Today is my last full day in Canada as I fly out tomorrow lunchtime. I have thoroughly enjoyed my break and what I have gotten to do. Sure the last week has been a little disappointing. I had planned today to hire a small motor boat for a couple of hours and motor up False Creek, through English Bay and around into Vancouver Harbour and to get some good photos. However I’m starting to feel a little better but the cough and dry throat is still there, so its best I attend to that.

Overall I have had a fantastic holiday. The train journals across both Alaska and Canada were so special to me. And visiting the various towns and cities have been such a treat. I’m really looking to come back to British Columbia (Vancouver and Whistler especially) at some point in the future.

So this afternoon I went out to purchase some last minute souvenirs, and bought some Robitussin from the pharmacy. I had the rest of yesterday’s pizza for lunch, then started to pack. I needed to lose about 2kg of stuff from my baggage so some things had to go in the bin or set aside to donate to the hostel clients, but nothing of any great need. Then I read a little and sat down to update my blog.

I leave tomorrow lunchtime to fly to London. The flights (2 legs via Frankfurt) take 11 hours. I leave at 1.30pm Saturday and arrive at 11.30am Sunday. So I lose around 11 hours. Interesting.

It’s now 7.05pm and I am about to upload my last blog entry from Canada. What a sheer pleasure this trip has been. Thank you Alaska and Canada.

Happy 150th Canada!

 

A few memories from the Alaska and Canada legs of my holiday: