Once again it was an early morning. These early mornings remind us of a reason we like cruising–we unpack only once! Train trips such as this and road trips mean there is some unpacking and repacking every day. The daily scenery helps make up for the inconvenience. A little fog lingered as the motor coach made its way to the railroad station. There was no big send off, unlike our arrival the evening before.
Continue Reading →Category: Quesnel
Arrived at Jasper
Monday was a marathon day. It is now Tuesday morning and this will be a short post with more to come later today. We arrived at the Jasper station at about 9 PM, that was 10 pm Alberta time, in the dark. It was pretty much a get to the hotel and to bed. However, we did get a glimpse of Mt Robson in the twilight. I’ll tell the day’s stories in a post later today.
David Mitchell, Cloud Atlas
…there ain’t no journey what don’t change you some.
Whistler to Quesnel
Another interesting railroad trip which started in Pembroke rather than Whistler. The station in Whistler isn’t really a railway station. The train stopped on the main line to let us off on the 24th but had to move to Pembroke where there is space for the train to wait overnight. We were picked up from our hotel by the motor coach which delivered us to Pembroke about 25 km away. From there we continued on our way to Quesnel.
Continue Reading →