Victoria Harbour Ferry, Victoria, Canada.
As I was galavanting around Alaska, Janine was busy updating our website with a new section of Victoria photos, thanks to our recent travels there this past summer.
Private Alaska Photo Tour
A portion of a pod of ten orcas spotted during our tour last week in Kenai Fjords National Park, Alaska.
Nice timing – after going three years with regular updates to this blog, I missed this entire past week! Now I can explain.
I just finished a very interesting week accompanying one of the wealthiest Americans (according to Forbes) around Alaska on a private photo tour. Well I say private, but he did have two non photographer friends with him, along with a highly capable staff member who took care of any logistical issues that arose during the trip, and 3 full time body guards! Needless to say I received a lot of funny looks and comments. Try walking around a town of 350 like Hope, Alaska – while surrounded by 3 very fit looking young men each sporting one of those curly corded ear pieces – you know, the ones you see the Secret Service wearing in movies.
I gotta say I was a bit spoiled. It was nice being able to pull up to the nights hotel and have someone hand you a key to your room as you step from the car, while explaining you were checked in and your bags were already in the room! And the meals – wow!
So now I’m back to my tent and peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, but that is ok – those trips are really fun too!
I should add, I signed a confidentiality agreement, so don’t look for me to be naming names – and sorry, I can’t even give hints.
This was the first time I have ever participated in a photo tour, and I gotta say I had a lot of fun. I have received many requests for tours in the past years but have always explained I didn’t offer tours. Well this one came together at the very last minute while I had a gap in my schedule, so I decided it might give me a good preview and gave it a try. Since I did have such a good time, I’m thinking I might offer an occassional tour next year so stay tuned if interested.
P.S. We have now begun offering photo tours, go here to read more about our Alaska Photo Tours.
3 Years and Counting!
Muskrat. I photographed this guy much earlier this summer.
It was three years ago today that I started this blog. Back then I feared I would run out of things to post about, but as time goes on, my list of blog topics has actually gotten much longer – I just need to find the time to write!
Since I started the blog three years ago I have made 803 posts, received 10,209 wonderful comments, and had to block 152,705 spam comments!
Acknowledging my blog anniversary is probably the wrong time to also be announcing a decrease in activity, but I’m going to be on a week long assignment where I probably won’t have Internet, so there may not be much going on here outside of maybe one or two scheduled posts.
Cruise Ship Leaving Vancouver
Carnival Cruise Ship Carnival Spirit leaving Vancouver, Canada.
It is only 6 months until Vancouver hosts Winter Olympics! I understand they are going to bring in a couple of cruise ships to help meet the demand for lodging.
We rented a small boat and followed two cruise ships as the departed Vancouver and passed under the Lions Gate Bridge. It was fun even though the light was only so so.
Go here to see more of our Vancouver Canada photos.
Whistler Village
Whistler Village, British Columbia, Canada.
One of the great things about Whistler is the lack of automobiles. The stores and restaurants in town don’t face the roads, but instead, they front a large network of walkways known as the Whistler Stroll. That coupled with a convenient bus service make having a car not only unnecessary, but almost a liability. We were sure glad we hadn’t rented one!
The gondolas leading up either Whistler or Blackcomb mountain are found at the end of this walkway, so even if you are skiing or downhill biking, you can still walk from most hotels.
See more Whistler photos.
Empress Hotel
Empress Hotel, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
Here is nightime view of the Empress Hotel. Here are more Victoria, Canada photos.
Empress Hotel, Victoria
Looking across the Inner Harbour at the historic Empress Hotel.
We are hitting the office pretty hard right now, so I thought I would share a few more photos from our recent Canada trip. This is another one from the beautiful Inner Harbour area of Victoria. And yeah, that is how the spell harbor in Canada.
Check out more of our Victoria, British Columbia, Canada photos.
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