{"id":2936,"date":"2017-08-30T19:54:59","date_gmt":"2017-08-30T18:54:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.feedingedge.co.uk\/blog\/?p=2936"},"modified":"2017-08-30T19:54:59","modified_gmt":"2017-08-30T18:54:59","slug":"vancouver-then-a-van","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.feedingedge.co.uk\/blog\/2017\/08\/30\/vancouver-then-a-van\/","title":{"rendered":"Vancouver then a Van"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"twitter-share\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?via=epredator\" class=\"twitter-share-button\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>\n<p>We just got back from an amazing holiday in North West Canada. Whilst jet lag is still kicking me and tomorrow I may forget everything as I turn 50, I though it best to record some thoughts now. <\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/epredator\/36456415506\/in\/album-72157688266309865\/\" title=\"Apple Watch knows we have arrived\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4369\/36456415506_45804c1fbd_c.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" alt=\"Apple Watch knows we have arrived\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Firstly 4 days in Vancouver felt so relaxing that it was like we had lived there for ages. We did a fair bit of course, cycled around Stanley Park<br \/>\n<a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/epredator\/36113128640\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"Vancouver - Stanley park and Gastown\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4408\/36113128640_00a38239c6_c.jpg\" width=\"629\" height=\"800\" alt=\"Vancouver - Stanley park and Gastown\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nWe also got on a sea plane to Victoria, where we then boarded a Zodiac rib in dry suits to blast out into the sea and get sighting of Orcas &#8211; Killer Whales.<br \/>\n<a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/epredator\/36478699216\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"Planes\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4331\/36478699216_81cd0d2854_c.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" alt=\"Planes\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/epredator\/36411829411\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"Zodiac rib\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4412\/36411829411_89d2468d55_c.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" alt=\"Zodiac rib\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nThe dry suits were not very dry though !<br \/>\n<a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/epredator\/36381610562\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"Wet after 3 hours or a watching in awesome choppy seas on a rib\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4401\/36381610562_d71bacacb1_c.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" alt=\"Wet after 3 hours or a watching in awesome choppy seas on a rib\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nWe found some great places to eat in Vancouver and got some great recommendations from friends too. I marched us off to have korean shaved ice &#8211; Bingsoo<br \/>\n<a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/epredator\/36116399390\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"Bingsoo\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4442\/36116399390_60ef83d07d_c.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" alt=\"Bingsoo\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nAs a home form home the predlets experienced yet more VR<br \/>\n<a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/epredator\/36549973475\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"Vancouver\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4383\/36549973475_5161d4787d_c.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" alt=\"Vancouver\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nThe science museum was great too<br \/>\n<a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/epredator\/36381708582\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"Vancouver\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4409\/36381708582_bdf2e125ce_c.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" alt=\"Vancouver\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/epredator\/35717110344\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"Vancouver\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4372\/35717110344_fffd018474_c.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" alt=\"Vancouver\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nWe all enjoyed that.<br \/>\nThen we went for another holiday, completely different we hired an RV for 12 nights<br \/>\n<a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/epredator\/35826854993\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"RV in BC\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4365\/35826854993_96b7b0d631_c.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" alt=\"RV in BC\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nJust a 7 birth, 9m long, 3m high and wide V10 mega beast, or so we though until we got to see the other campers.<br \/>\nWe headed off on what ended up being a 2500km drive to multiple sites.<br \/>\nWe managed to go and get supplies at a local Walmart but this was not where we were supposed to park!<br \/>\n<a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/epredator\/35827204243\/in\/datetaken-public\/\" title=\"RV in BC\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4343\/35827204243_303e9a6944_c.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" alt=\"RV in BC\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nThe first was by a lake and had no hookup for the van, but it did have Canada geese and play park for the kids<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/epredator\/35801108304\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"RV in BC\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4399\/35801108304_52369a841d_c.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" alt=\"RV in BC\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/epredator\/35826920853\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"RV in BC\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4442\/35826920853_b4e4fcdd33_c.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" alt=\"RV in BC\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/epredator\/36466913032\/in\/datetaken-public\/\" title=\"RV in BC\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4386\/36466913032_538f1c3152_c.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" alt=\"RV in BC\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The second site had a swimming pool and full van hook up. It is odd to be flushing sewage at the side of the van down a big pipe next to where the other people are having their breakfast, but that&#8217;s camping !<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/epredator\/36589193396\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"RV in BC\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4432\/36589193396_724112a25c_c.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" alt=\"RV in BC\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The inside of the van was bigger than the hotel room, or so it felt sometimes <\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/epredator\/36239393880\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"Travelling\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4412\/36239393880_8f9db69935_c.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" alt=\"Travelling\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>We stopped on the long 3-4 hour journeys to admire the trees and sights<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/epredator\/36239747710\/in\/datetaken-public\/\" title=\"Canada\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4430\/36239747710_64441e3006_c.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" alt=\"Canada\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/epredator\/36239699500\/in\/datetaken-public\/\" title=\"Canada\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4331\/36239699500_8b15296470_c.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" alt=\"Canada\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>We then headed to Lake Louise, a campsite by the river. With Bears.<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/epredator\/36466992392\/in\/datetaken-public\/\" title=\"Canada\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4419\/36466992392_b1ccf0c302_c.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" alt=\"Canada\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/epredator\/36466947962\/in\/datetaken-public\/\" title=\"Canada\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4413\/36466947962_7f715e8bf6_c.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" alt=\"Canada\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/epredator\/36466934212\/in\/datetaken-public\/\" title=\"Canada\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4441\/36466934212_ac581e8c92_c.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"266\" alt=\"Canada\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>We walked into town by the river <\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/epredator\/35801379814\/in\/datetaken-public\/\" title=\"Canada\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4415\/35801379814_a4395e27b6_c.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" alt=\"Canada\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>We took the bus to the actual lake, where it was a bit misty<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/epredator\/36589420516\/in\/datetaken-public\/\" title=\"Canada\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4373\/36589420516_5849127c94_c.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" alt=\"Canada\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Where we then walked 3 km up a big hill to mirror lake, not many people with us there.<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/epredator\/36589363536\/in\/datetaken-public\/\" title=\"Canada\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4408\/36589363536_bb2c24b720_c.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" alt=\"Canada\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>This fella was though<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/epredator\/36498000991\/in\/datetaken-public\/\" title=\"Canada\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4410\/36498000991_ced2062247_c.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" alt=\"Canada\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>When we got back down the mist had cleared<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/epredator\/36466426352\/in\/datetaken-public\/\" title=\"Canada\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4387\/36466426352_bed6078bf7_c.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" alt=\"Canada\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Elemming had booked afternoon tea at the Fairmont as a complete contrast to the hiking and camping<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/epredator\/36635381625\/in\/datetaken-public\/\" title=\"Canada\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4406\/36635381625_bb7856aec2_c.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" alt=\"Canada\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>We then headed to the pst famous road in Canada that runs Lake Louse to Jasper. A long 400km run to Hinton but fantastic road and fantastic scenery such as the glacier<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/epredator\/36626838926\/in\/datetaken-public\/\" title=\"Lake Louise to jasper\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4434\/36626838926_881f2f4d23_c.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" alt=\"Lake Louise to jasper\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>more waterfalls<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/epredator\/36671303395\/in\/datetaken-public\/\" title=\"Lake Louise to jasper\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4394\/36671303395_6588a328b2_c.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" alt=\"Lake Louise to jasper\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>and water<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/epredator\/36672957695\/in\/datetaken-public\/\" title=\"Lake Louise to jasper\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4438\/36672957695_3e2e372fd2_c.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"205\" alt=\"Lake Louise to jasper\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Driving the view was great but not easy to take photos, but stops I got them.  <\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/epredator\/35833967004\/in\/datetaken-public\/\" title=\"Lake Louise to jasper\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4361\/35833967004_ae643c8b69_c.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" alt=\"Lake Louise to jasper\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>We arrived near Jasper, in the rain. It all seemed a bit UK camping like.<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/epredator\/36504928352\/in\/datetaken-public\/\" title=\"Untitled\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4441\/36504928352_09d02fa1a9_c.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" alt=\"Untitled\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Still, they had Wifi<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/epredator\/36627702576\/in\/datetaken-public\/\" title=\"Untitled\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4368\/36627702576_f7c31357c3_c.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" alt=\"Untitled\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>And weird beer cans<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/epredator\/36281479900\/in\/datetaken-public\/\" title=\"Beer can\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4354\/36281479900_5a1b4ed1f5_c.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" alt=\"Beer can\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>When the rain cleared it was quite spectacular.<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/epredator\/35839391334\/in\/datetaken-public\/\" title=\"Untitled\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4348\/35839391334_7148309fe7_c.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" alt=\"Untitled\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>We had a day of nothing, doing nothing at all. It was great.<\/p>\n<p>Then it was Elemming&#8217;s birthday.<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/epredator\/36294591730\/in\/datetaken-public\/\" title=\"Happy birthday\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4370\/36294591730_1e8639f8fd_c.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" alt=\"Happy birthday\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>So we went up a cable car and walked up the top of Jasper&#8217;s Whistler mountain. The cloud kept rolling and and rolling away it was very spooky. As was the big fat Marmot that laughed at us on the way up.<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/epredator\/36695489442\/in\/datetaken-public\/\" title=\"Jan&#x27;s birthday - Mountains and hot springs\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4416\/36695489442_8c4494b377_c.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" alt=\"Jan&#x27;s birthday - Mountains and hot springs\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>This is where we walked from, the cable car stop in the distance<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/epredator\/35948796934\/in\/datetaken-public\/\" title=\"Jan&#x27;s birthday - Mountains and hot springs\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4335\/35948796934_3d90f3b066_c.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" alt=\"Jan&#x27;s birthday - Mountains and hot springs\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Then once again for contrast we drove off to the hot springs and sat in boiling hot water with hundred of others<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/epredator\/36736048706\/in\/datetaken-public\/\" title=\"Jan&#x27;s birthday - Mountains and hot springs\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4387\/36736048706_068992dd32_c.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" alt=\"Jan&#x27;s birthday - Mountains and hot springs\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The next day we were travelling but I made a pinhole camera out of the beer box in case we got a clear sky for the Solar Eclipse (we didn&#8217;t)<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/epredator\/35910565254\/in\/datetaken-public\/\" title=\"Pinhole beer box\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4417\/35910565254_b01aaa1610_c.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" alt=\"Pinhole beer box\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>As we drove along it went dusk like, very steadily, car headlights got very much brighter. Once it was done we stopped for a cuppa<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/epredator\/36628309211\/in\/datetaken-public\/\" title=\"Untitled\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4389\/36628309211_652389ff99_c.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" alt=\"Untitled\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>We made the next KOA campsite at clearwater it had another swimming pool too. <\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/epredator\/36644226931\/in\/datetaken-public\/\" title=\"Clearwater\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4391\/36644226931_bcd5ebf730_c.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" alt=\"Clearwater\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/p>\n<p>We drove up a smallish mountain road, it got a bit bumpy towards the end and got to watch Salmon jumping the falls. Predlet 1.0 managed to catch a phot but I was just watching. Saw 5 all in all. Very cool<\/p>\n<p>Elemming saw a bear n the way up too. <\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/epredator\/36710083431\/in\/datetaken-public\/\" title=\"Clearwater\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4407\/36710083431_c028bb38bb_c.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"327\" alt=\"Clearwater\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>There were an amazing set of Waterfalls to view all very varied<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/epredator\/35950741404\/in\/datetaken-public\/\" title=\"Clearwater\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4368\/35950741404_2b539857ef_c.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" alt=\"Clearwater\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/epredator\/36736049266\/in\/datetaken-public\/\" title=\"Clearwater\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4433\/36736049266_00a3427378_c.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" alt=\"Clearwater\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/epredator\/36643220991\/in\/datetaken-public\/\" title=\"Clearwater\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4363\/36643220991_f6d9398bc7_c.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" alt=\"Clearwater\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/epredator\/36385511630\/in\/datetaken-public\/\" title=\"Clearwater\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4416\/36385511630_3f74b7cbd7_c.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"742\" alt=\"Clearwater\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>There were some great places to eat here too<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/epredator\/36526271100\/in\/album-72157688266309865\/\" title=\"Untitled\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4385\/36526271100_862d1e7375_c.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" alt=\"Untitled\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Our next stop was on the way to whistler it was a bit more desert like, and apparently was closed due to the wildfires two weeks previous.<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/epredator\/36114389543\/in\/album-72157688266309865\/\" title=\"Untitled\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4405\/36114389543_4b0eec0126_c.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" alt=\"Untitled\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/epredator\/36670844062\/in\/datetaken-public\/\" title=\"Whistler\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4352\/36670844062_03ccd5ca42_c.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" alt=\"Whistler\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>We then headed to Whistler the final stop arrived to a watch out there are bears warning again<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/epredator\/35952708344\/in\/datetaken-public\/\" title=\"Whistler\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4349\/35952708344_425df00c4a_c.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" alt=\"Whistler\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>After a stroll into town we were in civilisation again, with olympic park. <\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/epredator\/36675490992\/in\/datetaken-public\/\" title=\"Whistler\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4340\/36675490992_a5126586f4_c.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" alt=\"Whistler\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>We rode two chair lifts (yuk) up the first mountain <\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/epredator\/36788422555\/in\/datetaken-public\/\" title=\"Whistler\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4334\/36788422555_659f318381_c.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" alt=\"Whistler\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Then the peak 2 peak in gondola across to Whistler. The worlds longest of its type. only two posts holding it up. we avoided the glass bottom gondola.<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/epredator\/36796492355\/in\/datetaken-public\/\" title=\"Whistler\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4395\/36796492355_c10acb9da7_c.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" alt=\"Whistler\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>A long way up\/down<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/epredator\/36739005966\/in\/datetaken-public\/\" title=\"Whistler\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4338\/36739005966_10c1b783cd_c.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" alt=\"Whistler\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>More olympic rings<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/epredator\/36675489172\/in\/datetaken-public\/\" title=\"Whistler\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4430\/36675489172_55672de919_c.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" alt=\"Whistler\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Stunning views<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/epredator\/36399313570\/in\/datetaken-public\/\" title=\"Whistler\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4387\/36399313570_8456851d50_c.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" alt=\"Whistler\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Then a gondola back down (phew) I really don&#8217;t like chair lifts especially with a snowboard on. <\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/epredator\/35988085433\/in\/datetaken-public\/\" title=\"Whistler\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4395\/35988085433_4608edaf71_c.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" alt=\"Whistler\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The final day was a 4&#215;4 trip up Whislter to look for bears<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/epredator\/36678065731\/in\/datetaken-public\/\" title=\"Whistler\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4425\/36678065731_635cfbdbb1_c.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" alt=\"Whistler\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>We saw Slumber, a 21 year old male for about 40 mins, it was amazing how he could melt away into almost no grass or trees then pop up a head to look at us whilst he ate berries. iPhones are not great for that sort of photo but here he is.<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/epredator\/36729352701\/in\/datetaken-public\/\" title=\"Whistler\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4377\/36729352701_94646df5f9_c.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" alt=\"Whistler\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>We saw some awesome cycle parks too<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/epredator\/36062898484\/in\/datetaken-public\/\" title=\"Untitled\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4442\/36062898484_7a3d85d580_c.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" alt=\"Untitled\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>After a slap up meal and beer in El Furniture Warehouse (a happening place it seems) we drove back to Vancouver. Suddenly hitting traffic was a shock but the van was undaunted and undented<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/epredator\/36500345140\/in\/datetaken-public\/\" title=\"Untitled\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4405\/36500345140_c13ea9c2d7_c.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" alt=\"Untitled\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>2500 km sat here.<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/epredator\/36726177862\/in\/datetaken-public\/\" title=\"Untitled\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4334\/36726177862_81a8a3300f_c.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" alt=\"Untitled\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Timing was a bit odd then as we had to drop the van at 11am but flight was 9pm. So we sat at the airport and watched our screens<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/epredator\/36062900914\/in\/datetaken-public\/\" title=\"Untitled\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4380\/36062900914_d9ec0494c0_c.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"205\" alt=\"Untitled\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Once we were able to drop the bags the predlets got to play chess.<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/epredator\/36757353731\/in\/datetaken-public\/\" title=\"Untitled\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4391\/36757353731_e9755c58ca_c.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" alt=\"Untitled\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>And that was that. Luckily after the drive, the wait and the flight and no sleep we had a bank holiday monday to recover. <\/p>\n<p>The whole trip was amazing, I still don&#8217;t like camping, too much faffing around but I am glad we did it and saw the things we saw.<br \/>\nThe big van fitted the big scenario too. <\/p>\n<p>The whole album of photos is here. Probably missed a few so may do a search for the lost ones \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/epredator\/albums\/72157688266309865\" title=\"Canada 2017\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4422\/36385512740_276fd80af5_c.jpg\" width=\"670\" height=\"800\" alt=\"Canada 2017\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.feedingedge.co.uk%2Fblog%2F2017%2F08%2F30%2Fvancouver-then-a-van%2F&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=true&amp;width=450&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light&amp;height=80\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:450px; height:80px;\" allowTransparency=\"true\"><\/iframe><div name=\"googleone_share_1\" style=\"position:relative;z-index:5;float: right; margin-left: 10px;\"><g:plusone size=\"tall\" count=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.feedingedge.co.uk\/blog\/2017\/08\/30\/vancouver-then-a-van\/\"><\/g:plusone><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We just got back from an amazing holiday in North West Canada. 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