Bon voyage!
23 augusti, Förenta staterna ⋅ ☀️ 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 andLäs mer
Landed in Vancouver!
23 augusti, Kanada ⋅ ☀️ 72 °F
It’s not really a good flight if I don’t take plane shots!
Rogue Kitchen and Bar
23 augusti, Kanada ⋅ ☀️ 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 augusti, Kanada ⋅ ☀️ 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 augusti, Kanada ⋅ ☀️ 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 aLäs mer
Sake and Distillery
23 augusti, Kanada ⋅ ☀️ 81 °F
A little sake tasting to end the tour.
Aquabus
23 augusti, Kanada ⋅ ☀️ 81 °F
Such a fun way to get around False Creek.
Breakfast with a view.
24 augusti, Kanada ⋅ ☀️ 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 augusti, Kanada ⋅ ☀️ 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 artLäs mer
A few more
24 augusti, Kanada ⋅ ☀️ 72 °F
A few more fun bike ride shots.
The first of many Totem series
24 augusti, Kanada ⋅ ☀️ 70 °F
A lively stand of beautiful totem poles
Bridge
24 augusti, Kanada ⋅ ☀️ 72 °F
Nothing as photographic as a large bridge.... can't wait to cruise under it!
Stanley Park Brewing
24 augusti, Kanada ⋅ ☀️ 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 augusti, Kanada ⋅ ☀️ 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 augusti, Kanada ⋅ ☀️ 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 augusti, Kanada ⋅ ☀️ 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 acquiredLäs mer
All Aboard!
25 augusti, Kanada ⋅ ☀️ 73 °F
We got on board relatively easily. Relaxing with some second breakfast and getting to know the ship.
Taking off
25 augusti, Kanada ⋅ ⛅ 77 °F
Departing Vancouver.
Private chilling with a view
25 augusti, Kanada ⋅ ☀️ 68 °F
Relaxing on our balcony …enjoying the quiet and time together.
Sing it if you know it
25 augusti, Kanada ⋅ ☁️ 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 augusti, Kanada ⋅ 🌬 59 °F
Slept like a baby and woke up to grey, foggy weather.
Bridge visit
26 augusti, Kanada ⋅ ☀️ 61 °F
It is always fun to see the bridge ….it seems so empty and calm
Arrived in Ketchikan
27 augusti, Förenta staterna ⋅ ☀️ 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 augusti, Förenta staterna ⋅ ☀️ 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 peacefulLäs mer
More Totem Bight State Park
27 augusti, Förenta staterna ⋅ ☀️ 59 °F
Needed another foot print for this. So much to see.