CanadaBritish ColumbiaWest EndRobson Square49°17’2” N 123°7’11” W
May 3, 2023 in Canada ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
We arrived in Vancouver and used the Canada Line Metro to get to Vancouver Downtown which was really simple. The Fairmont is really close to the metro so it was a nice easy walk to check in!
To keepRead more
CanadaBritish ColumbiaNorgateProspect Point Lighthouse49°18’49” N 123°8’30” W
May 4, 2023 in Canada ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
To make the most of the weather we opted to rent bikes for the day and cycle the Stanley Park Sea Wall over to Kitsilano Beach and then back into the Stanley Park Trails. We covered about 13miles inRead more
May 5, 2023 in Canada ⋅ 🌧 12 °C
Our last full day in Vancouver was somewhat rainier than our first! We enjoyed a trip over to the outlets and then to Granville Island for some lunch and retail therapy! 🍔 🛍️
Vancouver hasRead more
CanadaBritish ColumbiaSouth CambieBloedel Floral Conservatory49°14’33” N 123°6’53” W
May 6, 2023 in Canada ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
The weather was much nicer today than expected and not nearly as rainy so we went over to Queen Elizabeth Park to enjoy a walk before heading back to Downtown Vancouver to grab some lunch, collect ourRead more
May 9, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 9 °C
Today we docked in Juneau and booked an excursion to visit Mendenhall Glacier alongside walk some of the Ecology trails in and around the Park. We were really lucky with the weather all day again andRead more
United StatesAlaskaSkagwaySkagway Historic District59°27’23” N 135°18’47” W
May 10, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C
We docked in Skagway and today we had a trip booked through Chilkoot charters tracking the journey of the Klondike Gold Rush up from Skagway all the way to the Yukon.
This trip was all day includingRead more
May 11, 2023 ⋅ 🌧 3 °C
Our cruise ship entered Glacier Bay National Park around 6am for a day of Glacier spotting along with some wildlife.
We managed to spot Mountain Goats, lots of Sea Otters and a Whale.
As this is aRead more
May 12, 2023 ⋅ ☁️ 6 °C
Today we mainly enjoyed the boat, spent time looking for wildlife and around 18:00 sailed into College Fjord. The weather meant it was really difficult to get a good view of the many glaciers in theRead more
United StatesAlaskaChugachTrinity Point60°48’34” N 148°33’14” W
May 13, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 5 °C
We actually got into Whittier around Midnight as the Captain decided to come alongside early due to poor weather.
He wasn’t wrong - the weather when we woke up was miserable but we weren’t inRead more
