Himself and I are thinking that next year it would be nice to see the Canaussian son again, so we are planning a trip in October. Because we are not getting any younger or richer this may have to be the last trip :-( so instead of flying Oz to Los Angeles then on to Tronna as we have done twice before, we thought it would be great to start off in Vancouver and......do what?

We could cross by train, a wee pit pricey but we could both relax and enjoy the scenery.

Or we could hire a car in Vancouver and drive across, we have been warned that the prairies are flat and dead shit boring, but we have flat and dead shit boring country here too so that doesn't bother us.

Or - this is my preferred option - we could cross the Rockies by train so we can both relax and enjoy the scenery, then in Jasper or Edmonton or somewhere else to be decided (depending where the train goes) we could hire a car and drive the rest of the way across the flat and dead shit boring (but easy driving, we have been told) prairies.

We welcome any ideas, suggestions, yes-do-this or no-don't-do-that ideas, and thank youse all in advance for such suggestions.

Cheers
JennieG