Live from Canada & Alaska June 2023

[TraderSam]

4 minutes ago, StopTheWorld said:

Loving your review 😍 We’re thinking about Alaska for 2025 now! 

How kind. 😍Thank you so much. 

All I can say is, stop thinking and get it booked. 😉Then you can spend the time planning and looking forward to your trip.

 

Life is short. Enjoy it while you can. ❤️

[TraderSam]

Ferry to Vancouver Island. 

 

We walked off the ship with our own luggage and said our final farewells to the friends we'd made on both the ship and the train. 🛳️🚂

 

On booking this trip, I'd suggested that we should just add on a little jaunt over to Victoria and hubby agreed. We'll, we'd come this far...😉 

 

In the Cruise Terminal, we got in line for the BC Connector, the coach which would take us directly to Tsawwassen and over to Vancouver Island on the ferry. We have done this journey before and feel the ferry crossing is like a scenic cruise in itself.

 Not long after we had left the dock, hubby went to the outside decks and there was a humpback whale swimming close to the ferry.🐳 All the way to Alaska and here was one swimming alongside us. 😂

After a very pleasant crossing, the coach took us onward to the centre of Victoria. We were familiar with the area and so walked to our hotel to check in and drop our luggage. It had been an early start off the ship so we were keen to eat. We walked around the Parliament buildings

and then along the waterfront, past the Fairmont Empress.

 We headed up Government Street and put our names on the waiting list for a table at the Irish Times. We'd eaten here previously and enjoyed the corned beef and cabbage.😋 Alas, it was no longer on the menu so we had to settle for fish & chips.

 

The food wasn't as good as we had experienced in the past and the young staff had a bit of an attitude too but it filled a hole and then we were ready for a walk to digest. 

 

The sun was setting by this point and we enjoyed the scenery before heading back to the hotel. 

 

 

 

Next up... 

Whale watching. 

 

[MississippiMom]

@TraderSam - Your photos are incredible!  Thank you so much for taking the time to share your trip with us.

[TraderSam]

3 hours ago, MississippiMom said:

@TraderSam - Your photos are incredible!  Thank you so much for taking the time to share your trip with us.

Thank you so much! I really appreciate you taking the time to read and comment. 

Plus you have just reminded me that I have a few more to add to finish this report. 🤭🤫

[kayehall]

I'm sure it was in here somewhere but I couldn't find it.....What hotel did you use in Vancouver?  Thanks for sharing!!!