Wednesday, August 20, 2014

Big BC day 2

Had a walk on the Jasper Town Trail the next morning before boarding the train, got rained on for a bit.  The train dropped people at the first stop then it was much quieter and more intimate.  Met Diane the service manager and only employee to see everyone - she was great, friendly and tireless.
It was hot and hazy in PG when we arrived.  Had good sushi, believe it or not.

Sunday, August 17, 2014

Big BC day 3: Prince Rupert

Got to the PG train station early and away we went.  Another beautiful day.  Reading, writing, looking out the window, we fell into a nice slow rythm.  Got into mountain country and we followed the Skeena River to Prince Rupert.  Got in late, too tired to do anything but crash at b&b.  Amazing room overlooking the harbour. 
Getting off the train, the smell of the sea was so heavy.

Big BC trip, day 1

August 2014 we did a big BC trip.  From Edmonton we took Via Rail to Prince Rupert where we met Shelly and Kelly.  Then we went to Haida Gwaii, then we took the ferry from Prince Rupert to Port Hardy on Vancouver Island.  Then we rented a car and drove to Courtenay.  We each flew home from there.

On Day One we got up at 6:30 am only to catch our train from Edmonton only to find the train was delayed for two hours... Then for four hours...

We got into Jasper about 5 pm?  Saw a grizzly right in the trainyard!  A nice lady saw us dragging our duffle bags and gave us a ride to our little cabin.  We had dinner on the patio of a nice Greek restaurant, delicious pizza.  Then back to our cabin where we tried to be quiet so as to not disturb the neighbored who were sitting outside.  :)