3 flights, 4 boarding cards and 15 hours later

4 a.m. (Toronto time) - we head to the airport to catch our 6:30 a.m. flight to Winnipeg

6 a.m. (Tor) - we find out that our 6:30 flight is now leaving at 7:10 from a gate down the other end of the airport, so we begin our trek.

7:30 a.m. (Tor) - flight to Winnipeg finally gets on its way

9:15 a.m. (Winnipeg time, 10:15 a.m. Toronto time) - we arrive in Winnipeg airport, having missed our 9:05 flight to Vancouver. We are handed 2 new boarding passes. We are now flying via Calgary.



9: 35 a.m. (Winnipeg) - begin boarding the flight to Calgary

11:15 a.m. (Calgary time, 12:15 a.m. Winnipeg), we arrive in Calgary to the news that an amber alert in the airport has delayed some flights so we are okay to catch our connection to Vancouver.

noon (Calgary) - we board the Vancouver flight, which surprise surprise is late to board.

1 p.m. (Vancouver time, 2 p.m. Calgary), we finally arrive in Vancouver, pick up the car and head out to Squamish.

4 p.m. - we finally arrive in Squamish after battling the VAncouver traffic. The drive was well worth it though. It was absolutely beautiful, and although Squamish is a bit of a small funny town, with a mix of hikers and drunks, it was aboslutely beautiful.

Above: A tired Brad collapses on the bed at the hostel, but we had a great view of the Chief.

Above: This is the hostel - the Inn on the Lake - in Squamish.

Above: Dawn in Squamish