We were on the road to Whistler at 10am, along the Sea to Sky Highway (Highway 99).Our first stop was at Provincial Marine Park – Porteav Cove – situated on the most southerly fjord, the park features a picnic ground/campsite with views over Howe Sound to the mountains beyond. A few old ships have been sunk to attract marine life, to provide interest for scuba divers, after seeing the sea life and corals at the Vancouver aquarium; surprisingly I woul...

Our day starts at 10am for a short tour of Vancouver, the last stop was an elevator ride to the Vancouver Lookout a panoramic observation deck (similar to Sydney Centre Point Tower) with revolving restaurant. The weather was on our side again, we had unobstructed views of picture-perfect Vancouver, on a cloudy day – the clouds disappeared for the time we were there. Our tour ended at Canada Place where we originally left for our cruise, this time we got t...

Leaving mid morning, it was a really cold one, I'd say Fairbanks is heading into its winter for sure, however the sky was clear with the sun out shining.Fairbanks to Anchorage, a truly unbelievable flight, especially being a commercial flight, the captain said he was early on the flight path and flew past Mt McKinley, he even went partly round it so both sides of the plane could see it. The wing looked like it was touching the summit when we tilted towards i...