Although I wouldn’t say that the best was saved until last, driving through the Cascades was certainly a fitting end to a pretty amazing week away. Having booked in to another small motel in Omak, Washington, it was time to leave Bonners Ferry. Our new best friend YELP wasn’t to enamoured by our prospective...
Montana road trip – day 6
The Kootenai Falls were an amazing find, an unexpected highlight of the road trip. Another night under canvas. We’d managed to avoid caterpillar infestation, which given the amount of caterpillars dropping on to my head and shoulders from the trees was a minor miracle. Ah, the delights of nature. Day 6 saw us leave...
Montana road trip – day 2
I’d never been so close to a Bison and to be honest, I’d happily not be so close to a bison ever again. Day 2 began a lot earlier than I’d hoped for. Having parked up in a rest area facing south, around 5.30am the sun announced that the new day was definitely open...
Changing the commute
I’ve recently changed the commute. The second car has gone and in it’s place is transit and a scooter. It’s been a mixed experience, but on the whole a good one. After a year of driving to and from Richmond I decided that I’d have enough of the line-ups along the Mary Hill Bypass...
New wheels, old wheels
When we bought our first car here it was clear that new tyres would be needed on the front of the car fairly soon. The great day arrived and it was one of shock and awe. Okay, the Focus had after market rims fitted, however, I really wasn’t expecting replacement tyres to require a...
Why I miss European car design
I really don’t need to add any text here. The ‘car’ in question is the Pontiac Aztek and I feel it embodies everything bad in US car design. In fact, Time magazine placed the Aztek in their worst 50 cars of all time. An honour richly deserved. [ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”34″ exclusions=”423,424,425,426,427,428,429″ display_type=”photocrati-nextgen_pro_thumbnail_grid” override_thumbnail_settings=”0″ thumbnail_width=”100″...
Wheels
Despite International Driving Licenses being available, you can pretty much forget about buying one before coming out to BC. Why? Well, your UK license is only valid for 90 days, and as the International License is tied to your national document – you get the picture. So, towards the end of last November I...