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Up and breakfasted before we docked at Prince Rupert (Canada) at 7 am. Clocks to Pacific Time, losing an hour. Disembarking the ship was an interesting exercise as we battled our way across the car deck of the ferry towards the terminal. One would imagine there would be a designated safe walkway which passengers could follow but in this case we had to squeeze between all the vehicles parked on the car deck, climb over the chains which tethered the larger vehicles and then follow vehicles as they proceeded up the ramp. No OH&S here. Through customs in no time at all, We taxied to our accommodation a B & B (Eagle Bluff B & B) right at historic Cow Bay. Once dropping our luggage it was time to explore the area. Most of the street decorations, facilities and shops have a relationship to all things dairy. We ventured to Cowpuccino to get in an early morning hot drink and then began a slow stroll through the town. Not much to see in town but did get to talk to one of the locals who stopped to help us, because he thought we looked lost. This was after the ladies were offered a lift by a bloke in a car. Our visit to the Sunken Gardens was splendid. So after about an hour and a half we found ourselves at Breakers Pub having a beer and lunch while watching three seals swimming and diving in the harbour waters. Whilst lunching it was decided that a good way to see the area was to hop on the local buses so off to purchase an all day pass from City Hall. This was an excellent idea as we got to see a cross section of the town along with meeting more friendly people on the bus. At one stage the bus had to stop to allow a deer and her fawn to cross the road. Smart deer as she crossed at the intersection. Throughout our trip around the town we managed to see further deer just grazing on people's lawns or in the wooded areas which surround some of the homes. Returning home we again watched the seals as they were fed by fishermen returning to the docks with their catch. Some of the fish they had caught were huge. Three in particular had caught halibut which, held up against them, extended from their waist all the way to the dock. The seals loved being fed the morsels. Prior to dinner we celebrated the birth of Keran and Barry's second grandchild, Tyson who had been born overnight whilst we were travelling on the ship. Dinner was at "Smiles" just a hop, skip and jump from our accommodation. With another early start tomorrow, this time to catch the train to Jasper via Prince George, we retired to our rooms. The B & B was very comfortable but again we seemed to have scored yet another room upstairs - gosh those suitcases are heavy!!
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