1 Bear (see photo below)
1 Bald Eagle (I’m too slow)
We arrived in Prince Rupert about 9 p.m., very anxious after 800km of driving to spend the night at the cool little inn that I booked. Unfortunately, the closest we got to our room was down the block. A natural gas leak meant that the road was closed off and the entire city block had been evacuated. That was about the time that Georgia peed her pants. I too wanted to pee my pants! Poor kids and poor parents who have to waste precious vacation time dismantling and laundering the carseat.
SO disappointed … but, what can you do? (Disappointed about the accommodations not the PEE).
We’re now squashed in a small room (with a harbour view) and I am praying our funky little inn is up and running tomorrow.
Prince Rupert is not the end point for our journey. Lace is the winner (of exactly what … I am not sure). We are on our way to the Queen Charlotte Islands. I can’t wait.
Well actually I can wait. Prince Rupert looks fantastic. The scenery is breath taking and it’s full of funky little shops, historic buildings. Tomorrow should be a fun day. NO CAR!
Here are some highlights from today’s trip.
Great scenery in Moricetown.
Another shot in Moricetown.
Finally, a shot that isn’t blurry.
Totem at the ‘Ksan Heritage Village in Hazelton.
MK xo
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July 22nd, 2008 at 03:29
Oh wow, it looks sooooooo beautiful!!!
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July 22nd, 2008 at 08:35
love the native nw carving style
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July 22nd, 2008 at 10:06
Awesome pictures. I would love to go to the Queen Charlotte’s someday. My sister did a teaching practicum there a few years ago and her pictures are amazing. Enjoy your vacation!
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July 22nd, 2008 at 10:46
What a fun trip with beautiful scenery. It looks like an amazing place to visit and explore. Have a great time.
It’s never fun to have unexpected things change your plans. Hope everything works out.
That was a fun contest. I learned quite a bit about the area just from trying to guess where you are going.
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July 22nd, 2008 at 11:54
Those photos are breath taking. I wish I could travel round those sort of landscapes.
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July 22nd, 2008 at 13:29
happy to see the new pics and read that you are well and about. enjoy the vacation! sounds and looks like it will be beautiful and a good trip! well deserved no doubt!
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July 22nd, 2008 at 14:30
Wow! What a great group of pictures. Nice job. My wife and I took a road trip to Coure d’Alene, ID this past weekend. The scenery there and back was amazing. We had dinner on a floating restaurant and an eagle landed just outside the window. Lots of fun.
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July 22nd, 2008 at 16:27
It looks gorgeous there. Makes we want to take a trip to Prince Rupert and the Queen Charlotte’s.
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July 22nd, 2008 at 19:17
you were very close to me, my folks live in telkwa (25 min from hazelton..) cool!
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July 24th, 2008 at 07:36
Looks so similar to our once a year trip. We head up to Prince Rupert with a long (much deserved) stop in Hazelton at my Grandparents home. Then home to Prince Rupert and my Dad’s house. I love Prince Rupert. The most interesting thing to me is watching the news while I’m home and seeing the rain icon and then peering out the window to a beautiful sunny day. I swear its a conspiracy to keep people out of the North!
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July 25th, 2008 at 10:27
I love the scenery in Moricetown – mountains, river, beautiful nature… and a real bear!!! How weren’t you afraid to come so close to take a shot? I have heard that bears are protecting their territory and do not let anybody enter, the trespasser can be attacked…
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July 26th, 2008 at 17:50
Wow Beautiful!! Wish I could of come.
Hope the fairy ride is fun!!!
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August 1st, 2008 at 12:42
Thank you very much for the great information
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August 12th, 2008 at 02:03
I found your site on technorati and read a few of your other posts. Keep up the good work. I just added your RSS feed to my Google News Reader. Looking forward to reading more from you down the road!
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