CANADA DAY 12 – SHOELACE WATERFALL AND AQUA BLUE LAKES

November 7, 2015.Reading time 7 minutes.

We woke up today to see mountains all around our hostel that we didn’t even know existed. And it was sunny!

CANADA DAY 11 – CANYONING AND CANOEING

October 28, 2015.Reading time 5 minutes.

Everyone we talked to said not to have any expectations because it wouldn’t change despite Ali and I running outside in at 11pm counting stars and swearing that we can see shapes of mountains. We refused to lose hope. And this is why…

CANADA DAY 10 – HOT SPRINGS AND HOPE

October 21, 2015.Reading time 7 minutes.

Today we had to rearrange plans to allow the smoke to clear. We dreamed of hiking every day, visiting lakes, exploring the Rockies, but…

CANADA DAY 8 & 9 – CHILLING OUT AND FOREST FIRES

October 13, 2015.Reading time 7 minutes.

The smoke from the forest fires in Washington state are coming up to Calgary and Banff. That’s around 600 miles for smoke to travel. Now, I’m not a scientist but that seems pretty ridiculous. There aren’t any fires or even threats of fires near Banff, yet we are getting so much smoke that the pollution levels in Calgary are 12/10 and we can’t see any of the amazing views.

CANADA DAY 7 – PEAK 2 PEAK AND PADDLE BOARDING

October 8, 2015.Reading time 11 minutes.

I’ve grown up not really caring about nature and the world around me… But now, as I’ve grown up, I appreciate all these things so much… I just felt so carefree and blessed up on the top of the mountains, today.

CANADA DAY 6 – BIKING & SWIMMING IN WHISTLER

September 30, 2015.Reading time 7 minutes.

Today, we had a new destination. We were leaving Vancouver to head to Whistler for the weekend.

CANADA DAY 5 – PARAGLIDING AND ZIPLINING

September 20, 2015.Reading time 7 minutes.

So his instructor greeted us, set up the parachute and kit and took some photos with him and all of a sudden they were running off the side of a mountain.

CANADA DAY 4 – CAPILANO SUSPENSION BRIDGE AND GRANVILLE ISLAND

September 17, 2015.Reading time 7 minutes.

The whole place was all wooden and quaint and rustic with that earthy smell of wood and pine. We felt so touristy and silly with our cameras hanging from our necks: snap happy.