Ok so Im back in the Uk, and have been here about two weeks now in various places..... Its still all a little strange to me as in a small way I just don't feel like I belong any more! I'm here due to an on going heart problem where 6 months ago I had a little bit of a scare by having news of results from he latest tests. So here I am having a whole bunch of new tests and waiting on news of an upcoming heart operation! I love all my friends and family who have welcomed me on my return and if it wasn't for them I don't know where I would be! We live in amazing world and throughout my journey I have been shown nothing but love no matter what the country. For this I thank you all, the people I have met who have made this journey an unforgettable adventure, i think about you all the time. I feel I have left apart of me in every country I have been. There world is full of love and inspirational people, give it a chance and it will welcome you with open arms. THANK YOU!!!!

Flying YukonH

After spending time in the Yukon now, people often ask how I would describe life up here in the far north of Canada.... Well for starters there are 31,500 people in a place roughly the size of Spain!!! The main reason for staying for so long is I randomly stumbled upon an opportunity to work with Wilderness Fishing Yukon which all started wile staying at a campsite and was asked by the owners husband if I wanted to give him a hand with his plane... well obviously I jumped at the chance! The plane is a Cessna 180 float plane and after a few days of getting it ready for the season it was time to take of foe the first time, that day also answered a question I have always had. "How do you get a float plane from the airport(ground) to the lake(water)?", well this is how..... I was lucky enough to drive the truck, it was an incredible day and the start of what would be some unforgettable memories of flying, fishing, laughing all in the company of some truly wonderful people. Last year in 2011 Robson Green came out to an episode of his extreme fishing series It's an incredible lifestyle here with more wilderness than you can possibly want people hear really do know how to survive and thanks to Bernard Stehelin I am learning the Yukon way....

Bought back down to earth with a thump......

Hi all, Ben here. I'm afraid this is the post I was trying to avoid doing and hoping never to do. A short time ago I had some annual test on my heart. Unfortunately over the last year its condition has gone down hill so much it has now reached the point that in just a few moths I will have to return home for a heart operation. Although I ha now trying to cover as much ground as I can, it is at the point I am unable to do some of the activity's I had planed to do, I have also been told if I get any signs of symptoms to be on the next plane back to the UK. I am sorry to have to tell you this as I was hoping to finish before I was due for an operation. I will of course keep you informed of any further news. I will be leaving the Land Rover in the States and plan to return to it to complete the expedition once I'v fully recovered. Thank you all for your support through this time.....

Northern Lights.... My First veiw

It's 12:30 am on Tuesday the 24th of April... We have just stepped outside for out first ever sighting of Aurora (the Northern Lights)



This was breath tacking as I had never seen them before in my life and didn't expect them to be this clear this far south......

So happy at this moment...

Banff to Jasper

Here we go again, leaving Banff Heading to Jasper via the famous Ice Feild Parkway!
It has been a long time since I traveled this the Parkway. I Last drove this road at the end of November, i must say what a difference, compared to last time! The road is now clear and dry with most view points open. Its a stunning place to see and just be, I think we drove through at the perfect time of year with mostly sunny skys, dry and clear roads and no tourists as far as the eye could see.......... ohhh yehhhhh!!!!







We arrived in Jasper around 6:30 pm to stay with friends of Christian. As we where all starving including Cati and Skender who we were staying with we went straight down to the bar where they had Wednesday wings a basket of chicken wings for $2:50!

I was still so excited about being back on the road for the next part of the advfenture.....

A Big thank you to Cati and Skender for putting us up the night!

leaving Golden and back on the road

Well a sad day finally came when it was time to leave the place I had called home over the last few months.

I would firstly like to thank all who have been apart of my life and made Golden such a wonderful place to be. My housemates Sonia, Ryan and Shane I am sure are the best housemates any one can have and having the craziest neighbors (in a good way) along with a lot of others have truly made this rest stop one crazy ride. You all mean so much to me and the memory's (that I can remember will stay with me forever!

Thank you........

USA and back

A great day today, after leaving Ray and his family in sunshine valley I headed to the border of the US of A!
It went about as smoothly as you like with both sides being helpful and friendly. The border was on of the quieter ones with very little traffic. I spent around an hour in the states having a look around the town and filling the fuel tanks. After all the paperwork was done and I had my visa in my passport I was back on the road in Canada heading east.
Well I managed to make it to Nelson tonight after the weather setting in and making the last few hours of driving rather rubbish! Still I'm hear now and have some twisting back roads to look forward to tomorrow.