It's been a long time since our last blog – we've spent most of that time with a group of paddlers from Bristol Uni and also with Fran and Robin – two Brits we knew from home.

Those who weren't out here for such an extended holiday had to return to Vancouver this weekend to fly home. So from a group that has increased to 13 at times, we're now back down to the two of us.

Over the last few weeks, we have: paddled rivers, soaked in hot springs, ridden a Hummer to the top of Blackcomb Mountain, seen a whistling marmot, cooked and eaten excellent food on the campfire, avoided all bears sadly, danced till the early hours in Whistler and watched many shooting stars.

The old adage states that a picture speaks a 1000 words, so we've kept this blog entry short and uploaded 4 more photo albums – check them out on the photos page.