A Canoe Trip in Well's Grey National Park

It's the best feeling, when you pack up the car, leave your mobile phone behind and head upstream for a week into the unknown, two days by paddle canoe away from civilisation.
We rented a canoe for seven nights and packed it full of provisions for the week and set off.
We were in the Clearwater National Park, British Colombia, six hours drive from Vancouver  on the way to Banff,Alberta. The Clearwater lakes are each about 20 miles long and example of pristine wilderness.
 The quiet and stillness was unbelievable after the buzzing city life of Vancouver.
 The brilliant sun shone down upon us as we moved up the lake, just the noise of our paddles hitting the water in tandem, surrounded by miles upon miles of wilderness - incredible, enlightening, almost frightening. Most of the day was spent in the canoe and we would stop off on the shore and have a bite to eat for lunch. Around 5pm we would arrive at our evening destination and set up camp for the night. Our behaviour was  primordial, I would always gravitate to the cooking, whilst my husband would light the fire and set up the tent. After a campfire cooked meal, we would sit around the fire, chatting  and trying not to worry about the Grisely bears which resided nearby!  When darkness set in, we climbed into our cosy sleeping bags and fell into deep slumber, listening to the sounds of the deep forest.
 Quite the best holidaying experience I have had, calming and reflective. You are so far removed from modern day life and just a little closer to our nomadic ancestors.