No stopping us-The best Canadian road trip

Drive halfway across Canada they said. In a rebuilt car from 1966 they said. It’ll be fun they said…. it’ll be the best Canadian road trip.. Ok… it was tons of fun and yes, my boyfriend Chris and I went on a road trip from Portage la Prairie in Manitoba to Annacis Island in Vancouver. […]

Adventures at Steep Rock, Manitoba

I came home to Manitoba from New Zealand for a 6-week visit and one of the things on my list was to visit this place called Steep Rock.  I heard you could kayak there and there were big rocks, that was about it, and yes, that is enough for me to want to go somewhere! […]

Hollywood in Hope– Visiting the Othello Tunnels in Hope, BC

He’s got to get away. John runs as fast as can until he reaches a cliff and heaves himself down. Rocks are slipping. His hands are sweating. Looking below, the river is moving so fast, it is mad, it’d suck anything in. He hears the sound of a helicopter. They’re coming for him. Johns toned […]

Turquoise blues and mountain views

Moraine and Louise.. no I’m not talking about some kind of sequel and replacing Thelma but given the amazingness of these lakes (yes I made up a word), if they were people they’d be just as badass as the two wild ladies from the 90s. And just like those adventure seekers stuck together, in my […]

Grand Beach– Manitoba’s little paradise

Grand Beach Provincial Park

When you think of white sand beaches, warm water and sunshine the first thought is probably Mexico or somewhere tropical. I know mine is. Do I live in the tropics with such things? Of course not, I live in Manitoba… That’s what I thought anyways… Turns out, there’s a special place here called Grand Beach […]

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