Our West Coast Express Trip from Vancouver

Drove to Mission,took the Greyhound to Vancouver, Skytrain to catch Westcoast Express back

Food before planes

Off to Flightfest

Where is Malcolm

Crab apple brigade

The yard before the family BBQ

Hop on the Sky Train to Canada Place to look at the cruise ships

Seth loved the dinasours

Trying a little tune

Okay Gramma this how it is done

Trip to Science World

Trying at blowing the Grass Reed

Seth working at the sandbox

So our summer with the boys begins with

mini golf at Giggle Rock

On our way home - till next year
Cabin monkey

And the wave all is okay and goodbye

So one of the requirements to being a harbour pilot is to have nerves of steel and a sense of timing so that you can jump from a moving ship to a rolling speed boat - any takers

Rode on their 100 year old trolley

Beautiful Queen Anne style house

Next stop was Astoria Oregan

Just had to throw a people picture in

Leaving Port Alberni, looking up Alberni Inlet and heading towards Barkley sound and passing Bamfield

Enjoying the sun

ship's bell

spare anchor

The Mary Rose

Local tug

When at Alberni, people had go by tender to shore

Next stop was Port Alberni - watched a log barge dump its logs

First stop was Victoria but instead of taking one of the tours we did our own - great walk around the city with of course - picture at the Empress, Beacon Hill Park, Mile Zero, and back to the ship at Ogden Point

Finally we are of and leaving the harbour, past Brockton Point and under the Lions Gate

Waiting for the crew to untie the ship

Have to take a picture of a float plane taking off

The Disney Cruise ship backing out and leaving Vancouver for Alaska

Starting at Canada Place with a view of the new convention centre and Laura testing the lounge for comfort

Laura and I came across a five day local cruise from Holland and America which was just to cruise around the local area.

still working on my model railroad -somewhat at a slow pace

Just after watching Brody play inline hockey we come outside and here is this beautiful double rainbow