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Discoveries

Did you know that Canada has only double the population of the Netherlands but is 267 times as big! Garmin (GPS), Google maps and local visitors centres are recommending to follow the highway going North but we want to skip as much as possible the noise and fumes. Talking and listening to local people has […]

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Nature, week 3, Hope to Twin Lake

How great it is to wake up with the sound of a soft running creek behind your tent, or the sound of Canadian geese flying over the tent, imagine the sound of a wild running river or nibbling squirrels. Being very hot and sweaty going uphill and happy to have a wind-breaker going downhill. The […]

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Impression Tsawassen to Hope

THX for the lunches Mama&Papa Also lucky we got two laundry bags, THX Karin&Henriette (ps I did not do the laundry in the lake, we did have washing machines!) Look at the house with the sign in front: did you find the man in red? All houses in that area are completely build from wood […]

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H2O

Did you know 95% of the British Columbian electricity is generated by hydropower, facilities are owned by the state and most of the installations are + 40 years old. Benefit for us that there is a lot of water and especially big lakes with great campsites! First apologies for the delayed blog but internet on the […]

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The First

The first week is a fact. The first 100 kilometres, the first rains, the first sun, the first hotel, the first camping, the first cooking, the first hills, the first parks, the first seals, the first sea-eagles, the first deer on the road. After a short discovery of Vancouver with hiking the largest suspension bridge Capilano and biking the […]

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The Day

THE DAY, Sunday was THE DAY after the final week of preparations with Saturday the final turn of the front door key, knowing that the new family will move in on Monday. Saturday packed our bike packs for the first time, it just fitted, but we will have to do some downsizing!  Left our campervan […]

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