Blogs from Fernie, British Columbia, Canada, North America - page 2

We arrived in Fernie nearly 3 weeks ago, to heavy snow, that turned into rain on our arrival and has been absent since. Our journey was pretty stress free, other than the fact that our snowboard bag weighed 37kgs so we had to take some stuff out and put it with our other hold luggage and pay £44 extra! Our place here is pretty sweet. We have our own en-suite and very comfy double bed(albeit it could do with being a bit bigger Sam takes up half the bed!) we have free wi-fi, satellite TV, and hot room, 2 massive fridges and a pretty well equipt kitchen! Our landlords are amazing, they keep asking what else we need to make our stay more comfortable, so inevitably I came up with a list☺ We are sharing with ... read more

We loved Banff but we were excited to continue on our roadtrip, so after getting a quick coffee in the morning we continued on our way to Fernie. The drive was nice, lots of different scenery compared to what we have seen so far, there was ofcourse mountains but there were lots of farm land and a couple of massive lakes. But the highlight would of had to of been driving up to a grey wolf standing in the middle of the road. We were the first car in bit of a convoy so we slowed everyone else down and also got the best view of him but we couldn't get the camera out in time to capture it as we were in a bit of owe, as the grey wolf is not a very common ... read more

Yipee! Photos finally! Feast yer peepers! Well well. Its been a very, very long time since Ive posted. But here they are, here I am, and wow, am I having a really great time. Such a great time, Im actually out of time.. but I should have just enough to outline our route. From Penticton where my last pictured post was sent in, we rode North to Kelowna, and then back south through Penticton to Osoyoos. From there we climbed Anarchist's Summit, over to Grand Forks. From there, it was off to Christina Lake, followed by the lovely section of the Trans Canada Trail to Castlegar. Then on to Nelson, followed NE by Harrop and Proctor, then down one of the most beautiful lakes in the world to Creston. From Creston, we went up and over ... read more

The last time I posted, Anne and I were happily skiing our asses off, and enjoying Christmas. Wow. That was a long time ago! Now it's Spring, and all the snow has disappeared from town, and is starting to leave the mountains. It's bittersweet, no more skiing, but now I get to start enjoying the beautiful trails again on my runs. Bitumen can get so boring. Also, I'd like to officially state that I now hate shoveling snow. It only takes one season here to thoroughly get that right out of my system. Even with our wonderful neighbor snow-blowing our driveway on the worst days. The closing parts of the ski season had some fun events, including "The Dummy Downhill" which is sort of like the Birdman Rally in Melbourne, but with an intelligent difference being ... read more

Hey y'all! I know I know - but things have been a little hectic around here these last few weeks. The season went from casually ripping up the slopes and drinking beer to full on revising and practicing. It's been like Snowboard University. I'll even go so far as to say that a little of the same kinda stress from my Uni days was present before exam day, but more of that in a bit. So, week 8 and we all went off to another resort called Red Mountain near the US border. This was a full on r&r weekend staying in luxury condos on the hill, riding the fresh dump of powder, and drinking cocktails in the hot tub. And man did we make the most of it! I spent so long in that outdoor ... read more