Oh Canada

When we lived in Kalgoorlie I would have given my right arm for a lake to swim in. A body of water to jump into, relax near and cool off in. Canadians are so spoilt with their lakes.

After Vancouver we drove to Kamloops, our first stop on the drive across the Rockies to Calgary. When we got there we were hit by an epic hail storm (you can see a video on my facebook). So intense that the roads flooded and the fields turned white. We couldn’t camp that night, so we got a motel. Punishment for leaving Vancouver no doubt.

The next day the skies had cleared and it was Canada Day, so we pitched our tent near Paul Lake and went to the shore to soak up some sun.

The hail storm a distant memory

The worst job

Celebrating with Canadian themed headwear

There is pretty much nothing more relaxing than floating and splashing about on a lake. Except for when a bit of seaweed brushes against your leg.

We saw a bald eagle!

Red and white corn chips, for Canada Day obviously

We drove on to Revelstoke, officially in the Rockies! And were welcomed, somewhat ominously, by this guy:

Revelstoke is an adorable little town framed by snow capped mountains.

We drove up to Revelstoke National Park.

One of the amazing views from Revelstoke National Park

The Columbia River

Still reppin’ Canada with my hat

The rugged Columbia Mountains… and Andrew

That afternoon we again pitched our tent, which was in stumbling distance of a river in which to frolic.

Andrew gracefully mounting his li-lo

This swim was even better thanks to the snowy mountain view.

The next day we drove to the Canadian Glacier National Park (not the American one, confusing) to do the Great Glacier Trail. In terms of scenery, it was the most varied of the hikes we’ve done. We walked past waterfalls, raging rivers, snow capped peaks, glaciers and plenty of pine trees.