The benefits of turning 40!

[Labrador]

Well, Mrs Labrador & I turned 40 this year (& last year) so we decided to treat ourselves to a really special trip to British Columbia. Although it wasn't exactly bushcraft we enjoyed it so much we thought we'd like to share.
We flew into Calgary, picked up a car & first drove to Jasper for a couple of days before heading on to Burn's Lake where my big treat started........
It's worth explaining here that I have always hankered after the romantic image of a remote wilderness cabin by a lake full of trout in the Canadian Rockies & guess what, Mrs Labrador had found just that!
At Burn's Lake we boarded a De Havilland Beaver & flew out to Tesla Lake for four days of peace, quiet & fly-fishing for wild rainbow trout.

The cabin was fantastic

& we even heard a moose out back.
Too soon the plane came to collect us & take us back to civilization & more
Our journey then took us via Whistler & the ferry to Vancouver Island & then up to Port Hardy where we got on another float plane & flew up to Great Bear lodge on Smith Inlet & the part of the trip that Mrs Labrador was getting excited about, Bear watching

Luxury accomodation, gourmet food, extremely knowledgeable guides who really care about the environment & bears. Lots & lots of grizzly bears

Problem is now, we can't decide what the best bit was so we'll probably have to do it all again in 2015 for our Silver Wedding!

 

[Twodogs]

Nice one mate looks like a fantastic trip .
Twodogs

 

[MartinK9]

And I just had a pint down the pub for mineuppy_dog

Stunning scenery, thanks for posting

 

[Shewie]

Great stuff fella, we went for our honeymoon a few years ago. We flew into Vancouver and did the Rockies route for 4 weeks. The scenery is amazing isn't it, the scale of things just blew me away.

Hoping to get back there soon

 

[John Fenna]

That looks great!
One of my Scouts from 30 od years ago just got back in contact...he now lives in BC...
I wonder if he has a spare room...........
I have been to Africa North, South and West, Asia, Eastern and Western Europe, the States but not Canada yet...Looks like I have been saving the best for last!

 

[welshwhit]

Stunning!

That cabin looks out of this world!

Thanks for sharing

 

[andybysea]

Stunning pics ,love that cabin, and the bear shots!

 

[some like it cold]

Beautiful pics

im taking SWMBO and lad to canada in jauary unfortunately all the bears will be having a nap and im not brave enough to wake them (i'd rather wake SWMBO and thats terrifying)

 

[bushwacker bob]

You need to know how to handle those bears.
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[hog]

You very lucky beggar.

 

[gsfgaz]

brilliant ya lucky bas... that cabin looked awesome mate
did u catch and any fish

 

[mart]

Thanks for sharing, stunnig pics. You owe her one for that trip MR.

 

[Tony]

Oh, that's fantastic, good for you guys. I used to live over there and i've not done some of that

You should go again, 45 isn't so far away

 

[korvin karbon]

who did you book through?

 

[Leonidas]

That is simply my idea of heaven.
No phone / wifi / ambient city light, just pure air /water and nature in raw form....
Would also love to know who you booked this with....

Absolutely stunning.

Tom

 

[Labrador]

Hi all,
it seems that I should share the details of the companies we used to book our tour through.
First we used Canadian Affair to book our flights & car;-
www.canadianaffair.com
The cabin & the float plane to get there was booked through;-
www.lazyeaglelodge.com
& The Bear watching was with;-
www.greatbeartours.com
Usual disclaimer, no connection just a great holiday!

 

[korvin karbon]

yowsers, not cheap !!!! Thank god im unloved and unwanted. Much cheaper LOL

 

[coln18]

very nice, i should really enjoy it when i win the lottery next saturday......(i wish!)

Col....