how many beavers in this picture…

My answer to the original question would have to be – not enough. I think they are fantastic aircraft and far better looking than the Otter.

Unless you have a lot of time to spare driving might be a bad idea. It is such a big country that going East to West or the other way if you only stop long enough to fill up with fuel it will take you about 4 days coast to coast. The other thing is if you are driving you don’t get chance to look at the stunning scenery.

No problem.
We’re on the west coast just 50 miles from the Canadian border, even from this far inland, I can be in Vancouver in 1/2 a day.
Might be fun…see the sights, meet the locals, see the animals…maybe even a few Beavers.

We were/are planning a holiday in Alaska but my wife doesn’t want to take a cruise.
She (nor I, really) are keen on the stops in places like this. My sister went on one and breathlessly showed us her photos. A giant ship parking in one of these small towns disgorging hundreds of tourists is a bit depressing, a bit too much “inclusive bus tour” for our tastes.

I think it might be more fun to drive up there or better yet, fly, and save the curise money for activities once you get there.

Having said that, iot looks like a great place to vist. I realy want to see the bears, glaciers, moose and beavers.

Unless you have a lot of time to spare driving might be a bad idea. It is such a big country that going East to West or the other way if you only stop long enough to fill up with fuel it will take you about 4 days coast to coast. The other thing is if you are driving you don’t get chance to look at the stunning scenery.

We were/are planning a holiday in Alaska but my wife doesn’t want to take a cruise…a bit too much “inclusive bus tour” for our tastes.

I can in some ways see/understand why you say this J Boyle, as this was very much my opinion before I went on my cruise, plus I thought that cruising was only for old folks…well, I am only 24 years old and I’ve been on two cruises so far; Alaska was my first (think that was 2004, but not 100% sure!) and I’ve also been to Hawaii too, and I can happily say that they are two of the best holidays I have ever been on!

Cruising is a very easy, flexible and stress-free way of visiting a few places in a relatively short period of time, depending on what type of cruise you choose obviously.

There are a whole range of activities that you can do when visiting a particular place. For example, when I was in Alaska, I went on a whale-watching tour and also went sledging with Alaskan huskies on the top of a glacier. And when I went to Hawaii, I went on a small speedboat to a private beach area where we could go snorkelling and/or sun-bathing. I also went on a helicopter flight and looked out over the landscape of the Hawaiian islands, which was simply stunning!

Finding all of these things and more to do, organising and paying for them individually would in my opinion be a really hard task and would take months planning, and actually it would probably overall cost a lot more too, if you consider that you have your flights, accomodation, car hire to include in the price as well. Are you sure its worth all the hassle and stress…?

Whilst it would be necessary to plan and book any activities in advance, most if not all can booked via your cruiseline operator, and can often come as part of a special offer. Some activities will no doubt be more popular than others, and some might clash with others, which means you can’t do certain things, but then perhaps you can consider re-visiting the area on another holiday if you desperatley want to do something you couldn’t.

Overall, cruising is one of the best possible holidays you can take if you don’t want to be stuck in anyone location for a lengthy period of time. You get transported from place to place, you have a room with bed and a shower for each and every night (depending on which cabin you opt to book!), and you also have a variety of restaurants available onboard to choose from, and when you are in the various ports of call on your journey, you are at free reign to do what you like…you are not obliged to hang around with anyone else from the cruise boat, apart from when you go on any activities/tours.

Please feel free to PM me if you want any further advice…especially about Canada/Alaska as I have a lot of recommendations which I would be happy to share with you!:)

I think it might be more fun to drive up there or better yet, fly, and save the curise money for activities once you get there.

Having said that, iot looks like a great place to vist. I realy want to see the bears, glaciers, moose and beavers.

JB, we cruised the inside Passage and never touched the main landmass of Alaska, just the ‘sticky down’ bit, a lot of which is difficult or downright impossible to reach overland (or was in 1994, I doubt if the situation has improved much). Juneau – the capital of Alaska – is like that, as is Ketchikan, which is on an island. So air or water seem to be the only viable transport options, unless you’re into long distance wilderness trekking. There may be a coastal shipping/ferry service linking communities which could provide an option. But well worth a visit.
I’ve visited Canada three times, and never seen even a hint of moose, except on a beer bottle !

We were/are planning a holiday in Alaska but my wife doesn’t want to take a cruise.
She (nor I, really) are keen on the stops in places like this. My sister went on one and breathlessly showed us her photos. A giant ship parking in one of these small towns disgorging hundreds of tourists is a bit depressing, a bit too much “inclusive bus tour” for our tastes.

I think it might be more fun to drive up there or better yet, fly, and save the curise money for activities once you get there.

Having said that, iot looks like a great place to vist. I realy want to see the bears, glaciers, moose and beavers.

Apologies, Cloud 9, but as the whole forum was agog waiting for the answer -er, perhaps not – I decided to leak it.
As these pages are possibly not the best places to go over old holiday itinerary, I will p.m. you within the next couple of days, when I’ve reviewed my maps and photo’s and searched in the dark recesses of my memory.

The location was the town of Ketchikan, located on an island in the Inside Passage along the coast of British Columbia and that thin bit of Alaska that juts down into Canada (and, yes, I was on a cruise ship).

Shame you gave the location away too soon as I would have said Ketchikan because I visited Alaska several years ago too, and I was on a cruise from Seattle and so I recognise that line-up of aircraft immediately, as I travelled on them…

We stopped over in Ketchikan, and I did a flight in a floatplane and stopped off somewhere to do some bear watching…saw a pair of them come out into the river we were overlooking and catch salmon that were trying to swim upstream…amazing and beautiful sight.

This was the company I/we flew with: http://www.taquanair.com/

Which route did you go on your cruise and which cruise line did you travel on?

I went with Princess Cruises on Sun Princess.

Thanks, PeeDee, nice to know I’m not losing my marbles just yet ! At the time it was my first flight in a single-engined aircraft, and also my first – and to date only one – on floats. It must take real skill to land on a mirror smooth surface such as the one shown.

12 aeroplanes.
You can sort out the Cessnas.

I’ve downed the picture on looked closely at it with Photoshop. I now agree, there is 13 aeroplanes. 10 of which are Beavers.

Oh well, I’ll take it as nine Beavers then. The location was the town of Ketchikan, located on an island in the Inside Passage along the coast of British Columbia and that thin bit of Alaska that juts down into Canada (and, yes, I was on a cruise ship).
The aircraft were nearly all heading for the Misty Fiords National Monument, and my trip landed on this lake.

12 aeroplanes.
You can sort out the Cessnas.

not quite, but almost, Daz

Canada? :diablo:

If it had not been for the sad news about Leslie Nielson recently then your title may not have…but as it is…

A fondly remembered gag involving the delicious Priscilla Presley, if I remember correctly, Beejay.

Actually guys, I think there are six in the middle stack plus one at front left and three at the back – second right at rear I agree is probably a Cessna – which makes ten of DHC’s finest.

O.K. how about location then, and where are most of the flights heading ? If it helps, it’s a well-trodden tourist stop frequented by another mode of transport.

“colony of beavers” or perhaps “lodge of beavers” or maybe a for the aviation sort a “bush of beavers”
just a thought

….and what other aircraft as well ? I took this .

Oh, and I hope the thread title didn’t mislead you….

If it had not been for the sad news about Leslie Nielson recently then your title may not have…but as it is…

9
1 in the front pack, 5 in the middle and 3 at the back

i get 8, unless the three at the back are beavers

Eight or nine, if JB is right in that one of the rear aircraft is a Cessna….