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Pottering around in Prince Rupert

Prince Rupert, Canada


A 15 hour ferry ride from Port Hardy on the northern coast of Vancouver Island took us to Prince Rupert. The ferry ride was long but quite comfortable. We didn't have a cabin, but made the corner of the restaurant our base for the entire trip.

When we boarded the ferry in Port Hardy (had to get up at 5am!), the rain was coming down really hard and for the first few hours it just poured so there wasn't much to see. It cleared up later in the day and we ventured out on deck where we saw a few whales spraying water and waving their tail fins! A school of dolphins showed off some synchronized swimming next to the ferry. Very cool!

We spent the 15 hours reading, eating, greasing our boots (!), watching movies and taking naps.

The ferry passed quite a lot of traffic on the Inside Passage including a boat that was towing two houses! Complete with windows, doors and everything! We also passed Boat Bluff lighthouse which is one of the manned lighthouse stations in British Columbia.

The ferry arrived late on Saturday evening and we went straight to our hotel.The next morning we went out to explore the surroundings and to get breakfast. Our hotel is located in downtown Prince Rupert and it would be a slight exaggeration to call it 'exciting' or 'happening'. Low, square, flat buildings from the 60's 70's all in different shades of grey, brown and beige.

However, as we walked down to the sea we were pleasantly surprised to find that Cow Bay is a very picturesque and charming area of the town and that Prince Rupert's courthouse is a beautiful brick building with a steam roller outside which woke up the little boy in Robert who had to climb up on it!

In Cow Bay there were a few commemorative monuments including one with flags from all the Scandinavian countries to illustrate the Scandinavian influence on the town of Prince Rupert. Of course Victoria had to give the Swedish flag a hug!

Tomorrow we are off to Terrace, BC which is located about 80 miles inland. We both got fishing licenses so we will try our luck in the river that runs all the way from Terrace to Prince Rupert.

permalink written by  Victoria & Robert on September 6, 2009 from Prince Rupert, Canada
from the travel blog: the Canadian Arctic
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Knowing Robert, i am pleasantly surprised he has gorren this far WITHOUT being arrested !!!!

Barry G

permalink written by  Barry Grosart on September 8, 2009


Knowing Robert equally well, I find it hard to believe he has a map. He's never bothered with them before!!

permalink written by  Adee on September 9, 2009


I don't think the little boy in Robert has ever gone to sleep Victoria and you should consider 'kiddy's reigns' to keep him in control.

Fay

permalink written by  Fay Ryan on September 9, 2009


I am obviously not writing this blog, as my mother says "It is spelt correctly".

If I know you lot could 'comment' I would have had second thoughts about it....kiddies reigns, ha ha

Robert

permalink written by  Robert Ryan on September 10, 2009


I have lots of maps Adee, lots and lots and just for you i will include a picture of me looking at ALL of them.................Victoria does the map readiong though!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

permalink written by  Robert Ryan on September 10, 2009


If Robert isn't used to a map and Victoria get lost in her own hometown, do we need to worrie?
Have a nice time.
Maud
Hej kolikok!


permalink written by  Maud Naess on September 18, 2009

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We plan on traveling through Northern Canada to the Arctic Circle, then across the country to then continue over the Atlantic sea and resume our adventure in Europe...

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