We officially departed the cruise ship in Vancouver in the early morning. First up was a shuttle to the Vancouver airport to rent a car, to drive to Seattle, to catch a flight back to Fairbanks to begin the hike portion of the adventure on Monday. Unlike clearing customs in Canada, the wait to get through the Canadian border into the U.S. was agonizingly long - at least an hour. On the plus side, the scenery on the drive to Seattle was beautiful.
The Vancouver port above and below.
The Peace Arch at the border of Canada and the U.S. It commemorates the signing of the Treaty of Ghent in 1814 and symbolizes a long history of peace between the two nations. The monument is built on the exact U.S.–Canada boundary, where I-5 on the U.S. side of the border becomes Hwy 99 on the Canadian side.
Also at the border within the Peace Arch Park.
On the flight to Fairbanks.
The water almost looks like jellyfish.
