Back in the USA! Immigration early this morning. Clive and I have to go to different places on the ship. It's all fairly straight forward. They check my entry and ask my leaving date. -all good so far.
We have a trip to Seaside and Cannon Beach today. Both Clive and I thought it was a seaside, but no the town is called Seaside! There is a Seaside International Airport! It is very pretty here - a little like North Cornwall. They say it gets very busy here in the summer time. The only problem here is they get 15ft of rain a year! - help I think that's worse than UK! They are also on a Tectonic Plate - not somewhere I want to live! I love the wooden houses though.
We have really got into playing cards. Crazy eights. We are both getting quite good at it, Clive is very competitive! We also do the Trivia Quiz most days. Yesterday we did ' Name that tune' , I was really good - for a change.
Today we have a get together for the 'Back to Back' cruisers. This is three cruises linked together for relocation. It's too cold to cruise Alaska now, so this ship is going to the Caribbean.
Thursday, 19 September 2013
Wednesday, 18 September 2013
Day 62. Victoria
An early start again today. We have left the ship before 9am. It's a bit of a logistical challenge getting ready in such a small space! The cabin is a bit like a small caravan - lots of shutting and opening of doors and excuse me's. we seem to have a bit of a routine now!
Our tour today is The Butchart Gardens and historical tour of Victoria. We have the most marvellous weather again! What beautiful gardens. They were built in an old quarry. What vision this lady had! She has built the most spectacular sunken garden. She has now added rose, Italian and Japanese gardens!
We finish our tour in Victoria town. It's lovely. Great shops and restaurant's - a little like Windsor! We get of the bus and do a bit of shopping! We found they have free WiFi in The Downtown Area - that's great!
Our tour today is The Butchart Gardens and historical tour of Victoria. We have the most marvellous weather again! What beautiful gardens. They were built in an old quarry. What vision this lady had! She has built the most spectacular sunken garden. She has now added rose, Italian and Japanese gardens!
We finish our tour in Victoria town. It's lovely. Great shops and restaurant's - a little like Windsor! We get of the bus and do a bit of shopping! We found they have free WiFi in The Downtown Area - that's great!
Tuesday, 17 September 2013
Day 61 Nanaimo Vancouver Island
We sail overnight to Nanaimo. It's a town on Vancouver Island. We are so lucky again, it's a fine day! Thank goodness it is, as we are on a two and a half hour walking tour!
It's quite a cute town. It was built on the coal mining industry. They wanted families to come here, so they brought people from England that were miners. They didn't want single people as they would set off on the Gold Rush! It took the 82 people one week short of six months to get here! They were on a 140 ft boat! They travelled via the Atlantic Ocean, around the Cape and up the Pacific. I can't even begin to imagine that journey in the 1800s. They also have a Brass Banding tradition here. Obviously brought over from the Colliery Bands in England.
It was also had a large fishing industry - now much smaller. Logging, another main industry in the 18 and 1900s. I can only imagine a tough life out here.
We enjoy our tour - good choice again! We then find a bar with WiFi. We both sample some Canadian Ale! Very nice. We can catch a shuttle bus back to the ship. We sail at 4.30pm today.
Victoria tomorrow!
It's quite a cute town. It was built on the coal mining industry. They wanted families to come here, so they brought people from England that were miners. They didn't want single people as they would set off on the Gold Rush! It took the 82 people one week short of six months to get here! They were on a 140 ft boat! They travelled via the Atlantic Ocean, around the Cape and up the Pacific. I can't even begin to imagine that journey in the 1800s. They also have a Brass Banding tradition here. Obviously brought over from the Colliery Bands in England.
It was also had a large fishing industry - now much smaller. Logging, another main industry in the 18 and 1900s. I can only imagine a tough life out here.
We enjoy our tour - good choice again! We then find a bar with WiFi. We both sample some Canadian Ale! Very nice. We can catch a shuttle bus back to the ship. We sail at 4.30pm today.
Victoria tomorrow!
Monday, 16 September 2013
Day 60. Vancouver .
We arrive about an hour late, to Vancouver Harbour. Propulsion problems!
We have to ready for 10am. Clive has something booked for the day!
Off we get, just in time. It's another cruise to Indian Arm. It's a luncheon cruise and will take up most of our day in Vancouver. The weather is not great - raining. First time this cruise! We board the cruiser and off we go. Some fab homes on the water front. Wooden houses built on the very steep hillside. They use cranes to lift the wood to the stone plinths they must have blasted out of the rock face. It's a great trip and lunch. The weather improves- the sun is out - we are so lucky!
Clive has done it again!
We have to ready for 10am. Clive has something booked for the day!
Off we get, just in time. It's another cruise to Indian Arm. It's a luncheon cruise and will take up most of our day in Vancouver. The weather is not great - raining. First time this cruise! We board the cruiser and off we go. Some fab homes on the water front. Wooden houses built on the very steep hillside. They use cranes to lift the wood to the stone plinths they must have blasted out of the rock face. It's a great trip and lunch. The weather improves- the sun is out - we are so lucky!
Clive has done it again!
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