Blogs from Victoria, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, North America - page 30

YAY! We won the Victoria DB festival. There were 100 teams, but our main competition was Gorging Dragons from Victoria. It was really fun. More pics on www.kaiikaika.org ! ... read more

Day 25..... Well, they say that parting is such sweet sorrow and for us, saying goodbye to the RV was just that. After 3 weeks we have moved on to more spacious surroundings. It was probably just in time too, as the truck was starting to show signs of our wear & tear. Yesterday Martin proved that he's no Michael Schumacher by setting the breaks on fire after some over-zealous mountain road driving! Still, its been great & definitely comes highly recommended to those wanting to experience the great outdoors. We drove over 2250kms in the RV and have now also said goodbye to the icing-covered peaks and the rainbow falls of the Canadian Rockies. We are now on Vancouver Island, home of Pacific Rim National Park & Victoria, to begin another leg of our journey. ... read more

I left Vancouver today with money in my sock and a carefully clutched passport. I head by to Victoria for a night and then Seattle for a couple of days before my trip ends. I miss home once again. Does this happen to all travellers? Does one get tired of the sights and places and accidently discoveries? Does one really just miss the monotony of laying in bed staring at the ceiling and petting a warm purring kitty that curled up next to you? Victoria is one of those places that you need to go to with a date in hand. Since I had nobody it was just me alone. And since I am being careful about money due to my wallet mishap I haven't done as much as I wish I could do. The British ... read more

An early start for Whistler this morning. Much time spent on the bus, but we did manage to spot a wolf sitting on the side of the road so that was a bit of a bonus. Whister is a big ski resort which is going to play a pretty major role at the upcoming Winter Olympics. Despite the fact it was summer and no snow to be found, the town was still bustling with activity, even if they were all either half-mad extreme mountain bikers, or the rest of Australia's youth who had decided against (or were rejected by?) UK's working holiday program and were forced to go to Canada instead. After being turned away by a few cafe/restaraunts with bar licences because Yash is underage (drinking age in British Columbia is 19 and they are ... read more

Town's buzzing - entertaining day, lots going on - harbour festival (which charged admission fee - everyone who knows me will know that im a tight ass, needless to say we didnt go to that one), Jazz fest & various other Canada day entertainments. We didnt do much other than people watch (cheapest option) followed by chilling out at the Jazz fest which was wicked as it was outside and it was a beautiful day. Getting a sun tan whilst listening to jazz def recommend that one, as our Auz friends would say AWESOME. Evening time was different, while the city was getting geared up for a big-style celebration (and we MEAN BIG STYLE - check out the photo below), we decided to indulge in nachos !! It wasnt just nachos with cheese, it was layer ... read more