We’d been told by a lot of people that we should concentrate our exploration of the Rockies in the Jasper area – it’s a lot less touristy they told us. Unfortunately Konstantin and I heard “not touristy” rather than “less…
Lake Superior
West from Algonquin we hit Lake Superior. The early settlers thought they’d hit the Pacific, and you can see why – the rugged coastline, the endless horizon, the choppy water. But instead it’s the largest fresh water lake in the…
La Mauricie National Park – Quebec
“This way” “No this way” We are standing at a crossroads, and the map on a post in front of us, is less than helpful. Countless other hikers before us have stabbed their grubby fingers over the “you are here”…
Our First 1000km (Halifax to Montreal)
We’ve completed our first 1000km from Halifax to Montreal and wanted to share our initial thoughts and experiences of life on the road. The fire engine The fire engine has been amazing. Our little bed cave at the back is super…
Our Fire Engine Arrives in Canada!
We spent a few days being tourists in Halifax, waiting impatiently for our fire engine…we had obsessed for weeks about its arrival. What would go wrong….Was it clean enough? Would it get through customs? Would Canadian’s know how to drive…
Exploring Newfoundland
On our way to pick up our van we stopped in the beautiful Canadian province of Newfoundland (and Labrador, but we didn’t get into that part!), and toured around for 4 days. Our first afternoon in the capital of St…
A tale of gas safety certificate woe
In March 2017 we popped over to Germany to get a gas safety certificate for our gas installation. The plan was simple. We’d nip in to the gas appointment at 8am on the Monday morning, make sure everything was legal, and…
Stunning Slovenia
An overview of our brilliant 5 day trip hiking around the Julian Alps in September 2015. The best laid plans…. “Come and have a look at this Janneke” Knut beckons me over to the map of the Julian Alps in…
Buying a Fire Engine!
For those of you who don’t know our master plan – Knut and I are planning to start driving the pan American highway in July 2017. And, to do this, we want to convert our own van and ship it…
My half marathon diaries
A brief look back at the half marathons I’ve taken part in over the last 3 years. The first Resolution Richmond – 30/03/2014 Time: 2.11.45 Getting to my first half marathon was quite a challenge. Turns out Brooklands race track is…