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June 14, 2023 in England ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
Home.
There is just too much packing to be getting on with.
It’s not like throwing it all in the Motorhome and going, I have to think about what to take. Not used to this at all.
Holiday Express Heathrow
June 14, 2023 in England ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
Nice uneventful drive from home to the hotel but not quite as good upon arriving here..
Room was not available when we arrived and that was eight o’clock in the evening. Two free beers sorted thatRead more
Heathrow
June 15, 2023 in England ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
Terminal 2 departure Lounge.
Its breakfast time, let’s start as we mean to go on. Bacon,Bananas and Waffle with Maple Syrup.
Downtown Toronto
June 15, 2023 in Canada ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
Ok so after a long flight we have arrived in Toronto and made our way to the hotel. Tired and needing a freshen up so it came as a bit of a surprise to discover that we had no reservation. Hotel staffRead more
Hop on Hop off
June 16, 2023 in Canada ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
After we managed to get a room for the night we both thought that a bit of Site Seeing was called for so we headed for the Hop on Hop off sight seeing bus with a plan to hop off at the CN tower.Read more
CN Tower
June 16, 2023 in Canada ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
Hopped off the bus and straight up the tower.
Fabulous views of the city. Spotted far below us what appeared to be a train carriage so that needed investigating and sure enough there is a train museumRead more
Niagra Falls
June 17, 2023 in Canada ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
How many different superlatives can you use for the attraction Niagara Falls?
Fantastic, Incredible or just Wow 😮 they all fit and of course wet (if you happen to be standing at the outer edge ofRead more
Pearson International
June 18, 2023 in Canada ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
It’s time to catch the plane for Calgary where the transfer to Banff awaits.
Plane has been delayed by over an hour. Oh dear. Two more beers will help sort it out!
Banff
June 19, 2023 in Canada ⋅ 🌧 1 °C
We have now arrived at the Canalta Lodge in Banff without incident so the beer is out the window and let’s celebrate with 🍸.
Banff is expensive, even the hotel literature tells you it’s goingRead more
Sulphur Mountain
June 19, 2023 in Canada ⋅ ☁️ 5 °C
Managed to get a few photos on the way to Sulphur Mountain including a young Elk grazing by the roadside.
Weather is closing in around the mountain and we quickly discovered that it was snowing asRead more
Lake Louise
June 20, 2023 in Canada ⋅ ☁️ 5 °C
It’s still very cold here at this time but the tour guide tried hard to convince us this was the best conditions for viewing those strange Green colours of the water at the second most photographedRead more
The Rocky Mountaineer Day 1
June 21, 2023 in Canada ⋅ ☁️ 1 °C
Here we go then! Gold leaf service to Vancouver.
This is a two day trip through the Rockies with an over night stay in Kamloops.
Service is superb and the seating in the Gold leaf glass domedRead more
Rocky Mountaineer Day 2
June 22, 2023 in Canada ⋅ ☀️ 12 °C
Day two of our train journey as we head from Kamloops to Vancouver.
Vancouver in Daylight
June 22, 2023 in Canada ⋅ 🌙 17 °C
The train got us safely to our destination in Vancouver where we will be spending the next three nights giving us time to look around.
There is a lot to see here so I think we will go for day andRead more
Vancouver Totem Poles
June 24, 2023 in Canada ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
“Phew I nearly forgot the Totem Poles.”
A pleasant wander along the footpaths in and around Stanley Park seems to lead to the Totem Poles and the compulsory gift shop plus cafeteria. Take awayRead more
Vancouver by night
June 25, 2023 in Canada ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
There is a lot happening in Vancouver so I thought a few night time photos were needed.
Celebrity Eclipse
June 26, 2023 in Canada ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
Welcome to our overgrown water taxi that we are going to use for our round trip to Alaska.
Yep it really does have a glass blowing studio and grass on the top deck.
Sitka
June 27, 2023, Coastal Waters Of Southeast Alaska And British Columbia ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C
Sitka in Alaska. Sounds great don’t you think?
Mainly a trip to view the wildlife including a Bear sanctuary and a Raptor sanctuary as well. Seals, otters and a humpback whale thrown in for goodRead more
Hubbard Glacier
June 28, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
As we head towards Juneau our ship is going to move in as close to the Glacier as the crew can take it so that we are able to view parts of it crashing into the sea apparently known as “Calving”.
Juneau
June 29, 2023 in the United States ⋅ 🌧 10 °C
What else is there to say?
Went on a trip specifically to see whales and was not disappointed.
Abbey was our guide and seemed to be more excited than anyone else in the boat.
Along with a feedingRead more
Ketchikan
June 30, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
Another trip out today to paddle a thirty man canoe 🛶 across a lake and then take the wheel of a Jeep up to a view point in the hills.
Sea to Sky Gondola
July 2, 2023 in Canada ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Our floating hotel the Celebrity Eclipse has now docked in Vancouver so with this being our last day in Canada and as our flight is not until early evening we are are going on yet another trip, thisRead more
Tim Hortons
July 2, 2023 in Canada ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
Could not finish the trip without mentioning the coffee shop chain “Tim Hortons”.
One of the first things our talkative taxi driver pointed out to us on our ride from the airport to downtownRead more
