When we arrived at Astoria yesterday, the evening had already set in so didn’t pay very much attention to the view outside our motel window. This photo was taken from our room balcony. It kind of blew us away when we pulled the curtains back at 7.00am in the morning. The bridge in the background … More Astoria to Hood River – 23rd November

 Awoke to a right old pea souper this morning. We are very close to the coast which abuts onto the northeast Pacific ocean which sends a multitude of rain to this neck of the woods plus some severe weather. You have these majestic trees all along this coastal region that grow to hundreds of feet … More Washington to Oregon – 22nd November

Our first point of interest today was to head up Hurricane Ridge Road to the summit which we read had the most magnificent views of Mt Olympus……but alas….they had closed the road for maintenance and to add insult to injury, it was reopening on Friday in time for the Thanksgiving weekend – grrrrrr!! Instead we … More Port Angeles to Fork – 21st November

Very leisurely start with a sumptuous breakfast followed by a walk in the local forest which was just up the road from Sue and Darrells place. This is ultimate black bear country. In fact, the townhouse complex where Sue and Darrell live had their secured rubbish bin area broken into twice by bears who were … More Vancouver Bush Walk – 19th November

Calgary to Vancouver – 17-18th November 2023 As we are now going to stay in Canada whilst we still have Toque around, we have been scratching our heads as to how to cope with the long and dark winters. So, we have decided to try the experience of being a snow bird and follow the … More Our First Attempt at being Snowbirds

This is just mostly a pictorial summary of our seven day cruise from Vancouver to Whittier in Alaska followed by a seven day guided trip through Alaska and the Yukon. Quick flight over the spectacular Rockies from Calgary to Vancouver. Stayed with our friends Sue and Darrell before heading off on our adventure. They took … More Alaska Trip July 2023

Heading Downunder again. There were a couple of reasons for this. One was to look at property to purchase in preparation for our move back home later in the year. The other reason was to celebrate Fraser’s mum 90th birthday. Usual shitty flight to endure first. We left Calgary and flew to San Francisco to … More 2023 April/May NZ and Australia

This is a summary of our ten day trip to Washington DC to spend time with our very good and long life friend Linda and her family. Linda was very kind to let us bring Toque along. This dog has a lot of frequent flyer points. It was a flight from Calgary to Toronto and … More Washington DC January 2023

Our final blog. One who shall remain nameless, spent the night in our bed, taking up the vast majority of it. For something so small, it has a huge footprint. Following our great breakfast of Montreal Bagels, salmon, cottage cheese and capers, it was time for us to head out for a walk. Two purposes … More Montreal to Calgary – 30th September 2022

It is farewell to the UK today after four and a half months of having lots of adventures and meeting up with lots of our friends and making new ones. Our day commenced with breakfast and a coffee with Karen and Miles before they helped us across the road with our bulging bags to the … More London to Montreal – 29th September 2022