Prince Rupert, British Columbia 🇨🇦

Back to our native land but still far from home. Arrived in Prince Rupert this morning to sunshine and blue skies. Though we’ve never been here before we didn’t book an excursion since you can easily walk off the ship and explore on your own. We were especially thrilled to turn airplane mode off on our phones and not pay a nickel in roaming fees which was such a treat.

Prince Rupert is located on an island on the northwest coast of B.C. The population of 13,000 people is about half First Nations, the Tsimshian Nation. While it holds the title of rainiest city in Canada, with about 2500 mm of precipitation annually, we didn’t see a drop. It was a glorious 21-degree sunny day.

The port area is beautifully laid out and there were city volunteers greeting us as we disembarked and providing us with information and maps. The shops along the waterfront had lovely displays and their merchandise was a cut above the typical tourist T-shirt fare. The range of indigenous arts and crafts available was impressive.

We explored the waterfront and then visited the Museum of Northern BC which is styled after an indigenous longhouse. The displays included a wealth of Haida, Gitksan and Tsimshian art and artifacts. It was terrific.

It was now lunch time so we asked Google to show us the way to Tim Hortons ❤️ From there, we meandered and made our way back to the ship by late afternoon. This town was a delightful surprise.Read more