Our last full day of the cruise, and end of the Canadian / Alaskan part of our trip…..and an extra special one at that. We finally caught up with my third cousin Anabelle and her husband William. We last met 40 + years ago in England, we both vividly remember going for a drive in my Citroen 2CV to a pub, and I’ve always felt a bond with my Canadian cousin. It was so great that they flew across Canada to spend one day with us, and what’s more we recognised each other immediately!

The docking procedure seemed to take ages, but eventually the shuttle bus dropped us off at the Empress Hotel where Annabelle and William met us. After a stroll thru the city we picked up a vintage Leica lens and hood in a local camera shop, whilst William found a Pentax lens, being a keen photographer as well. Coffee and cake were followed by a bookshop, then it was Hazels turn in a Yarn shop called the beehive. A few skeins were purchased along with a pattern that both girls admired….so who’s going to finish theirs first ?

After a pit stop in their condo/hotel it was back to the Empress for a celebratory drink, the dinner at the Blue Crab over looking the harbour and watching the seaplanes land. A great ending to a great day, let’s hope we don’t wait as long before our next meeting ❤️❤️