Early Friday morning saw us glide silently into Vancouver Harbour as our cruise came to an end.
But it wasn't quite over yet. Having disembarked the ship we all had some time to lose before it was time to make our way to the airport for our respective journeys home.
So it was that we had time to enjoy Vancouver Harbour on a bright, warm sunny day. We left our bags at the left luggage facility next to the ship and made our way outside the terminal. We ambled slowly along the waterside, watching the various sea planes take off and land as they started or ended journeys to and form communities in Alaska and to Seattle in the US.
We spent some time having a bite to eat overlooking the harbour at the Tap and Barrel watering hole and then it was time for Mike and Marion to leave for their flight to Toronto. We went to the station with them to say goodbye and also to be sure exactly where we would need to go when it was our turn later.
Elizabeth and I then made our way back to the Tap and Barrel where we struck up conversation with an Irishman who was working in Vancouver and who was looking to stay there for the foreseeable future.
Inevitably our own time came to make our way to the station and the airport, only to find that our plane was at least 3 hours late, such that we would be taking off at almost midnight local time instead of just before 9pm.
Our time at the airport ground along slowly but surely and we finally boarded our flight home.
Vancouver Winter Olympics Flame 2010
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