From Nelson we headed to our third destination of Revelstoke where we spent just one night.  We arrived in Revelstoke for lunch after another big drive taking in some beautiful scenery and a fun ferry ride across the lake.   Revelstoke is a big ski town and like most ski towns they have some attraction on their ski mountains during the summer months – in Revelstoke this was the Pipe Mountain Coaster ride!  I got to join the kids on this super fun ride down the mountain in the beautiful countryside!   After a lovely relaxing evening spent on the balcony of our hotel (Coast Hillcrest Hotel) over ..read more

After two wonderful days in Kelowna we hit the road for a long day of driving before arriving in the town of Nelson in the West Kootenay area of southern BC.  This small town is best know for its historic buildings from the silver rush era.  Nelson is also situated on a lake which made for more fun for the kids with some kayaking.  We celebrated Indi’s 9th birthday while staying in Nelson and after looking around the town spent some fun downtime by the lake at our hotel Nelson Prestige Lakeside Hotel ..read more

We have had another amazing summer of travel which kicked off with a wonderful two week road trip of the beautiful British Columbia interior and Canadian Rockies! Part one of our trip took us to the city of Kelowna, a 4 hour drive east of Vancouver.  We drove through Kelowna at Christmas time on our way to Silverstar Ski Resort and it was a winter wonderland.  On our second trip to Kelowna however we discovered the delights of this amazing city on the lake in the middle of the Okanagan Valley.   Well know for being a wonderful wine region, Kelowna really is a fabulous place with a funky downto ..read more

Looking for a lovely day out while visiting Vancouver then a trip along the Sea to Sky Highway to the Sea to Sky Gondola at Squamish is just perfect.   The Sea to Sky Gondola is approximately an hours drive from Downtown Vancouver along one of the most scenic drives in British Columbia. We visited on a beautiful sunny June day when the skies were clear making the views just perfect!  If you are feeling extra energetic and looking for a great hike you can head up the mountain on foot but we chose the easy option via the gondola!   One up top there is plenty to do with shorter easy hikes, a love ..read more

With so many fabulous places to visit on our doorstep here in Vancouver we headed out to Vancouver Island for another long weekend in June while my mum was visiting from Australia.  This time our destination was the seaside village of Torfino which is on the south western side of the island!  In summer it is a big surf town, while in winter it is where the storm watchers head to see the wild weather that batters this side of the island. We stayed in a great little place called Duffin Cove Resort which was right at the far end of town as you drive through.  We had one of the cute waterfront vil ..read more