Off to the Great White North!

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We stayed in a hotel in downtown Vancouver. It is a really nice city.. loved it. Here is a view from our room:

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Totem poles in Stanley Park in Vancouver, representing the First Nations tribes that lived in the area.

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Vancouver skyline from our whalewatching expedition boat.

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Interesting water coloration. The yellowish water on the right is due to sediments from the Fraser river. The blue water on the left is the open ocean.

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Yacht near the San Juans.

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Bald Eagle perched on a tree. We saw lots of bald eagles, close to a dozen. Unfortunately, I didn't have an SLR with a zoom lens, so this sorry picture is all my pocket camera could manage lol... You can see the eagle sitting on top of the leafless tree in the foreground.

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Harbor seals lounging around on rock. Our boat passed about 20 feet away and they didn't budge.

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BC ferry passing by.

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The ocean and river crossing is a sick picture. Good pics man, i like them

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Another yacht. I wish I was on there, looked nice and peaceful.

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Finally, we got to the orca. We saw orca from both the J and K pods that hang around in that area. Here is one passing real close to our boat, probably less than 50 feet away. It was awesome. My camera shutter was too slow to capture a better picture.

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After the orca watching, our boat dropped us off at Victoria, the provincial capital. It is a really pretty city with lots of very English-looking buildings. Here are some pictures of the downtown area.

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victoria's Butchart Gardens.

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Back to Vancouver on the BC Ferry.

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Capilano Suspension Bridge: