24 August 2007

SWITCH TO MY NEW WEB PAGE...

I've changed to a BRAND NEW web page for future blogging. The new address is: http://kirstygrant.wordpress.com Click this link to go there now!!! http://kirstygrant.wordpress.com The new site will carry news about my travels down under. The old site will remain live for all my previous blogs from Egypt, USA & Canada. So you can use both!

21 August 2007

Tuesday 21st Aug

Tuesday 21st August - 10 days until Australia! For the past few weeks since coming back from USA/Canada I bet you've been wondering what I've been doing? I've been generally relaxing and enjoying the wet and windy weather here in Devon and Cornwall. I was enjoying it so much in fact that I accepted an invitation to go camping in Wales just to see if it was actually any more windy and wetter than Cornwall - and it was! At least it was good for 2 reasons: 1. I got to see my sister 2. We were sleeping in the motorhome - warm and dry! After 3 days I came home and today went into Bude for some surfing in sushine. It's not long before I leave, so must make the most of my time!
Kipper enjoyed digging holes in the sand and barking madly at anyone who tried to steal his tennis ball - crazy pooch! Have started to pack for Australia - nightmare! Shopping in Exeter tomorrow for things I have a desperate need for in my travel wardrobe/toilet bag/handbag.. you know how it is. Hope life is treating you all well out there in jobland!

8 August 2007

HOME FROM THE USA & CANADA

I'm home and back in the comfort of my parent's Devon home. Now I will spend some time reflecting on my time in North America and look ahead to my 4 month trip Down Under. It is sooo nice not to have to go to work !!! *PHOTOS ADDED - JUST SCROLL DOWN THE PAGE A BIT !*

23 July 2007

Canadian Rockies Photos - Footloose Trek

Over Calgary Over the Rockies Our transport crossing British Columbia Glacial River Emerald Lake Emerald Basin Hike Emerald Lake Emerald Lake: I did swim in it honestly! Takkakaw Falls Cathedral Mountain Riding to Victoria Glacier Lake Louise Cowgirl! Scenery! Banff Gondola Sulphur Mountain summit Banff Top of Sulphur Mountain Banff Banff: Tunnel Mountain 4,419 miles to England!!! Tunnel Moutain Resort Banff Trek Barbecue, Banff Amazing Views Peyto Lake & glacier Peyto Lake view (mosquitos aargh!) A lake! Going for a ride! Heliocoptoring! Glacial Lakes, Icefields Parkway from Helicopter My feet, A helicopter, 500ft up! Echo 1 to tower: Roger, Roger, do we have Clearance Clarence? Blimey a Bear!!! He's coming this way!!! The Road thru the Rockies Athabaster Glacier Putting my toe on the Glacier toe! 2 hours of hiking up the glacier... bloody cold! Jasper chalet hotel view Yeeehaaah! Save a bear.. ride a cowboy? Cycling fashion... around Jasper Our chalets outside Jasper Lake Beauvert, Jasper Lake Beauvert Jasper Mt Robson 3954m (highest peak in Canadian Rockies) Canadian cowgirl! Totem Poles Stanley Park Vancouver Vancouver Skyline - last stop before Seattle and home.