Prince Rupert trip. October 2026

 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...

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 ...