday we had a company meeting in which they annoucned that Feld was shutting down all three HSM tours. So we all got fired, essentially! The orginal plan was that they would keep at least one tour open, ours. So after March, we would have the summer off and then go back on Tour in August. But now, the tour is over in March for this crew. We also learned that they are shutting down one of the stage [View Full Entry]

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Hello friends! This is probably going to be my primary means of updating you all on my excellent adventures whilst in South America. I'll try to make a new post every week or two, internet availability permitting. The next post I'll be in Lima!!!! I can't wait! [View Full Entry]

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From Valdez we drove the Richardson Highway to Paxson, where we turned west to explore the Denali Highway. The first 20 miles are paved and we found the Tangle Lake BLM campground just before the gravel began. It was free and very nice. Although the weather remained cloudy and rainy, we decided to take on the bumpy gravel road and hike with Wendy and Jeff Bailey through the tundra in the wilderness. We were in search of wildlife and were not disappointed when two caribou sighted us about 300 feet away. They kept their eye on us while running a circle [View Full Entry]

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Well, final preparations are underway. I was chatting with a girl at work who just went to Oz and she mentioned there were tons of internet cafes where you could manage digital photos, so you may all get photos with entries after all! I wanted to test if I could transfer directly from our camera to the blog...so this is the test. For your viewing pleasure - our packs. Talk to you on the flip side! G&D [View Full Entry]

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