We had another day of skiing today. Slightly warmer, as in it was just above -30°C today. We took the bus there and back, which works very well and give almost door-to-door service for us. We didn’t try stopping at any huts in the forest today, our rule of thumb is that if there isn’t any smoke coming from the…
Author: John Crummy
Crisp cold and skiing
Today we did a “leisurely” wakeup, and eventually took a taxi up to the Canada Games Centre around 1030. At -30°C, it’s easy to wax, although the skis were not particularly fast today. Once we were going, though, the skies were clear, and everything was nice and calm around us. Because of the temperature, we had the place almost to…
Landed in Whitehorse
We landed last night to -31°C temperatures, which was a bit of a shock, and it hasn’t gone much above that yet. So far the Yukon is great, though. Our cab driver mentioned that today is the start of the Yukon Quest, a 1000 mile sled dog race from Whitehorse to Fairbanks, Alaska. It was exciting to watch them start…
Back in Vancouver/Revenus à Vancouver
Well, we are back home in Vancouver! Our friend Michelle picked us up at the airport (which was great!) and drove us home. A very long day, but passed without incident. Thank you all for reading, and we will be back on here for our next adventure…. Whenever that is! -John Nous voilà de retour à la maison!!! Enfin, après…
Brisbane 2
Our last full day in Australia! We returned the rental car this morning, clocking in at 5869 km overall. After that, fish and chips on the waterfront, followed by a milkshake. The rest of the day was playing with Sam, napping, reading, and dinner (with Paul and Claire, as well as Claire’s sister Prue). Tomorrow we get onboard our flight…
Brisbane
Now that we are back in Brisbane, we are relaxing a bit more I think. We took a trip up to Queensland Maritime Museum, located on the Brisbane River. The main attraction there is the HMAS Diamantina, a WW2 frigate. It was actually the location of the last surrender of the war, when Japanese officers from Ocean Island signed their…
Rockhampton to/à Hervey Bay
Today was another travel day for us, slowly heading south to Brisbane. Not much else to report really, Hervey Bay seems like a decent place, and the pizza down the street was excellent! -John Nous avons tranquillement repris la route ce matin pour se rendre à Hervey Bay, où nous passerons les 2 prochains jours. Ce soir, tes bonne pizza…
Rockhampton
We’ve done hikes through the mountains, and looked up at the stars, so today we went down into the ground. Just north of Rockhampton on Mt. Etna are the Capricorn Caves. Previously known as the Olsen Caves, the Capricorn Caves have been open for visitors since 1884. The caves are in and around the limestone mountain, and were created when…
West Wyalong to/à Coonabarabran
Like we mentioned yesterday, early out of bed today to be on the road just before sunrise. We arrived in Parkes around 0830 to get to the laundromat and clean some clothes. Chantal hug around the laundry while I walked up to Subway to pick up breakfast. We discovered that when the dryer says it is set to hot, it…
Travel to Melbourne / Voyage vers Melbourne
Today we woke up in Eden and paid a visit to the Killer Whale museum. No Tragically Hip here, just a history of the local whaling industry. It turns out that the local onshore whaling crews were helped out my a pack of killer whales (orcas) with a taste for the same whale as the humans. The orcas would find…