Banff....

After 2 days on board the "Rocky Mountaineer" we have arrived in Banff.

We're tired, but here. Long day tomorrow visiting the Ice Fields and that Chateau Lake Louise.

Remember, I'm getting all kinds of video, and will be posting another video entry, maybe later tonight.

Thanks for coming along.

Rocky Mountaineer

It's been a long, but fun day on board the "Rocky Mountaineer."

It was a long ride out of Vancouver to Kamloops, but very beautiful. You'll want to check out the VIDEO portion of Day 5, I let the view do most of the talking.

We're up early tomorrow morning, it's a long ride to Banff, but apparently the scenery is even nicer.

Look for the next report Monday morning....

Thanks for coming along.

Vancouver, BC

While Vancouver is a great place, I'll take Victoria any day of the week.

One is laid back, the other is the hub of activity. Both with beauty of their own, Vancouver has much more of a "Big City" feel. More than 2 million here. Huge port for trade, cruise ships poised for sail to Alaska.

The weather has been great... and we can only hope it will continue as we board the train tomorrow and head for Kamloops. There have been a lot of fires in West Canada, but I'm pretty sure we'll avoid all of that...

The "Vancouver Diary" VIDEO portion is up now... enjoy, before you get to see it tomorrow on WREG News Channel 3.

Butchart to Vancouver

The day started early in Victoria, a city I now love and would love to live in one day. Our early morning start allowed us to beat the crowd at the famous "Butchart Gardens," I'm posting some video on that on "Day 3" but it's a bit slow going at the moment, hope it makes it.

After Butchart, we hopped on a very nice ferry boat, with a ride over to Vancouver. Settled in, a bit to eat a the "Aqua Riva" restaurant, and now to get some rest.

A tour guide will get our group started on Vancouver in the morning, followed by free time, likely to be spent at the aquarium in Stanley Park.

Thanks for checking in!

Day 2 Victoria, BC

We started the day with a motor coach tour of Victoria. There's some mighty pricey real estate out here... several "Stars" or "Celebs" have homes here.

I can't believe how nice the weather has been for us, none of that "Heat Wave" that you heard so much about, most hotel rooms here don't even have "air conditioning" because they don't need it.

Beacon Hill park was just beautiful, the scenery magnificent, tomorrow we are off to Butchart Gardens, then a ferry ride over to Vancouver.

Day 2 video diary is ready, just click it to the right!

We're here

It's been a great day so far, up early for the ride along the Olympic Peninsula, Ferry ride out from Port Angeles to Victoria....

We've arrived at the hotel very near Victoria Harbor... I can't wait to bring you the sites and sounds.

Now, go to the "Video Diary" to the right, and click, on DAY 1, for my first report.