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Prince Rupert and ferry home

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 Tuesday, November 3: We had another nice day in Rupert with Nyah and Michelle. The ferry we were to catch for Port Hardy was delayed 5 hours due to the storm on Monday, so we had to be at the terminal at 11 pm instead of the 6 pm departure. Rather late, but it gave us the chance to have another dinner with Nyah and Michelle.. The view from Grandpa Boyle's deck Downtown Prince Rupert We had a cabin booked on the Northern Expedition... comfy enough, with two small beds, small bathroom with shower. The hum of the engines would have been OK, but there was a very strong vibration that would come and go... it felt like cavitation of the propellors, but might have been the engines. I am wondering if it was the same in all cabins, or maybe ours was positioned badly. The other facilities on board were quite nice... very comfortable reclining lounge seats, nicely appointed cafeteria and decent ferry food. They even had a movie theatre, which we did not use. Wednesday November 4: After break...
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Westward to Prince Rupert

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Saturday, October 31: What a delightful surprise, the beauty of the Skeena River valley from Smithers to Prince Rupert, and on a beautiful day. The mountain views are on a par with the Icefields Highway route from Banff to Jasper, but with the bonus of the old farmsteads and First Nations cultural sites. At Hazelton we detoured a few minutes into the historical old town. It was of course an important indigenous people's village, and then developed as the head of navigation for settlers and gold prospectors on the Skeena.   We finally arrived in Prince Rupert, as our main destination, late in the afternoon. Our daughter in law Michelle's house is set on top of a small promontory amongst the very hilly residential part of town, which gives it lovely views in three directions. Wooded hills to the east, the typically small and older houses to the south, and a peekaboo view of the rugged inlet to the west. After a few hugs with granddaughter Nyah and her mom, Michelle, and settling ...
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Good Karma!

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 We're off on another adventure, a ten day camping trip tour to Prince Rupert to visit granddaughter, Nyah, and her Mom. Unfortunately, Eby's little election fiasco interfered with me completing the engine refit on our white VW west, so we have rented a van from Karma campers. The van is a big Ford transit, and Karma fits them out a little more rustic than your typical camper rental. It has a big high double bed, wood slat ceiling, lovely wood countertop, bench, and shelving. The only down side is that it does not have a built in cookstove. It has a portable butane cookstove that has to be used outside. Not so great for winter camping! We set off from West Van about 1:30 Tuesday, up the sea to sky highway, pausing at Pemberton about 4 pm to determine whether or not to proceed across the challenging Duffey Lake road. We decided to go for it because there was to be a free BC Hydro campground just short of Lillooet. The road was OK... we have done it before a few times, big grades...
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