Walking the Seawall
13. elokuuta 2019, Kanada ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
The seawall is a shared cycle path and walkway which links the city and all around Stanley Park. At Coal Harbour, we check out all the boats, then the float planes at their designated terminal; thenLue lisää
Boarding the Viking Orion
14. elokuuta 2019, Kanada ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
We walk the streets of Vancouver for the last time and board our ship at Canada Place. Formalities are really quick and well organised. We board and head for the Explorers Lounge. Amazingly we walkLue lisää
Onboard the Viking Orion
14. elokuuta 2019, Kanada ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
Leaving Vancouver
14. elokuuta 2019, Kanada ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
We set sail at 6pm inching our way away from the terminal away from the city. The boat almost comes to a stop while a barge empties the rubbish from the ship. Then we are underway....past the sulphurLue lisää
Under the Lion's Gate Bridge
14. elokuuta 2019, Kanada ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
As we sail out of Vancouver Harbour, the lights come on transforming the city backdrop. We have travelled over this bridge several times in our past few days in Vancouver. It’s the main waterLue lisää
A British Columbian Sunset
14. elokuuta 2019, Kanada ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
It's a beautiful summer night with almost no wind and a full moon. The sun setting over the ocean is a novelty to us.
Inside Passage - Early Morning
15. elokuuta 2019, Kanada ⋅ ☀️ 12 °C
As the sun rises we are sailing the Inside Passage, specifically the Seymour Narrows. Its wild and green with forests that are logged by clear felling. The fishermen are out on the water where theLue lisää
Seymour Narrows
15. elokuuta 2019, Kanada ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
The narrow waterway is a highway for the migrating whales. There are several humpbacks and pods of orcas, along with porpoises and dolphins. We watch one humpback breech off the stern of the boat.
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Ketchikan - Early Morning Arrival
16. elokuuta 2019, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
An early morning arrival sailing through the Tongass Narrows to the Salmon capitol of Alaska. This town is very seasonal with the main industries of fishing and tourism. There are big canneries hereLue lisää
Ketchikan - town built over the water
16. elokuuta 2019, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
The shoreline of Ketchikan is a rocky cliff with little land at sea level. It has the second highest tidal change in the world (up to 20 feet). The tide is out when we sail in leaving the pilings thatLue lisää
Potlach Park, Ketchikan
16. elokuuta 2019, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
We travel out along the shoreline to the Haida tribal land called Potlach Park. Potlach is the first nations term for party - a place of ceremonies and festivities. Here we see community buildings ofLue lisää
Potlach Park - Community Houses & Totems
16. elokuuta 2019, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
The totem poles are carved from a single tree trunk. Pieces that stick out are added to that carved trunk/ They are painted in natural ochres.
Potlach Park - Carving a Totem Pole
16. elokuuta 2019, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
Carved from a single tree trunk, the totem pole tells a story. It is hand carved using a traditional adze.
Vintage Car Museum
16. elokuuta 2019, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
At Potlach Park, the owners are avid restorers of old cars and they have several on display.
Fish Creek, Ketchikan
16. elokuuta 2019, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
We follow the path through town, through Whale Park and following the Married Man's Trail along Fish Creek. Just like the name suggests, this is a salmon spawning river with a salmon ladder to assistLue lisää
Fish Creek, Ketchikan - Salmon Ladder
16. elokuuta 2019, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
The salmon ladder has been constructed to provide an alternative route upriver for the salmon to spawn. They arrive at this point exhausted and languish in the eddies gaining strength and muscleLue lisää
Fish Creek, Ketchikan - Catch & Release
16. elokuuta 2019, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
We watch as families gather on the creek bank above the salmon ladder to catch the fish and release them back. The fish are so thick here, its hardly a sport.
Tongass Historical Museum, Ketchikan
16. elokuuta 2019, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
Tongass Historical Museum, Ketchikan
16. elokuuta 2019, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
Every part of the cedar tree is used. Cedar bark is stripped very finely for weaving.
Creek Street, Ketchikan
16. elokuuta 2019, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
Creek Street, originally the red light district of Ketchikan is now a historical district filled with tourist shops, elevated over Fish Creek.
Cliff Tunnel, Ketchikan
16. elokuuta 2019, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
The original application to build this tunnel through the cliff failed. During WW2, funding was reapplied for - to build a bomb shelter - and it was granted. The cliff hangs above the water. a tunnelLue lisää
Alaskan Raptor Centre, Sitka AK
17. elokuuta 2019, Yhdysvallat ⋅ 🌧 14 °C
The Alaskan Raptor Centre is a rehabilitation facility for raptors and other birds. The aim is to release the birds back to the wild. Set in a natural forest habitat, we are very impressed with theLue lisää
Silver Bay, Sitka AK
17. elokuuta 2019, Yhdysvallat ⋅ 🌧 13 °C
Silver Bay is a fjord. The water is a clear turquoise colour, we see humpback whales lazily moving along in the tranquil water.
Fortress of the Bears, Sitka AK
17. elokuuta 2019, Yhdysvallat ⋅ 🌧 14 °C
The fortress of the bears is a facility which cares for orphaned bear cubs who cannot be returned to the wild. The area is a converted industrial site amid the rainforest.
India Creek, Sitka AK
17. elokuuta 2019, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
India Creek is a salmon spawning creek. At the moment it is full of salmon returning to spawn and is literally wall-to-wall salmon.