Kit and Carol on the Road

Day 1 was Wednesday May 26th. Kit got up early to go down and watch our ship pull into port at 7 am. (photo) . It was not a particularly pleasant day in Vancouver but didn't start really raining until afternoon. After breakfast, we checked out of the hotel but were able to leave our luggage there. We walked along the waterfront down to Stanley Park where we spent about 3 hours in the Vancouver Aquarium. We could not begin to see everything there. There was quite a crowd by midday--glad to be indoors on such a day. We got damp in the 4D movie and wetter at the outdoor shows--the Beluga show and the Dolphin show. There was much to see but alas we had to leave and walk back to the hotel (getting more wet) where we reclaimed our bags and walked to the port at Canada place. It is quite a maze finding the entrance if you are a pedestrian. And an even longer walk indoors. The security was like boarding an airplane. We got held up while my backpack was searched. Finally we were on board the ship sometime around 3:30 or 4:00 in the afternoon. I will write about the ship in the next installment. FYI the name of our ship was Volendam of the Holland America line.