View of the Inside Passage from the Northern Expedition

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!

On the ferry between Port Hardy and Prince Rupert

Robert on deck

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

mmmm.... grease......

Shiny boots

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.

Two complete (!) houses being transported on the Inside Passage

Boat Bluff lighthouse

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!

Court house in Prince Rupert

Robert on the steamroller

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!

Cow Bay with Scandinavian flags

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.

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

written by  Barry Grosart on September 8, 2009

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

written by  Adee on September 9, 2009

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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

written by  Fay Ryan on September 9, 2009

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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

written by  Robert Ryan on September 10, 2009

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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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

written by  Robert Ryan on September 10, 2009

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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!

written by  Maud Naess on September 18, 2009

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