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Canada and USA - June 2009
A long flight to Vancouver before taking a tour of the Rocky Mountains which included Whistler, Jasper and Lake Louise. The scenery was magnificent. The Rocky Mountaineer train trip from Banff to Vancouver was 1st class travel. A week long cruise up the Inside Passage to Juneau, Skagway, Glacier Bay and Ketchikan on Holland America's "Zuidendam" introduced us to cruising. A couple of days were enjoyed in San Franscico before flying home.
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Mt Robson, highest mountain in Canadian Rockies.
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Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge was by Lac Beauvert.
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We boarded "Ice Explorer" and drove onto Athabasca Glacier known as Columbia Icefield.
Glacier is 6km long & 1km wide. |
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Lake Louise Fairmont Hotel in the heart of Banff National Park. Known as the "Diamond in the wilderness".
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| Banff in the morning |
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Banff in the afternoon
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End of a memorable trip on Rocky Mountaineer from Banff to Vancouver.
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| Peter & Joy dog sledding at Whistler. |
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| Fairmont Empress Hotel in Victoria, Vancouver. |
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| Joy went on a 3hour high speed zodiac inflatable boat - we saw seals, eagles and a couple of humpback whales. |
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| Peter & Joy on board Holland America's Zuiderdam for 7 day cruising up Inside Passage in Alaska. |
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| Joy up close to a grisly bear in Juneau, Alaska's Capital. |
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Our ship berthed at the end of the main street in Skagway, Alaska.
An interesting sight.
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Margerie Glacier, Alaska.
Our ship sat for 1 hour to take in this incredible, magnificient, awesome experience. |
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Margerie Glacier, Alaska.
So quiet except for the ice carving. It sounded like thunder. |
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| Peter & Joy dining on "Zuiderdam". |
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Joy taking in the culture of Ketchikan, Alaska.
Dolly's house - famous from the "Red light district" times - now a museum established 1919. |
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| Peter & Joy at America's famous "Ghirardelli Chocolate & Icecream Shop" in San Francisco, USA. |
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Joy on Cable Car in San Francisco, USA.
It can pick up 60 passengers including those on running board. |
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| Sea lions at Pier 39, San Francisco, USA |
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