Category: British Columbia

My plan for Wednesday was to drive from Hinton, Alberta, to Fort St. John, British Columbia, via Highways 40, 43 and the Alaska Highway. I was away from Hinton a few minutes after 05:00, and stopped briefly to get a photo of the pulp mill. Pulp mill towns used...

I flew home from Kelowna a couple of days ago, on Wednesday, going from temperatures as high as +15°C (59°F) back to nights down to -32°C (-26°F) The weather forecast called for clouds and showers for the entire trip except for the last hour into Whitehorse, but Vancouver was...

The 2nd day on a northbound cruise to Alaska is “at sea”, with lots of onboard activities but not a lot to see scenery-wise normally. On this sailing of the Celebrity Millennium, however, we got a huge bonus thanks to Captain Zisis Tamaras. Sunrise in Queen Charlotte Sound, off...

Thursday was our last day to tour Vancouver before boarding our cruise ship, and it was only a partial day as we had to change hotels and then meet our friends from Ontario mid-afternoon. As a result, Chinatown, and in particular the Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Gardens, were our primary...

Wednesday was a slower day than the previous couple during which we had walked many miles exploring Vancouver. We thought that 4 days would allow plenty of time, but it hasn’t – once again, we’ll be leaving Vancouver with many things still on the “to-do” list. This was the...

On Monday we had a broad overview of Vancouver, yesterday we visited a few of the many attractions to see the details. This was the view from our 9th-floor room at the Westin Bayshore. A local we chatted with yesterday pointed out that while the downtown areas of many...

Cathy and I left Whitehorse yestderday to begin a 4-day exploration of Vancouver followed by an Alaska cruise and land tour with 4 friends from Ontario. We picked up our house-sitter just before 07:00 and a few minutes later were at the Whitehorse airport where check-in at the Air...

I’m trying hard to slow down when I travel but so often that just isn’t possible. I have two options – to see something quickly and superficially, or to not see it at all. I was up 2 hours before the 08:34 sunrise on Wednesday in order to maximize...

It’s now Sunday morning at 06:20, and we’re sailing northbound on calm seas past Malcolm Island near the north end of Vancouver Island. I’m on my way home, though on a roundabout route that will take 7 days. For the past couple of days the Coral Princess has been...