O Canada!

So our last official day on the boat was in Canadian waters. Once we hit Canadian waters the waters smoothed out - probably because we had to go a little slower. We did have dolphins and whales just outside our balcony. They would just turn on their sides and wave at us. It was exciting to just sit on the lounge chairs and see them pop out of the water. Our final port was Vancouver. We spent a couple of days just sightseeing. It was beautiful.

 

Click to enlarge - top left clockwise - Our hotel in Vancouver, the Olympic countdown, a steam powered clock that whistles every 15 minutes with steam, the Canadian officials boarding the ship once was past from US waters, Stanley Park Totem Poles, Inukshuk, Canada Place, Gassy Jack in Gastown, the library, lighthouse in Stanley Park, a whale waving at us, interesting welcome sign, beauty from Stanley Park, and a tree on top of an apartment building.

We stayed across the street from the arena that will host the opening ceremonies for the Olympics. On Saturday night was a professional football game so we had a good view of all the tailgate ceremonies. You could even hear the stadium noise outside.

We had a good time and enjoyed ourselves. It was the first vacation since our honeymoon that we didn't have massive sightseeing scheduled. It was nice not to have to worry about missing seeing something. Thanks to our parents for watching the kids! We love you guys!