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........