Blogs from Prince George, British Columbia, Canada, North America - page 3

When last we blogged we were headed on our way to Chitwan National park in Southern Nepal.... I got lazy and a couple of months have passed. ;) This is my attempt to restart the blog machine that is Corey... Please note that beer is cheap in Esquel Argentina and I am pretty buzzed at the moment. :) 26th October 2010... We arrived at "Jungle Adventure World" (our hotel) near Chitwan National Park late afternoon after another fabulous Nepali bus ride. FYI, if I never have to ride another bus in Nepal for the rest of my life, I will be a very happy man! We settled into our new diggs and although they were not too bad, I honestly expected more from a place called "Jungle Adventure World." That night we discovered the deliciousness of ... read more

I am now in Northern British Columbia. Since I last managed to get internet access, I have travelled up from the northern tip of Vancouver Island (Port Hardy), via the Inside Passage to Prince Rupert (a 520km ferry journey), and then driven eastwards from Prince Rupert to Prince George (about 720km). The Inside Passage is a 15 hour journey. Apart from the first two hours, when the boat crosses the Pacific Ocean (Queen Charlotte's Sound), the majority of the trip is between the islands up the west coast of BC. According to all the guidebooks, tourist info, marketing literature, etc. it is alleged to be THE most spectacular ferry trip in the world. And to be fair, they do have a point! Apart from having to get up at ridiculous o'clock (they insist on loading the ... read more

Another chilly morning, but it was sunny all day and warmed up to the mid 70's in the afternoon; perfect weather for cruising in the Miata! I woke up at 5:00am and was wide awake, so I decided to get up early and resume my journey. It was still very dark and the stars were out. I put the top down on the Miata, pulled my knit ski cap over my head and ears, put on my gloves and hit the road. It felt good! Stopped for a big breakfast (TOO big) and after an hour of driving after breakfast I was getting drowsy, so I pulled over by a river at a rest area and took a 30 minute nap. After that I felt alert for the rest of the day. This was mostly a ... read more

Having arrived in Prince Rupert on the ferry around 7am the Polish couple gave me a lift to the Greyhound Bus station ticket office, where I discovered how expensive it was to try and get North - have to go way out east to Prince George to get another bus that will go up north. And pay a small fortune to do it. So I decided to hitch instead. I set out on the road, and before long a car stops without me even sticking my thumb out. "This is easy!" I think. The following conversation goes something like this: Nice Lady: "Do you want a lift to the ferry?" Me: "No thanks. I'm going out on Highway 16 - trying to get to Whitehorse in the north." Nice Lady: "I see." (pauses) "This road only ... read more

The Skeena train, run by VIA rail, is a 20 hour journey with an overnight stop in Prince George. The trip was very scenic for the first four hours, then extremely pleasant but not so stunning for the remainder. Early in the trip the conductor told us we were very fortunate to get a vista of the Seven Sisters, a spectacular jagged mountain range. The train also runs along the Skeena River for the first four hours then the Fraser, BC's mightiest river, for most of day 2. We missed the view of Mt Robson, late on Day 2 due to cloud. Robson is the Canadian Rockies' highest peak. Our hosts Walt and Ruth at Bedford Place B&B at Prince George made us very welcome. Again, the wildlife was light on, with two or three bear ... read more