Into the second week of our house sitting on Bowen Island and we are having a great time, meeting people and getting around on our scooters. Day 106 – June 16th. There are no taxis on Bowen Island, the only one there was packed it in since the bus service started. The local bus runs […]
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To get around the small island that Bowen Island is, is a bus service that you can hail to stop and pick you up almost anywhere on the road along the bus route, and they run about every hour and half. Day 100 – June 10th. However the preferred option for getting around and highly […]
Stunning Scenery in Ketchikan
With clear blue skies we arrive alongside in Ketchikan after cruising 285 NM at an average speed of 18.5 knots. We have until 6pm here in the quaint little town of Ketchikan. Cruise Day 13 – Ketchikan Day 96 – June 6th, 2014. As with our stop yesterday in Juneau, this is also […]
Visiting Haines in Alaska
Cruising in Alaska is beautiful and Haines is at the top of the list. Cruise Day 11 – Haines Day 94 – June 4th 2014. After a good breakfast we ventured out. Wow, isn’t this place stunning. American Bald Eagle Foundation Haines We walked around a bit before stopping […]
Destination – A Glimpse of Skagway in Alaska, The Gateway to The Yukon Territory
From Juneau to Skagway we covered 101 nautical miles at an average speed of 14 knots to arrive alongside in Skagway at 5.53am. Cruise Day 5 – Skagway Day 88 – May 29th, 2014. We had heard from some people on the cruise saying Skagway was small and nothing special. Actually it was really […]
Destination – A Glimpse of Juneau The Capital City of Alaska
Today we are in Juneau the capital of Alaska and we will take a tour from one of the private operators at the dock. We finally docked at 8.23am in Juneau, after traveling 313 nautical miles. Between Ketchikan to Juneau, the capital city of Alaska, we traveled at an average speed of 20.1 knots. Cruise Day 4 […]
Destination – A Glimpse of Ketchikan – Not Just Totem Poles and Jewelery Stores
After sailing 608 Nautical miles from Vancouver, through the Inside Passage with an average speed of 15.8 knots we arrive at 6.59am in Ketchikan, Alaska with the clouds slowly disappearing revealing a wonderful blue sky. Cruise Day 3 – Ketchikan Day 86 – May 27th, 2014. What’s in Ketchikan Apart From Totem Poles and […]
Cycling Around Stanley Park in Vancouver
After checking out the bikes for rent at a shop down at Canada Place yesterday, we decided that we would hire some bikes today and go cycling around Stanley Park in Vancouver. Day 83 – May 24th. We found out that there was a FREE breakfast between 8 and 10am at the hostel so we […]
Downtown Vancouver, The Good The Bad & The Ugly
After being dropped off at our accommodation in downtown Vancouver we checked in and as per normal had to wait until after 3pm to access our room, so we left our bags in storage and hit the town. Day 82 – May 23rd. The taxi ride was only a few minutes from Canada Place and […]
Celebrity Millennium Disembarkation at Canada Place in Vancouver
Today we are concluding our voyage of 14 days from Japan to Canada and will be disembarking from the Celebrity Millennium in Vancouver Canada Place early in the morning. This also brings to an end the Tour around the Celebrity Millennium series of posts that have covered the 14 nights of this cruise. Day 82 […]