Along Mount Robson to Jasper National Park

And we’re already on the tenth day of our trip through the west of Canada. On that day we would fi-na-lly make it to the Rocky Mountains. But before that, we had another drive of about three and a half hours ahead of us. Fortunately along the way we passed the Mount Robson Provincial Park, so...

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Hiking and salmon spotting at Wells Gray Provincial Park

After a long and tiring drive from the Joffre Lakes Provincial Park, we finally made it to Clearwater; the gateway to the Wells Gray Provincial Park. The evening of our arrival we just went to have some dinner and relaxed a bit in our motel room. We'd leave the exploration of the park for the next day....

Blue, bluer, bluest at Joffre Lakes Provincial Park

When I think of Canada the image of gorgeous, turquoise blue lakes surrounded by lush forests and glacier topped mountains immediately comes to mind. So of course that was what we were hoping to see a lot on our roadtrip through West Canada. We had expected those views to cross our path once we entered...

Along the Sea to Sky Highway in British Columbia

Another windy ferry ride later we were back on the Canadian mainland, ready to continue our roadtrip east. Via the Sea to Sky Highway we would be driving to Whistler that day, but before that we’d halt in Squamish for a visit to the Shannon Falls and a ride up the Sea to Sky Gondola. Luckily for us, the sun was accompanying  us again...

Hiking through the Pacific Rim National Park

The first exploration of The Wild Pacific Trail the day before left us curious and super excited to visit more of the Pacific Rim National Park the next day. We were promised rainforests and lovely beach views, and that’s exactly what we got. We drove from Ucluelet to Tofino and did several small hikes to explore the...

A Vancouver Island Roadtrip to Ucluelet

After a few days in the cities, it was finally time to really hit to the road and catch our first glimpses of Canadian nature. The fifth day of our adventure we would be driving from Victoria across Vancouver Island to Ucluelet. A trip of about 300 km, so time to really test our Chevy. We started our...

From dusk till dawn in Victoria

After a spectacular evening on the ocean watching the humpback whales, our next day on Vancouver Island was all about discovering what Victoria itself and its vicinity had to offer. The few glimpses we had had the day before were certainly promising! We started our day with a long time queuing for breakfast in front...

Ferry to Vancouver Island and Whale Watching in Victoria

On our second full day on Canadian ground, it was already time to take the ferry off the mainland and to Vancouver Island. Our final destination for the day was the capital of British Columbia; Victoria. We left our Airbnb early in the morning to go to the airport as we had to pick up...

Is Vancouver really as amazing as they say?

Every time I told people who had been to Canada before about my upcoming trip, I got the response that Vancouver was just an amazing city with such friendly people and a really lovely atmosphere. So in the time leading up to our departure my expectations of this city had been rising every day. It...