Our trip is coming to a close. We’ve spent the last 10 days winding down through the Inside Passage of Southeast Alaska’s ferry route and driving through the beautiful province of British Colombia.
While still in Alaska we spent several days visiting Juneau, Sitka and Ketchikan. The ferry system is a pretty affordable and comfortable way to travel one way. However, since the islands are very spread out, you’re at the mercy of the ferry schedule. While these cities were interesting and had much to offer, the weather was cold and rainy every day, a great deterrent to hiking or gallery hopping. Again, we spent a few afternoons getting to know the local bartenders.
Our visit to BC has been breathtaking. We opted to take the Sea to Sky highway through Whistler for a brief stop over in the 2010 Winter Olympics ski resort. We arrived in Whistler in the late afternoon and checked in at the one and only camp ground. Full. No place else to stay other than the top notch resort hotels. Since the state wide mountain bike championship was in town, the whole resort village was filled with over a thousand young mountain bikers and their groupies. It was wall to wall grunge hipsters. We had a quick dinner then found a Wal-Mart for a night on Uncle Walton. For those of you not in the know, Wal-Mart allows RVers to park in their lot overnight. It's very convenient for the big rigs, but for us in little Vanna, not so much (unless it's a 24 hour Wal-Mart and the bathroom is accessible, if you get my drift)
We made it to Vancouver by mid morning. I was really ready to bypass Vancouver and head home early, but Chuck was insistent that Vancouver and the Island were not to be missed. After more than a month of rain and cool/ cold weather, Vancouver was Shangri-la in the sunshine. Blue skies and a warm sun put a perma smile on both Chuck’s and my face.
Gorgeous countryside in the Bulkley Valley in central BC, Canada
Gorgeous flowers all over Vancouver. We loved Stanley Park!
The first time in over 2 months that I've had any part of my arms exposed to sunlight!
Stanley Park walkway is a breathtaking 10 mile walk around the pensula.
Port Renfew on Vancouver Island. We saw a whale 30 ft from the shore just after this photo was taken.
Long Beach, near Tofino on Vancouver Island. Miles and miles of wide sandy beaches. Hugely popular with surfers.
Cathedral Grove. The trees in this forest are 800 years old.
While still in Alaska we spent several days visiting Juneau, Sitka and Ketchikan. The ferry system is a pretty affordable and comfortable way to travel one way. However, since the islands are very spread out, you’re at the mercy of the ferry schedule. While these cities were interesting and had much to offer, the weather was cold and rainy every day, a great deterrent to hiking or gallery hopping. Again, we spent a few afternoons getting to know the local bartenders.
Our visit to BC has been breathtaking. We opted to take the Sea to Sky highway through Whistler for a brief stop over in the 2010 Winter Olympics ski resort. We arrived in Whistler in the late afternoon and checked in at the one and only camp ground. Full. No place else to stay other than the top notch resort hotels. Since the state wide mountain bike championship was in town, the whole resort village was filled with over a thousand young mountain bikers and their groupies. It was wall to wall grunge hipsters. We had a quick dinner then found a Wal-Mart for a night on Uncle Walton. For those of you not in the know, Wal-Mart allows RVers to park in their lot overnight. It's very convenient for the big rigs, but for us in little Vanna, not so much (unless it's a 24 hour Wal-Mart and the bathroom is accessible, if you get my drift)
We made it to Vancouver by mid morning. I was really ready to bypass Vancouver and head home early, but Chuck was insistent that Vancouver and the Island were not to be missed. After more than a month of rain and cool/ cold weather, Vancouver was Shangri-la in the sunshine. Blue skies and a warm sun put a perma smile on both Chuck’s and my face.
Natives in the Bulkley valley, salmon fishing, using the same methods their anscestors used.
Gorgeous countryside in the Bulkley Valley in central BC, Canada
Gorgeous flowers all over Vancouver. We loved Stanley Park!
The first time in over 2 months that I've had any part of my arms exposed to sunlight!
Stanley Park walkway is a breathtaking 10 mile walk around the pensula.
Port Renfew on Vancouver Island. We saw a whale 30 ft from the shore just after this photo was taken.
Long Beach, near Tofino on Vancouver Island. Miles and miles of wide sandy beaches. Hugely popular with surfers.
Cathedral Grove. The trees in this forest are 800 years old.
1 comment:
so glad that you guys have the blog up and running. the 2 of you continue to inspire me and i'm in awe of all you 2 do. blog is fascinating and the pictures are incredible! what an amazing journey you guys are on! continue to keep us all updated as we live vicariously through you and your journey! be safe. lots of love coming your way! xoxoxo, beth
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