Vancouver

I have just said farewell to the rest of my tour group as they headed back to Seattle. I have remained in Vancouver as I didn't see much of the city other than the inside of bars over the past 2 days. I am in much need of sleep and my liver has asked for some long service leave after an abusive fortnight!

The excitement of the day today was a whale watching trip and we were rewarded with lots of orcas as well as sea lions and seals. Two of the orcas were having fun balancing salmon on their noses for the major part of the morning. Their mum obviously didn't teach them not to play with their food!

I have also cycled around Stanley Park in Vancouver and visited Granville Island Markets but these need to be explored in greater detail over the coming days.

It is nice to be back in civilisation after 2 weeks in the wilderness and it's wonderful to sleep in a real bed again. Travelling in a group has been a lot of fun and we managed to make it through without any major dramas which I think is pretty good considering the close confines in which we were living for the fortnight. My bank balance has suffered considerably so now it's back to eating spam and noodles for a while!