Tag Archives: Canadian adventure

Prince Rupert to Jasper, finally heading east

Posted on November 7, 2011 by Helen

We were incredibly lucky with the weather throughout our time in Prince Rupert. It rains, on average, 288 days of the year and on the morning of our departure we got to witness exactly what nature is capable of up … Continue reading →

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Prince Rupert

Posted on November 5, 2011 by Helen

Situated at the end of the Canadian train line and at the foot of the BC border with Alaska Prince Rupert feels incredibly isolated. It might also be because regardless of how you arrive, or where you’re coming from, it … Continue reading →

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Travelling the Inside Passage

Posted on November 2, 2011 by Helen

We travelled from Port Hardy to Prince Rupert on a ferry through the Inside Passage. The ferries that make this journey are huge and during the summer they are apparently teeming with people. This is not the case in October. … Continue reading →

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Nanaimo to Port Hardy

Posted on October 31, 2011 by Helen

I’m writing this from a lovely hotel room on the marina at Port Hardy. We have a great view from our room that overlooks the bay and we can see small fishing boats moored up in the marina below. We … Continue reading →

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The Great Canadian Adventure begins…

Posted on October 29, 2011 by Helen

In July, when winter time and moving home seemed like a long long way away, we hatched a plan to take an overland route across Canada, to see as much of the country as possible before our move back to … Continue reading →

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