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September 1, 2018

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. And yes we drove the whole way in a 1966 Ford Fairlane rebuilt by Chris. A 2200 km trip in a car that was driven maybe 4 times in short go's didn’t give me the greatest confidence but we made it… just... but I’ll get to that soon. Also, before I start, I called her Bla[...]

August 24, 2018

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! So my best friend, Marci and I packed up and part of a long road trip from Little Limestone Lake stopped at Steep Rock for a very unexpected beautiful surprise! History Steep Rock is a small community on Lake Manitoba about 3 hours north of Winnipeg. The town was built on farming and[...]

January 30, 2018

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 and muscular military body is sweating. He’s just hanging there. Nowhere to go. Shots fired. His hand slips. They’re getting closer and the gun is pointed right at him, he has to do something… he lets go. No Rambo nooo!! Maybe it’s just me, but I happen to think[...]

June 8, 2017

Less than 24 hours in Queenstown

New Zealand has this super cool place (among many) called Queenstown. It’s FULL of people from EVERYWHERE. I say that without any exaggeration. It’s a fun, self-proclaimed adventure capital of the world. They even have their own website. Chris and I spent one night in Queenstown. We got there in the late afternoon on a Sunday and were gone by 10 am the next day. It was quick… We did manage to get some touristy things in which I have to say I was kind of dying to do. I really haven’t been a tourist before. I’m a prairie girl… I’ve been out of th[...]

March 27, 2017

Road Trip : Darfield to Nelson

A couple of weeks ago at least now, Chris decided to buy a new rally car.. in Nelson. So naturally my first thought hands down, was roaaddd trip! And that’s what we did. The trip was unlike any trip I’ve taken yet. I can’t think of a better way of seeing NZ than to just hop in a car and drive. We started our trip for the sunshine city early on a Friday morning. Made a stop at Chris’ parents in Rangiora and took off from there. Seven and a halfish hours later (made some stops on the way) we were at the top of the south island. Kind of blew my mind consi[...]