July 24th ~ Prince Rupert

So Day One (July 21) of our travels, was Saturday, we went to the house and picked up Taz, finished cleaning up the house, then DH loaded the truck...that was a big chore....we had a lot of stuff.  Don't for get Taz...=)
We head up Island stopping a few time for our meowing cat, then made it to Buckley Bay Store, had lunch at Subway, eating it outside picnic style, on a pallet.  Taz wanting to go in the bushes the whole time.  Packed up again and headed for Holiday Rd....you know the song from Chevy Chases's Vacation http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hPZFUz0YOY

well my brother lives on Holiday Rd, when ever I go up his road I sing the song...the kids love it..NOT...but I do it any ways....=)

We visit with my family at the farm, going to miss you all, we head to DH's parents for dinner and the night.
Day two (July 22) we start our trip up the Island, filled up with Gas at Courtenay .....121.9 got to Campbell River and the Gas was 139.9, glad we filled up.  On our trip up Island we meet rain, sun, and the start of cool weather....we got to Port Hardy around 5pm.  Checked into our hotel, and relaxed for our early night sleep.  Got to bed around 9pm, then woken up to what was gun shots ...... Fireworks....if I would have know I would of got up and dressed to capture some of them with my camera.  They seem to last forever...In the AM we asked the kids did they hear them and No was the answer. They ended up sleeping like a baby I guess....
Day three (July 23) 4:00am wake up...for our 7:30am ferry, we had to be there 2 hours early.  We load the ferry, and spend the whole day on the Northern Expedition....we saw Humpback whales, and a pod of Killer Whales.  We got to Prince Rupert at 10:30pm, and head to the Hotel, Taz had to spend the night in the truck....no pets allowed in the hotel.
Day four (July 24) early morning wake up, have to keep us on early morning wake up....got up had breakfast, tended to the cat and now we are wasting time, before our Alaska State Ferry, at 4pm, we have to be at the terminal, 3 hours early, so we are staying here until they kick up out, then we will check out some Prince Rupert sights.  It's over cast today....signing out for now..... the Masons out.... =)