Our Northern Canadian Adventure

I thought I'd give you all a map and summarize our trip up and back through Canada between Port Hardy (just south of Cape Caution) and Prince Rupert (just south of Alaska), and then back.

Here's a picture of Karen on one of the Whale Tail benches in Prince Rupert on our way north.

We logged 1,118 miles in this section, spent 103.38 hours underway over 18 days (7 days up and 11 back down), and consumed 407 gallons of diesel.   

We'd have like to have spent more time in this stretch of Canda as it is really beautiful, but we were really focused on Alaska this year.

Next year, we will aim to spend more time enjoying Canadian hospitality and wilderness.


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