Sunrise at Chesterman Beach We decided to start the day on the beach, hopeful to see a spectacular sunrise. The cloud cover, however, was too dense and too low for…
North Vancouver to Tofino To catch the morning ferry to Nanaimo, we left North Vancouver at daybreak. The sun had just risen and painted the sky in a deep orange-purple…
Lonsdale, North Vancouver Lonsdale Avenue seems to be the centre of town for North Vancouver. Shops, banks, restaurants, everything lines up on this north-south road. Even Jon’s rec centre is…
Happy birthday Simon! A lazy rainy November Sunday. Jon and I finalised our plans for visiting Vancouver Island next Tuesday to Saturday: bookings for the ferry, accommodation, the Hot Springs,…
Seasonal Shopping The plan was, first and foremost, to get over the worst of the jet lag in a couple of days. Thus, other than going shopping at MEC for…
It was a long 31st of October for me. I left New Zealand at 21:30 and, after a 13+h flight, I arrived in Vancouver at 13:45, both local time. Vancouver…
Adieu New Zealand Luggage ready for my next flight, I had a few hours left in Auckland. I spent them in style at the New Zealand Maritime Museum. Our guide…
A Wet Shopping Day Today was the last full day I had in Auckland, which meant that this was the last opportunity to do some gift and keepsake shopping. I…
Because parking in the city turned out to be a bit complicated, I decided to return the rental car to the airport location two days early. I was glad I…
Discovering the Sky City on Foot After I had breakfast in a funky café, I was ready to discover Auckland. Unfortunately, clouds and rain kept coming as quickly as they…