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www.canadianaffair.com  are offering return fares of £300..it can cost me nearly that for a week in Scotland.

Would it be worth going for a weeks walking?

Where would be best?

Any thoughts?

A few years back Roos was at a conference in Vancouver and we both went over a week early, figuring we'd find something to do.  And c/o The Interweb we hooked up with a sea kayak club on Vancouver Island, and through them hooked up with a walker who was happy to be a local guide with a 4WD pickup.  The transport coupled with local knowledge was very handy, we went for a day where even if we'd known about the walk we couldn't have got to it as it was a miles up a forest road to where we got started.

So based on that I'd say see if you can find some friendly locals around where you may be headed.

And there's probably a MEC near most airports you'd fly into... (they are worth a visit).

Pete.

I am off to Toronto for a 2 weeks in July so would be intested in doing some walking out there.

I did three weeks in the rockies a few years back... once the Icefields Parkway opens there's plenty to go at and the road itself is a joy. You have to get high to escape the damn treeshowever!

Seakayaking round Vancouver Island is on a wishlist of mine. That's a proper good price for flights, I paid £319 when I went but it was a great exchange rate compared to now.

Thanks gents

getting there is the easy bit, i'm working on the logistics of getting from the airport to and from somewhere

i've got the time, i've got the money, i've got permission, i just need the bottle.

You can't go wrong if you go to Vancouver.  The North Shore has plenty of walking routes and if you fancy something a bit more challenging, so north (about an hour and half drive) to Whister. 

If you fancy a city walk, Vancouver is pretty impressive and Stanley Park has plenty to offer. 

Make the most of the Canadian Affair Offer and get to Canada.

Kermit

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I went on my own - hired a jeep tho. Met some locals and crashed at their's in Lake Louise mostly but all of them just used the bus to get from there to Calgary.  I don't actually think any of them actually owned a car or bike, so it can't be too difficult to get about. Didn't meet many wildcampers but I guess that's down to the bears, which I must admit did make me nervous as I was walking on my own mostly. There are a few long distance walks in the rockies between roads, so  I guess that's where they were hiding.

You don't need bottle to get along in Canada... you'll love it.