It’s not about the bike
Avremmo dovuto percorrere il tratto da Golden a Revelstoke in due tappe, ma a causa della pioggia incessante che ci ha bloccati per un giorno siamo stati costretti ad una unica lunga ed estenuante...
View ArticleNearly there
We are coming up to Vancouver now and I cannot believe we are so near. It truly is a bewildering thought as looking back over the trip the days, weeks and months have just mixed into one great big...
View ArticleForza Toro!
The rain that forced us to stay on for another day in Golden also allowed to make the acquaintance of Robert. In short, Roberto is a Torinista from Turin. Olmo, who was the first to speak to him, got...
View ArticleIn un mare di frutteti/ In a sea of orchards
Una delle cose che piu’ ci sono mancate questa estate e’stata la frutta che specialmente durante le nostre vacanze in Italia mangiamo in abbondanza. I prezzi erano proibitivi, per frutta che non era...
View ArticleChasing Salmon/ A Caccia di Salmone
Upon our arrival at the campsite in Port Alberni Arrowvale, we pitched the tent and immediately started talking about dinner. After crossing the province of British Columbia, it was time to try the...
View ArticleThe End
It is not really the end. Well, as we see it, the film is over but the credits are still rolling. We have made it to Vancouver and beyond to the island where we are currently chilin in Port Alberni...
View ArticleClassic Car/ Auto d’Epoca
Don Watt (no prizes for guessing his origins) was born and raised in Port Alberni and has spent his entire life there, working as a truck driver transporting large tree trunks to the sawmills. Perhaps...
View ArticleDecompressione/ Decompression
“Longtemps, je me suis couché de bonne heure.” Cosí comincia uno dei grandi capolavori letterari di sempre, “Alla Ricerca Del Tempo Perduto”. Mi trovo al dodicesimo piano del Landis Hotel & Suites...
View ArticleA Perfect End
Now we have been in Vancouver for eight days now and I have to say I am glad that we did the east to west version of the trip as none of the cities we came across on the east coast can compare with...
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