Blogs from Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada, North America
Grenville Channel and Dixon Entrance
Published: May 26th 2012North America » Canada » British Columbia » Prince Rupert
May 24th 2012
Wednesday May 23, 2012 Bishop Bay to Kumealon Island Cove Our itinerary today takes us through Grenville Channel a forty five mile long mostly straight fjiord that carries all the Inside Passage traffic and we felt like we had it all to ourselves. Steep green walls, hundreds of waterfalls, calm waters, and a carrying current were all ours today. When we had had enough we turned into the very back of a pretty little bay and watched the sun set. Thursday May 24, 2012 Kumealon Island Cove to Foggy Bay As we passed the entrances to the Port of Prince Rupert we saw at least five massive bulk carriers waiting to be loaded with some sort of ore, and bound for the orient. One ship, 867 feet long, carried the name Bulk Hong Kong - how ... read more
Bishop Bay Hot Springs
Published: May 26th 2012North America » Canada » British Columbia » Prince Rupert
May 22nd 2012
Tuesday May 22, 2012 Windy Bay to Bishop Bay Hot Springs The clouds lift and patches of sunlight show here and there as we travel down passages, through narrows, reaches and Channels. For many hours there is not a boat to be seen and we grumble a little when see any boat that disturbs the solitude. We turned into Butedale to see the ruins of an old cannery. Many of the large warehouses have collapsed and only one house had smoke rising from it and a light was on. What we marvelled at was the large waterfalls coming from Butedale Lake above us. We read that one old guy lives there and works to preserve what he can of this bygone place. A nice flood tide has carried us along for most of the morning and ... read more
Windy Bay (Fjiordland)
Published: May 26th 2012North America » Canada » British Columbia » Prince Rupert
May 21st 2012
Monday May 21, 2012 Oliver Cove to Windy Bay (Fjiordland) It was raining when we got up this morning and it has rained all day. We turned up Mathieson Channel into a gray drizzly Fjiordland and we discussed whether to take a shorter route through Jackson Passage to Finlayson Channel, the main Inside Passage Route or stay with our longer more scenic course perhaps without the scenery. We stayed the course and were rewarded with stupendous views up Kynock Inlet with its towering waterfalls and sheer granite cliffs rising thousands of feet above sea level. According to our charts in one spot where we sat the mountains above were 3,100 feet and the water beneath us was 1,339 feet deep. We drifted to within fifty feet of a cliff to take pictures of a waterfall and ... read more
May 20th 2012
Saturday May 19, 2012 Port McNeill to Fury Cove At 5:00 AM the lights on both boats were on and coffee was perking. We looked at charts and Dick said he would follow us and off we went into the sunrise. At 10 :40 AM we were rounding Cape Caution in Queen Charlotte Sound and of the usual death grip on the wheel, wondering what it's like to die and istening to the moaning behind me, the Little Liza is on autopilot, the gentle wind is at our backs, BJ's reading some ancient and forgotton lore, and I'm scribbling my thoughts in a journal. I've heard QC Sound refered to as the Queen's Pond and today the description is apt. Sea Nile is within radio range and at Egg Island I made my a course change ... read more
Price Rupert to Catch The Ferry
Published: September 8th 2011North America » Canada » British Columbia » Prince Rupert
September 2nd 2011
Wednesday August 31, 2011 Terrace And The Sunniest Day Since The NWT I woke up to warmer morning this morning; it was not a cold as the other day. My tent was also dry; no morning dew. This was a pleasant surprise not mention good fortune as I was camped under trees with no nearby sunlight to dry anything out. As mentioned I have camped on the outskirts of Nisga’a Memorial Lava Bed Provincial Park and this is most unfortunate. I would have like to have spent some time checking this area out. It really seems like an interesting area. Because I had come in through the “back way” and late in the evening I was unable to figure out any information on the area. And with the weather the way it is and has been ... read more
Teach me the Ways of the Sacred Circle
Published: July 18th 2010North America » Canada » British Columbia » Prince Rupert
July 17th 2010
Our last ferry ride was a doozy. We were picked up at 4:30 a.m. and delivered to the Ferry terminal for a 5:30 departure. We had booked a berth and headed straight for our ‘stateroom’ on the M.S.Taku- one of the oldest ships in the ferry fleet. Wow! Our room was twice the size of the last one and ‘Ta-Da!’, it even had a little red ladder that Val could use to get into the top bunk. While that was helpful, the 2 ½” of headroom didn’t make the task any easier for her. She’s a trouper! We both fell asleep for a few hours- me much longer than Val. I was awaken because cold breezes kept blowing across my head. I put my sweater over my head but the breezes were still freezing. Apparently, some ... read more
July 9th 2010
Divert to draw off to a different course, purpose. It's been a while since I wrote a blog. Sometimes we are not near a wireless connection, but more often than not, we are so enjoying our travels and the sights we are seeing it's hard to sit and write. I don't want to get behind though, so I better commit to wirting more often. Anyway we had planned to go straight from home to Alaska and be in Ketchikan Alaska for the 4th of July. Well that didn't happen. Instead we chose to divert to see the sights and sounds of the Queen Charolettte Islands. I guess this is certainly one of the perks of having no real timetable or travel itinerary. We can change our hearts and minds at will and go wherever we desire. ... read more
Where we will be staying in Croatia
Published: July 1st 2010North America » Canada » British Columbia » Prince Rupert
July 1st 2010
Ok, this is where we are going to be staying in Croatia: http://www.jadran-hoteli.hr/uvala-scott/uvalascott_en.php Another cloudy day here, we are off to Terrace to pick up a few last minute things. CK... read more
June 30th 2010
Just testing out how to create a blog entry. Soon enough we will be off on our grand adventure to Europe! This is going to be a very interesting trip! No real plans, just go and explore! I think that we are all looking forward to the nice weather. It has been extremely dull here, wet and cloudy! I look forward to blue sky and warm days. ... read more
Epilogue to Chapter 1
Published: May 29th 2010North America » Canada » British Columbia » Prince Rupert
May 29th 2010
OK, so the Inside Passage deserves its own entry. All the guidebooks, tourist information centres, etc. say that it is THE most spectacular ferry journey in the world: and you think "Yeah, Right", but in this case, they may have a point... It was an early old start yesterday. We had to be up at 05:00 to get to the ferry terminal for 05:30 (somewhat ridiculously they load the ferry at 06:00, but don't set off until 07:30... Mark Woods - how happy would you have been???...anyway...). The first couple of hours on the MV Northern Expedition were not that great as we bounced across the tempestuous maelstrom of the Pacific Ocean (Queen Charlotte's Sound) to get from Vancouver Island into the shelter of the coast islands. But once we made it across the sound, the ... read more
