Ok so I ended up with a checkin bag – even I can’t manage carry on only for a 9 week trip that covers work, meetings, study/research, hiking and camping. …

So the planes are getting smaller as we head West.. Although after 17 years on and off working for the Royal Flying Doctor Service I’m used to much smaller. In …

7 July Headed back to Deer Lake today so we could meet with Dr Dave Thomas who is chief of staff at Port Aux Basques (but he was flying back …

17 July Heading north to Inuit community Kuujjaaq. Only have a brief stopover in Montreal – overnight at an airport hotel. But it’s been interesting just seeing how strong the …

Wednesday 25 July More wandering and bushwhacking today. I am pretty sure there isn’t a track left in this town we haven’t explored. The huge tundra buggies that the tourists …

Heading off into the rocky mountains of Canada… Almost didn’t make it after a few dramas with the car hire. Second time we’ve had issues with Hertz and their crazy …

Sunday 29th July On to Radium Hot Springs in the beautiful Kootenay National Park. The scenery was amazing even though the sky was quite hazy with smoke from bushfires throughout …

30-31 Jul Peyto glacier and lake is a fantastic short walk with magnificent views off the Icefields parkway in the Rockies. It’s sobering to see how rapidly many of these …

Headed out of Jasper to Miette Hot Springs – there is more beautiful scenery than you can poke a stick at here. Stopped at the site of the Jasper house …