Coastal Adventure - Part 2
My Coastal Adventure is a round-trip Seattle, Vancouver BC, San Francisco, San Diego, LA, and back to Seattle. In my previous post, I covered Part 1 - Seattle to Vancover by rail. Here, in Part 2, go along with me from Vancouver to San Francisco aboard ship.
Vancouver, BC to San Francisco, CA
The Pan Pacific Hotel is in the same complex as the Vancouver Cruise Terminal known as Canada Place. Note brilliant design to look similar to a ship. |
Holland America's Nieuw Amsterdam arriving at Canada Place. Boardling begins around noon. |
Walking around Canada Place and couldn't resist snapping this picture of the flag. |
This part of the Harbor is home to Harbor Air -- float plane service to nearby locations. |
I'm on the starboard side of the ship. This shot is taken as we depart about 4 PM. The building across the way was built for the Olympics in 2010 and was used as the Media Center. |
As the ship departs, so do some float planes, part of the Harbor Air fleet. |
Don't miss the float planes that have just taken off ahead of us. Note Lions Gate bridge ahead. |
Lions Gate Bridge |
Sunset, first day of the cruise. |
2nd Day ... out for a walk on deck. You might think it rained overnight ... actually the crew washed down the deck during the night. We had great weather on the entire cruise. |
Shipboard activity results. 😂 |
3rd Day ... afternoon walk on deck. On this day the Captain told us we were about 52 miles from the coast. |
Early morning arrival in San Francisco just before dawn. The Captain had reminded us to be ready to sail under the Golden Gate bridge. |
Sailing under the Golden Gate is spectacular. |
The bridge is undergoing a major refurbishment. |
Quick look back after passing under. |
Arrival, San Francisco, dawn October 2nd |