Oh Canada!
Right, I've been very lazy/
distracted since I got back from travelling large style, so apologies for that. I'm going to tie it all up with a short seminary about Canada. It's the most wonderful place. The landscape is epic, with vast amazing landscapes to drive through, punctuated only by the varied wildlife (which often tries to kill itself using your car). There were bears, beavers, marmots, deer and loads of different birds (including those "of prey"). I loved it.
The Stanley Cup Final (all seven games of it) was ongoing throughout the visit and, as the trip only involved a short sojourn outside of British Columbia, I was swept up in the crazy Canuck madness that was happening everywhere. Excellent excuse to visit bars, drink beer and eat any number of chicken wings and pork ribs. Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm. I especially enjoyed how Roberto Luongo's brother (interviewed at one stage) was like a regular-sized version of the massive Vancouver goaltender. I could probably wax lyrical about the many fine points of NHL and why watching a 60 minute game spread over 4 hours is so enjoyable, but I'll probably save that for later. Anyway, the main point of this post is to show some pictures and generally show you why Canada is the best place ever (even though they search all your possessions on the way in because you don't know where you're staying/going and have no currency or contacts). Also, Canadians don't say "Eh" that much.
Facts: A&W (Canada) is awesome. Swimming in lakes is fun but cold. Hot springs are possibly the best thing ever. I found $10 on a glacier. Waterfalls are everywhere. There are bears EVERYWHERE, fear them. If a tree falls in the woods right next to your tent, are you lucky or unlucky? Sometimes you just stumble across chill cook-off festivals in the middle of nowhere. Time changes as you get into the Rocky mountains. Visiting huge copper mines is cool, informative, replete with all kinds of wildlife and free.
Anyway, loved it, see photos (especially one of massive inflatable beaver that disappeared in five minutes).
The Stanley Cup Final (all seven games of it) was ongoing throughout the visit and, as the trip only involved a short sojourn outside of British Columbia, I was swept up in the crazy Canuck madness that was happening everywhere. Excellent excuse to visit bars, drink beer and eat any number of chicken wings and pork ribs. Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm. I especially enjoyed how Roberto Luongo's brother (interviewed at one stage) was like a regular-sized version of the massive Vancouver goaltender. I could probably wax lyrical about the many fine points of NHL and why watching a 60 minute game spread over 4 hours is so enjoyable, but I'll probably save that for later. Anyway, the main point of this post is to show some pictures and generally show you why Canada is the best place ever (even though they search all your possessions on the way in because you don't know where you're staying/going and have no currency or contacts). Also, Canadians don't say "Eh" that much.
Facts: A&W (Canada) is awesome. Swimming in lakes is fun but cold. Hot springs are possibly the best thing ever. I found $10 on a glacier. Waterfalls are everywhere. There are bears EVERYWHERE, fear them. If a tree falls in the woods right next to your tent, are you lucky or unlucky? Sometimes you just stumble across chill cook-off festivals in the middle of nowhere. Time changes as you get into the Rocky mountains. Visiting huge copper mines is cool, informative, replete with all kinds of wildlife and free.
Anyway, loved it, see photos (especially one of massive inflatable beaver that disappeared in five minutes).
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