Dienstag, 28.06.2016
After walking with all my stuff from the Hostel in Vancouver to the Skytrain, then to bus and then finally to the ferry station I had a really nice ferry trip. From Vancouver to Victoria it takes you about 1.5 hours and you pass a lot of little and beautiful islands! All together it took me forever to get to the Hostel in Victoria, I arrived in the early evening. After a short walk and grab something to eat I went to bed pretty early. The next day started with a little sightseeing tour around downtown and the harbour. Victoria is such a nice little city!
On my first day in the evening I bought a bicycle in Victoria! 50$ for a nice mountain bike! Awesome deal! I'm sure the bike is not the best one but it works and thats perfect!
On Wednesday the Hostel organized a trip to Mount Douglas which was more a walking tour than a hiking tour but it was funny to meet all the other people from the Hostel and we had a great view from the top!
Actually, when I arrived in Victoria I was planning to stay there for 3 days... Well I ended up spending a whole week there because it was so nice! The Hostel was great and especially the people there were awesome!
We spent one day in the Butcharts Garden, which is really big and nice.
Donnerstag, 23.06.2016
I met Janna in Kelowna, she's from Germany, too and we decided to travel to Vancouver together. For me it was almost like coming home. My whole journey started in Vancouver and it was so nice to back there! I'm really in love with that city!
I spent almost all the time there with Janna, we went to the beach, walked around Downtown and visited the Capilano Suspension Bridge Park.
Janna and I split up in Vancouver because she was going to Seattle and I headed to Vancouver Island. See you in Germany crazy Girl! :)
Montag, 13.06.2016
After leaving the Ranch I went very spontaneously to Banff. I heard a lot of good things about this town so I decided to stay there for two nights. All the hostels were pretty busy so I was happy that I found a bed at all! Banff is really cute! It takes you about 15 minutes to walk from one side of the town to the other one. All together it's very touristic there but what am I supposed to say - I'm a tourist, too!
Banff is perfect for going for a hike! There are a lot of trails around. Unfortunately it was pouring raining when I arrived in Banff so I only had one day for hiking! But this day was just perfect! We went up the Sulphur Mountain which took us about 1,5 hours. From the top you have a stunning view over Banff, a few lakes and mountains:
For very lazy people (like us ) there is free Gondola for the way down. On the bottom of the Mountain there are Hot Springs waiting for you! Is there anything better then jumping in really hot water after a nice hike?! It was an amazing hiking day!
On my 2. day in Banff I met a nice girl at the hostel and we decided to travel together for a few days. She has a car here so we were perfectly flexible for wherever we want to go. Our first stop was Lake Louise which is about 20 minutes from Banff. This lake is so nice to see and we went for a day hike around the lake and on top of some mountains. It was pretty exhausting but for sure worth it!
After that hike we drove to the Lake Moraine, which is by far one of the most beautiful lakes I've ever seen! A lot of people told me I should go there and they were really right! Although it rained, it was such a nice spot!