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North America » Canada » British Columbia » Whistler June 23rd 2012

Hello all! Helaas helaas zit er onze 5-week roadtrip er alweer op maar ooohhh wat was het prachtig! Ongelooflijk wat we allemaal gezien hebben. En dan te bedenken dat we nog maar zo'n klein stukje hebben gezien. Het heeft zijn nummerplaat niet gestolen 'Beautifull British Columbia' is absoluut geen overdreven statement! Het begon allemaal in Whistler met een beetje snowboarden, ziptrek, bbq en de voorbereiding voor de trip. Daarna was het weg zetten naar Kelowna met al meteen prachtige landschappen, beren, hertjes, wasbeer enzovoort. In Kelowna hebben we dan een sjieke lunch gedaan met wijnen in een winery restaurant in de top 5 van de wereld(!). Ja ja, wij zijn echte levensgenieters! Daarna was het verder naar Yoho, Banff en Jasper National Park (in Alberta) + een bezoek aan Calgary. Hier hebben we onze sportieve kant ... read more
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North America » Canada » British Columbia » Whistler May 27th 2012

Tuesday 22/05/12 – We got up and packed the bikes to move them before the parking inspector got there at 9am. We rode to Nanaimo, a town on the central coast of Vancouver Island, where we planned to spend our time until the GPS we ordered arrived in Vancouver. We booked a night at the Living Forest Campground and put up our tent to dry it from the previous camp night. We rode into Nanaimo and unfortunately, it was a pretty crap town. It was quite industrial and the McDonalds we stopped at to use the internet was full of weirdos, it felt a bit like Bridgewater. We rang the GPS shop, but it hadn’t arrived yet. We went back to the tent and had an early night. Wednesday 23/05/12 – This morning, we went and ... read more
Surprise bird thief steals my earplug
Then hassles Adam's backpack
A typical moment at the World Parrot Refuge

North America » Canada » British Columbia » Whistler May 11th 2012

hey all het is eindelijk bijna zover: morgen staat erwin in canada!!!!!!! joepieee:) hier nog enkele fotos en hoe er de van nu echt uitziet!... read more
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North America » Canada » British Columbia » Whistler May 8th 2012

Hi Everyone, So another winter has come and gone in a blink of an eye! Whistler delievered on snow once again and all those pow day were just amazing. Not to mention all the kids I taught that I learnt something from all of them and charmed me when they were not naughty. At the end of each winter the Ski School hands out Instructor of the year awards. I was lucky enough to get the Kids Adventure Camp Instructor of the year award which I was very shocked about but very humble as well. As for my exams: well I didn't pass them unfortunitly. I had an off day mentally! So next winter I will give it another go. I finished Ski School on April 20th and have only skied once since then, seeing my ... read more
Entering the river
blocking the river
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North America » Canada » British Columbia » Whistler May 7th 2012

Hellow everybody.. Ik heb het net even opgezocht en mijn laatste blog update is van 7 januari.. Oops! In het begin gebeurde er hier gewoon niet zoveel dus had ik ook niets te vertellen.. Daarna was het dan weer veel te druk waardoor ik geen tijd had om jullie van nieuws te voorzien.. En daarna is mijn laptop gecrasht dus kon ik gewoon niets meer sturen. Soit.. tijd om dan nog eens iets te laten horen.. Met mij gaat alles super! Ik ben nu bijna 3 weken gestopt met werken en alle vrije tijd wordt momenteel gestoken in het volgende onderdeel van mijn reis: roadtrip west canada en Inside Passage Alaska met niemand minder dan mijn eigen broer! Indien gewenst kan je binnekort normaal een document via ons mama krijgen in word. Hierin staat alles in ... read more
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North America » Canada » British Columbia » Whistler May 4th 2012

We have purchased ourselves a 1981 Volkswagen Westfalia Campervan so finally have some wheels and a place to live in. She runs very well but is quite old and Tane is keeping himself occupied by fixing up bits and pieces. She is mechanically sound though which is the most important thing and the fridge and stove run perfectly so she will suit us well. It will be a relatively slow trip across Canada as these thing really aren't built for speed! We arrived in Whistler on Tuesday (currently Friday here). The temperature is approx 7-10 degrees during the day and drops to around 2 degrees at night. The weather has been mostly overcast with the occassional shower. There is still quite a bit of snow around at ground level - the ski season has been extended ... read more
Our new home
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Pretty clearing on the village trail

North America » Canada » British Columbia » Whistler March 26th 2012

MY exam starts friday! Everyone involved in sport at some stage in there careers dreams of winning a Grand Final in whatever sport they play or dreams of being in the Olympics. This is my Grand Final or Olympics! The past 4 years have been a build up to the next five days. No words can describe how much guts, effort, patience and self belief it's taken to get me to where I am right now in life! Three years ago 'on this day' I was a complete Cripple and needed everyone around me to do most of my 'day to day' things for me. As for now; in 4 days time I've got the opportunity to get a level of Skiing that is certified by the ISIA (International Ski Instructor Alliance) at any resort around ... read more

North America » Canada » British Columbia » Whistler February 26th 2012

Hi Everyone, Lets go back to the end of summer........ mid Oct I ended up finishing my residency paperwork just intime before leaving to come back to Australia for 3 weeks in late October. It was a very large project in getting all the paperwork together that was asked for and going threw it all in detail so it all matched up. It is one of the hardest things mentally I've ever undertaken (other them my surgeries). late Oct I hopped on a Air Canada Flight to make a quick 3 week trip home to Australia in-between seasons. I arrived home on the Wednesday and was in no mood to be sociable after a 16 hr flight. I went to Cricket training on the thursday with ever intention of playing in a low grade. After much ... read more
Hiking on Whistler
Whistler Peak
Opening day 2011

North America » Canada » British Columbia » Whistler February 17th 2012

Ooops forgot to publish earlier :) So we were very lucky to spend time with family at Whistler, the Smith family that is. Massive thank you to Danni and Mitch for having us stay with them whilst we were there and making our trip wonderful. Despite being in Whistler for one of the coldest dates of the season with the weather being minus 21 plus wind chill we managed to hit the slopes. We got in three days on the snow which was a great way to end our snow season in Canada and being with Mitch and Danni made it even better. Kari hit the beginners terraine parks and each day her jumps got higher & higher and she also went along blocks and became a tree run enthusiast. Whilst Chris hit the largest terrain ... read more
Whistler-Blackcomb trail map
Chris the angel
Tree run

North America » Canada » British Columbia » Whistler January 11th 2012

Blue bird = blauwe hemel; met andere woorden het was een zalige dag met zalige views.. Heb vandaag mijn eerste jump van het seizoen gedaan en mijn eerste box ooit!! Daarnaast zalige tracks gedaan, enkele tree runs en ook een beetje powder gezien.. Als dit je allemaal niets zegt.. trek het je niet aan! Kom gewoon even langs en let's punch this sucker together! :D Zie de foto's!... read more
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