Yea, we made it to Prince Rupert! We got to the campground after 11:00 last night. We got up at 4:45 and boarded the ferry at 6:30 am. It was a long day but very beautiful going through the inside passage. It was our 43rd wedding anniversay and a great way to celebrate.The weather varied constantly from clouds to rain to sun. Still very cool. We will try to post pictures later. We met an avid Packer fan from Germany who says he watches any games he can get live on TV. They come on at one am. He is upset that Favre has retired. Says there are lots of Packer fans in Germany. Over half of the people on the ferry were from Germany. We did see some Orca whales. Lots of snow on the mountains yet. We heard we missed a big snowstom on Snoqualmie Pass in Washington by a day. First time they ever had to get the snowplows out in June.

Thursday we drove up the length of Vancover Island. We lucked out with the sun shining all day on the beautiful mountains and lakes and ocean. It was breathtaking! The southern part of the island is very populated with lots of traffic but it thined out further north. That night we stayed at a regional park campground that supports a salmon hatchery. We toured the hatchery. Right now they have Coho salmon. It was right along a river that emptied into the harbor. We walked on a trail through the woods to town. We were watchful for bears. We had seen two along the road the day before...one was really BIG! We ate lunch in town overlooking the harbor. The tide was out and many bald eagles were feeding and flying around. We have enjoyed the comments. Keep them coming.