Bon voyage!
23. august, Forenede Stater ⋅ ☀️ 77 °F
Merry Christmas Bill and Renata! This trip was my gift to each of them for Christmas last year.
The Air Canada strike added extra stress this week, but we are finally on our way to meet Renata andLæs mere
Landed in Vancouver!
23. august, Canada ⋅ ☀️ 72 °F
It’s not really a good flight if I don’t take plane shots!
Rogue Kitchen and Bar
23. august, Canada ⋅ ☀️ 75 °F
Travel woes behind us a great lunch to start the day. It’s Vancouver so you have to have poutine, eh?
Granville Island Market fun
23. august, Canada ⋅ ☀️ 84 °F
The Granville Island market is always a fun place to explore. So many pretty sights, colors, and tasty bites. Lots of good people watching too.
Food tour of Granville
23. august, Canada ⋅ ☀️ 84 °F
Granville island food tour wasn’t as good as our Wok Around Chinatown two years ago but was still enjoyable.
Candied salmon, chai, Nanaimo bar, soup, charcuterie, donuts, foccacia, cheese and aLæs mere
Sake and Distillery
23. august, Canada ⋅ ☀️ 81 °F
A little sake tasting to end the tour.
Aquabus
23. august, Canada ⋅ ☀️ 81 °F
Such a fun way to get around False Creek.
Breakfast with a view.
24. august, Canada ⋅ ☀️ 66 °F
First full day of vacation. It is different to start the day with my daughter, but also lovely. She's all grown up.
Grab a bike and adventure.
24. august, Canada ⋅ ☀️ 72 °F
It is an absolutely perfect day for a bike ride around Stanley Park. And to take a quick look at the cruise terminal for our upcoming voyage.
That raindrop is another favorite piece of public artLæs mere
A few more
24. august, Canada ⋅ ☀️ 72 °F
A few more fun bike ride shots.
The first of many Totem series
24. august, Canada ⋅ ☀️ 70 °F
A lively stand of beautiful totem poles
Bridge
24. august, Canada ⋅ ☀️ 72 °F
Nothing as photographic as a large bridge.... can't wait to cruise under it!
Stanley Park Brewing
24. august, Canada ⋅ ☀️ 72 °F
A brewery. In a park. With a great menu (ahi poke nachos). And flowers.
We discovered this gem a few years ago and feel it makes a great end to a bike ride. Many others felt the same way.
Amazing Laughter
24. august, Canada ⋅ ☀️ 79 °F
This place brings so much joy. We should all laugh so hard we are doubled over sometimes.
Sad that people feel the need to slap stickers on this great art but fortunately it wasn't too much.
Red Truck Beer
24. august, Canada ⋅ ☀️ 84 °F
The Red Truck brewery was a bit of a let down, but this Never 51st was hilarious on the ride there.
Khagan Restaurant
24. august, Canada ⋅ ☀️ 75 °F
Sina wanted to take us for a Persian meal and we had this feast. We left ourselves in his hands .... and everything was amazing (the yogurt drink with mint and other herbs might still be an acquiredLæs mere
All Aboard!
25. august, Canada ⋅ ☀️ 73 °F
We got on board relatively easily. Relaxing with some second breakfast and getting to know the ship.
Taking off
25. august, Canada ⋅ ⛅ 77 °F
Departing Vancouver.
Private chilling with a view
25. august, Canada ⋅ ☀️ 68 °F
Relaxing on our balcony …enjoying the quiet and time together.
Sing it if you know it
25. august, Canada ⋅ ☁️ 72 °F
A very silly game and some of the guests really got into it. Impressed by these young sisters who knew every word do all the oldies!
Foggy morning on the water
26. august, Canada ⋅ 🌬 59 °F
Slept like a baby and woke up to grey, foggy weather.
Bridge visit
26. august, Canada ⋅ ☀️ 61 °F
It is always fun to see the bridge ….it seems so empty and calm
Arrived in Ketchikan
27. august, Forenede Stater ⋅ ☀️ 57 °F
First port. The guys hooking is up down below requested “3 breakfast specials” to be tossed down. Lol. I’m sure they say that to every ship.
Totem Bight State Park
27. august, Forenede Stater ⋅ ☀️ 57 °F
We grabbed our rental car and went straight to Bight Totem State Park and had the place to ourselves for a good while. Beautiful preservation and sharing of these beautiful totems k. A really peacefulLæs mere
More Totem Bight State Park
27. august, Forenede Stater ⋅ ☀️ 59 °F
Needed another foot print for this. So much to see.