The Inside Passage was something I’d enjoyed the first time I’d come to Canada, though that time I’d either caught or eaten something, so didn’t see too much of the scenery. This time, though my insides were fine, the weather didn’t cooperate as much as it could have. We’d been so lucky with the weather, to have the first really ‘rains all day’ day when we were on a ferry, wasn’t really too bad. Whales, after all, don’t care much about the rain; though I didn’t get to see them, Janine did. (We decided it was quicker to send one runner out, while the other stayed with the clobber).

The ferry wasn’t that full, we’d got a cabin (handy for naps, as it was a 16 hour journey, one we’d had to get up at pre-dawn to be there for), and we also got seats in the lounge with a good view. It actually didn’t seem like 16 hours, by the time we’d had some meals, wandered round the deck (in the rain), snoozed, and read! The first time either of us had really had time to read this holiday.

Luckily, as we’d got to the terminal well ahead of the 5:30 checkin, we were right at the front of the ferry and , so got off smartly, so to the hotel before all the others … so no queuing for us. 🙂