This is a true story about Fargo. Ever since seeing the Coen Brothers film many years ago the place has always held a certain allure, though with it being stuck on the edge of North Dakota and not overly close to any famous attraction that I’m aware of I wasn’t too sure I’d ever make […]
On our way out of Moose Jaw we called by Mac the Moose, the town mascot, and then headed on to Regina. It was easy riding and we made it to the Provincial Capital by lunch time. We’d arranged to meet up with Joel and his family in town. I met Joel and his sister, […]
If you read the feedback for our warmshowers host Glenda you will see mentioned the history of Canada lesson. What is interesting is that the history of the creation of the United States of America is such a huge part of the media that we watch or read that it seems to just creep into […]
The ride from Morse to Moose Jaw was fairly easy going and really pretty. Gentle rolling hills of golden grasses reminded us of the Peak District back home but there was also the unfamiliar sight of salt marshes with their heaping piles that looked like dirty snow. It was hot with blazing sun and beautiful […]
Having made the most of the complimentary breakfast at the motel we left Pincher Creek. With the wind mostly behind us we had a speedy start to the day, but shortly after crossing Highway 3 we hit the gravel road that would take us to the UNESCO World Heritage Site that is Head-Smashed-In-Buffalo-Jump. It was […]
Before the end of this post Sophie and I will have said goodbye to two group of friends we have met along the way. The first couple, Barbara and Matthias, we waved our fond farewells at the campground in Radium Hot Springs. They headed back west towards Vancouver along the Kettle Valley Railroad as we […]
We had intended to spend a rest day in Lake Louise, but couldn’t stay another night in the campground so decided we’d follow Stan and Roz to Banff to continue sharing the cost of camping. Patricia and Markus offered us a lift up to Morraine Lake which would have been a 28km ride and since […]
The straw bale house in Hinton was the first Warm Showers host we had had since leaving Terrace, 18 days ago. It was fantastic to have a destination and know that there would be a warm bed, showers and somewhere dry to relax. It cannot be overstated just how much these few little slivers of […]
The visitors centre in Fort Nelson is pretty plush, with good wifi, computers, free water and coffee, restrooms and lots of info and we wiled away a couple of hours doing internet stuff we needed to catch up on since we’d had limited access since Terrace. We then headed to the grocery store to stock […]
It’s always a good idea to have an aim while touring and since leaving Terrace our goal was Watson Lake. It would be an emotional time because it would see the end of “Team Baby Bunnies” but it would also mark Soph’s and my northern most point, a landmark moment. But we still needed to […]
