The Fleming family are currently in Kamloops, near Vancouver in British Columbia. The area is experiencing some of the worst forest fires it has seen in decades.

Fires have been springing up around the family all week, and more are being predicted for the week ahead.

Marketing manager Ray Fleming from Deddington is making the trip with his wife Sarah and their two daughters, seven-year-old Charlotte and Emily who is three.
In an e-mail to the Banbury Guardian he said they had had 'a lucky escape, but are not out of the woods yet'.


Mr Fleming wrote: "It's been an interesting week – the forest fires here have blown up very quickly, and we have been forced to change our plans a few times.

"We were very lucky, one of the areas we were due to stay in was evacuated on Saturday, but fortunately we chose a different area.

"However, the area we were in was very badly affected by smoke, with it blocking out direct sunlight for two days.

"We have just heard that the next town we're going to (Jasper) has got two out of control forest fires, so we are keeping up to date with all the latest news.

"It feels like we're being hemmed in by fire now.

"The children are worried about the animals in the forest and how the fire will affect them."

The Vancouver Sun newspaper reported on Sunday that 10,000 people have been
evacuated already from the area around Kamloops.

It reported that the 'unseasonably hot, dry weather' was set to continue all this week, with temperatures into the 30s and strong winds hampering efforts to halt the destruction.

Canadian troops have been drafted in to the area to help fight 350 fires across the province, alongside 1,800 firefighters and 37 aircraft already in action.

The family's round the world trip will see them go to the US from Canada, before they move onto Fiji. From there they will take in Australia, New Zealand, and south-east Asia, finishing off in Africa and Europe.