Yesterday I wrote about my trip to Prince Rupert, BC, with two good friends last week. I live in Terrace, BC, which is a small town about 500 miles due north of Vancouver. It’s a small logging town that’s in transition and is also somewhat of a base for many mining and natural resource projects around northern British Columbia. Prince Rupert is 1.5 hours away on the coast of Canada.

I left off after our hike on the Butze Rapids Trail. Exhausted, hot and hungry, the three of us made our way into Prince Rupert to eat lunch at the Crest Hotel. We’d ducked into the hotel before our hike to reserve my friend’s favorite table. Front and center on the wall of windows looking out over the water, it’s the perfect place for watching tankers, tour boats and tugs.

We made it to the hotel just in time and ordered our meals. Here’s a couple of pics of our view:

When the food, drinks and view had restored us to some semblance of our former selves, we headed out to the shops on Cow Bay. I love the Ice House Gallery, which features many local artists and I bought a gorgeous coral purse from Homework. But by far the most fun we had was trying on clothes in another shop down the road whose name completely escapes me. It also features purses and wonderful clothes. We tried on almost everything in the store before we realized it was closing time and we needed to make a break for home.

Most people will never get to see my neck of the woods, and it’s a shame. You can’t beat northwestern BC for stunning landscapes and fabulous people. I’ll keep posting photos to show you all what you’re missing!