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Expert: Geoff Wickens
Date: 8/7/2007
Subject: vancouver island
Question
hello mr wickens
myself and my family are going to take a holiday from the uk to canada in may 08.
we cant decide whether to holiday on vancouver island or in calgary.we were going to hire a car anyway and visit my cousin in medicine hat.we will visit for three weeks could we holiday in bc and alberta or is 3 wks not enough time?
what activities could we do in vancouver in may (we have two young children 3yrs and 1 yr old)
also is it true that you can do whale watching in the arctic from vancouver?do you have any info on this such as cost / timescale etc?
thankyou in advance
lee and family
Answer
If you going to go to Medicine Hat, I would suggest you visit Calgary as this is only 2 hours away whereas Vancouver is 13 hours away (from Calgary). Seeing as you have small children, may I suggest you take a side trip to Drumheller (150 kms north west from Med Hat) as this is the home of the Royal Tyrell Muesum (http://www.tyrrellmuseum.com/) - the dinosaur capitol of Canada (go onto the website for more info).
For more information on Calgary, go to
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calgary_Alberta
or
http://www.tourismcalgary.com/
or
http://www.discovercalgary.com/
As for whale watching ... that is done from the northern tip of Vancouver Island - Campbell River is the biggest launching point. You cannot see the Arctic Ocean from there even though it is 6 hours north of Vancouver (and about 50 miles west across the Juan de Fuca Strait). Killer Whales are the usually in that area. For better information, go to: http://www.campbellriver.worldweb.com/ToursActivitiesAdventures/WhaleWatching/
Enjoy the trip.
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