We wake up to a blue, blue sky and head for Pocahontas after breakfast. The original miners community/village is no longer existing, but there is a nice loop walk  to the Punch Bowl falls, before we drive up to the end of the valley where the Miette Hotsprings are located. But before we jump in …

The weather expectations are changeable: some rain, some sun. After driving up HW40 in the direction of Alaska (looking for a hike trail: it turns out go be a cross-country ski trail on closer inspection), we drive up to Jasper for coffee. It is crowded and warm, but despite we get a shower on our …

Breakfast is at 7 a.m. in the Inn, less extensive than we had the former days, but it is very cosy, my dear! The trip to Jasper is easy. We stop for fuel in Barriere, the little village that was completely wiped out in the bushfires of 2003. The bare branches and stems are the …

After breakfast W. and I take the bus to Georgia Street to the car rental. We get a Ford Taurus (huge car!) where we can easily fit in all the luggage. Round 10 a.m. we leave in the direction of Whistler. We have not foreseen the traffic jam, due to the enormous road constructions, all …

We wake up and face a cloudy sky, so breakfast is enjoyed in the kitchen today. After breakfast we take the bus to Stanley Park where we meet J. and the kids. We split in two: J, S & W are taking a hike in Stanley Park and the remainder are visiting the Vancouver Aquarium, …

After a good nights sleep (although we all woke up a couple of times) we wake up at 6:30. Breakfast is starten from 8 a.m. in the main kitchen in Douglas. We find a nice spot on the balcony, enjoying the early morning sun. Lekker geslapen (allemaal wel een of twee keer wakker geweest natuurlijk) …

Sunday July 20th, start of a new adventure! We wake up early and are picked up by W’s parents who are so kind to bring us to Schiphol. After a quick drop-off of the luggage, we have coffee and pass the customs. We travel from gate D18 to London Heathrow, where we are again enjoy …

De laatste dag Lapland. Na het ontbijt gaan we uitchecken en met de auto naar Rovaniemi waar we ons gaan vermaken in het Arktikum, het lokale museum met veel informatie over de Samen, Lapland, klimaat etc. Schitterend museum, waar we met gemak de hele morgen doorbrengen. Dan nog even de stad in op zoek naar …

Na het ontbijt vertrekken we richting Rovaniemi. We nemen de route richting Pello (= richting Zweedse grens). Het weer is prima, de tocht mooi. Voor het laatst rendieren op de weg……We drinken koffie in Pello en rijden dan door naar Rovaniemi. Daar aangekomen parkeren we de auto en lunchen (lounas) in Amarillo; op het menu …

Hoewel we ons hebben voorgenomen niet uitgebreid te gaan lopen is het weer zo lekker (zonnetje, wind, niet te heet) dat we toch weer een kleine 10 km tippelen. We beginnen in de buurt van Äkäslompolo in Karila, we lopen rond tussen de tunturit Kukas en Kesänti. Mooie tocht door bos en moeras en ook …