It's the moment you've all been waiting for! A little movie I whipped up about my Kangaroo friend. [youtube]rdK8im5Q7a4[/youtube] View it on You tube here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdK8im5Q7a4 Yes I know I need to get a job!
Yep that's right ... last weekend Frank, Kenny and I climbed a 4000m (13000ft) Volcano called Volcan Acatenango. It was probably one of the toughest hikes I have ever done. After a pre trip briefing on Friday night, the journey started at 5am on Saturday morning when we met up with our guides and...
Well my time in Kelowna and Canada has finally come to an end. I finally sold my van after 6 weeks! The first person that came to look at it bought it as I expected but I lost a bit of cash on it. Not to worry, I got my moneys worth out of Stan the Van! So my plan now is to hit Central America. I...
Well the full circle is now complete and I'm back in Kelowna for the sole purpose of selling my Van. I've been here around 4 weeks now and I have only had 2 calls which sucks big time. Wish me luck! I've been staying on the couch at my old sharehouse (The Bates Motel) which is fun but not ideal....
The snow conditions here have been absolutely fantastic! Big White has a 2.7m base and Silver Star has equally good conditions. I've been making the most out of the great conditions and have been up to the hill every weekend and even taken a few days off work to go riding. Last week I took...
I had never heard of Glass Tiger but we heard on the radio that a semi-famous Canadian 80s band was in town so decided to go check them out. They play the song "I died in your arms tonight" - you've probably heard of them. Anyway we got dressed in bad 80s clothes and went to the concert. It turned...
I drove my Van to Calgary for Xmas. I met up with Dan in Banff and stayed the night in the Samesun hostel. The next day we skiied Sunshine. Did some runs with Dane during his lunch break and also caught up with Claudia. I spent Xmas in Calgary with my flatmates Conor and Kelly and their families....
We had our first party at the new house on the weekend. The Xmas theme ensured a jovial atmosphere and some awesome photos.
1994 Mercury Villager
Took a couple of days off work and did a roadtrip through the Rockies to Calgary for the world renowned Stampede. Got there Thurs night and had a few warm up beers at the Den. On Friday we hit the Stampede grounds. It is basically like a massive fair similar to the Royal Easter show in Sydney. We...
Kelowna fired up on the weekend with some wakeboarding and moto-X action at Wakefest 05. Dane and Jack came out from Van for the weekend and bought some VIP passes with them. I scored some media passes as well so between us there was heaps of free stuff to be had! We hung out in the VIP section...
Canada was confederated on July 1st 1867 and as a result we got a long weekend... Bring it on! It was an epic weekend! Had about 10 mates rock into town and crash at our house! Plenty of partying and beach going! On the Friday Matty and I drove to Silver Star for some downhill mountainbiking...
Just thought I’d share an insight into what a typical week is like for me in Kelowna. Living and working in another country is an amazing experience. Work is not like real work and even day to day tasks like grocery shopping are fun when you have an accent. Words like routine, stress and...
Played in a soccer tournament in Revelstoke, a picturesque little town on the outskirts of the Rocky Mountains about a 2.5 hour drive away on the weekend. A bloke's from work's team was short a few players so I helped them out. The team I played for was called the Rented Mules. They were a bunch...
Life in Kelowna has been great times so far. It’s been about 6 weeks since I left Big White and after 3 weeks at the hostel and a couple of weeks of couch surfing I’m now finally settled in ..... New town, new house, new friends and new job … bring it on! I’m loving it here! Kelowna is one of the...
Kelowna is 100 years old today! I joined in with the festivities and got amongst the street party. Had an awesome fireworks display, one of the longest I have ever seen. Everything is going well here in Kelowna. Looks like I have secured an engineering job at a local company. Same sort of work...
My bags are packed and after a nice lunch at the White Crystal it's time to hit the road! Tonight the Big Brother house will be empty for the first time in over 6 months. Assuming that my hitchhiking attempt is sucessful, I'll be staying at the Kelowna Same Sun Hostel tonight and for the next...
The ski season has ended here at Big White ... the once fluffy white snow has been transformed into dirty brown mud, skiers and boarders have been replaced with construction workers and the tranquil mountain air has been shattered by the noise of trucks and excavators. It's sad that it is all over...
Big White continues to out-do itself, producing another 10cm of fluffy powder last night. Got up early and got fresh tracks all morning. There was noone on the hill at all .... unbelievable. I started work at 1pm which is where I am now, makes the day so much more satisfying knowing you got some...
As it is the last week of the ski season I thought I would take a retrospective look at my time at Big White. Highlights - Powder days, snowboarding over 80 days, living on a ski hill, my flatmates, spring break, having visitors from Oz, Tuesday nights at Snowshoe Sams, Landing some 360s, meeting...
Dan's Capers used to be a blog about my travel adventures but it has evolved into a collection of my thoughts and things I like. Enjoy
