The Inside Passage referred to in this blog relates to the part of the coastal route for ships and boats along the network of passages that weave through the islands that form the fjord coastline of British Columbia, Canada. The inside passage strictly includes all the islands along the south east Alaska panhandle and which we have already visited and commented on in previous blogs.

We left Ketchikan and the last full day of our cruise was spent navigating the Inside Passage to our final disemarkation port of Vancouver. We had a clear beautiful day and had sightings of orca whales, humpback whales and porpoise in the sheltered waters that make up the passage. These are narrow straits carved out by glaciers and so the experience is one that is far more intimate than we could have envisaged given the size and proximity of the land either side of the ship.

Our route took us past Pine Island Lighthouse, the Duke of Edinburgh Ecological Reserve, through Queen Charlotte Strait and Johnstone Strait, the Seymour Narrows and then into Vancouver.

Good memories made along with a greater appreciation for the natural wonder of our world.

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