Two summers ago (2004), we drove from Jasper across to Prince Rupert, and then took the ferry down to Vancouver Island. The boat trip is an all day cruise down the inside passage. It started out a bit gray, but cleared by midday and was perfect until we docked in late evening. D found various chess victims while we watched the scenery, other boats, and a great sunset.
On March 22nd, 2006, the Queen of the North hit a rock in the middle of the night and sank in 400' of water. Fortunately, all but two people were able to get off the ship in the hour or so before it went down.
It's sort of weird to think that ship is now gone. The photo on our 2004 holiday card was taken on that boat.
Queen of the North
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