Grace and Lamond's Canadian Adventure – Day 8Whistler, Canada Whistler, Canada 14 April 2013 It’s a beautiful morning at Whistler. We are all a wee bit tired due to the constant revelry in the street outside last night, but the sun is sparkling in a clear blue sky so crawling back into bed is just…

Grace and Lamond's Canadian Adventure – Day 7Whistler, Canada Whistler, Canada 13 April 2013 We can’t head to Whistler until after lunch, so the morning is free. What to do? The vote is tied at 1:3 between shopping and a short local excursion. The issue is finally decided using the proven rock, paper, scissors method…

Grace and Lamond's Canadian Adventure – Day 6Surrey, Canada Surrey, Canada 12 April 2013 A nice relaxed start sets the tone for the day. Being pensioners, our breakfast consists of the Weetabix we brought with us from Surrey, and a cup of tea. Then, mum gets that look in her eye. I know I’m in…

Grace and Lamond's Canadian Adventure – Day FiveVictoria, Canada Victoria, Canada 11 April 2013 I reckon I must be a sucker for upsell. Today is the start of our adventure tour to Vancouver Island so this morning we pull into the local Hertz agency to pick up our rental car for today and tomorrow. Nice…

Grace and Lamond's Canadian Adventure – Day 4Vancouver, Canada Vancouver, Canada 10 April 2013 We seemed to suffer from equipment failures all day today. It’s not that things didn’t work, it’s just that everything we seemed to need was somewhere else when we needed it. The day started out wet and cold. Kirsty needs to…

Grace and Lamond's Canadian Adventure – Day 3Vancouver, Canada Vancouver, Canada 9 April 2013 Kirsty has a run of appointments today so the morning sees mum and I relaxing on the couch looking out at the cold November rain that just happens to be falling in April. What to do, what to do? Well, when…

Grace and Lamond's Canadian Adventure – Day 2Vancouver, Canada Vancouver, Canada 8 April 2013 What better way to deal with jet lag than a short shopping trip – to the US. Smooth start to the day, David escapes to work, Kai escapes to Denise’s house and the remaining three all jump into the Dodge for…

Grace and Lamond's Canada AdventureVancouver, Canada Vancouver, Canada 7 April 2013 Brrp, Brrp, Brrp – What? 5:00 AM already? Quick breakfast and shower then into the Pete and Jude Graham Express for the two hour trip to Brisbane Airport. Dream run with no traffic on the road – everyone else too sensible to be out…