We spent a relaxing two days in Jasper national park including canoeing and fancy eating.
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Most of the meals were included in the tour, here Edith Cavell now under new management. |
Leaving Fairmont Jasper Lodge, we stopped at Maligne Canyon.
The Maligne River flows over hard, volcanic rock on one side of the bridge we crossed. It appears to be only a few feet deep. The river crosses under the bridge and flows through limestone where it cut a channel three hundred feet deep. After this, it flows underground and scientists don't exactly where it goes from there. Dye put into the river here emerges a few weeks later in many strange places. | ||
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All Aboard -- The train leaves for Vancouver and Victoria Island.
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Via Rail restored cars from the '50s. Forrest rode trains through this area in 1953. |
On boarding, we were greeted with champange and hors d'oeuvres. |
After this, the observation car was a popular destination. |
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Are you surpised that we ate well on the train? | Our tour included these delightful couples from Great Brittan. |
In fact, our tour included people from South Africa and Great Brittan, as well as states from Oregon to Florida. |
Our first stop in Vancouver was at Patriots Point.
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Wow! There was a lot of stuff to do in Vancouver. But it was on to Victoria Island by ferry. |
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Butchart Sunken Gardens. | One of the fountains. | Butchart Italian Gardens (for Giacomo). |
There were some showers on Victoria Island; the only rain or dark clouds we saw on the whole trip. |
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