We spent almost two full days in Vancouver. Through the cruise ship we bought what turned out to be a two day pass on a sight-seeing bus, so we got off and on and looked at things that interested us at our leisure.

The first place we went to was the Classical Chinese Garden. The garden itself was fascinating, unfortunately, the tour guide we ended up with with far less so. So we wandered around a bit on our own, enjoying the peace in the middle of the city.

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After Ketchikan we continued along the inside passage towards Vancouver, British Columbia.

Here is our last sunset in Alaska:

Luckily, on the last day of our cruise, there was still plenty to see. In addition to the wildlife here, we also saw dolphins and porpoises and sea otters.

The ship went through the Georiga Straight, which is–as you might be able to tell from this picture–a rather narrow and windy passage. These pictures were taken from the bow of the ship, looking at the passage we are about to go through.

Alas, our last night aboard the ship.

The cruise ended in Vancouver, British Columbia, so we spent some time wandering around the city. One thing that I particularly loved was the rose garden in Stanley Park. Needless to say, I spent a lot of time there, both taking pictures AND smelling the flowers.

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