Arctic #1

Saturday, August 24--Arctic #1
Yesterday we had an uneventful flight from Kelowna to Vancouver. Thanks to Lyn for driving us. While in Vancouver we had a nice dinner and visit with David. Today we flew to Winnipeg -- again uneventful. As soon as we got off the plane we met our friends from Winnipeg (Edie and George) as they were on their way to Vancouver. We had about 10 minutes to visit -- great as it's been a few years since we've seen them.
We were met by the Silver Seas rep then were taken to our hotel in a stretch limo! That's a first. There were two other BCites with us. Also on our flight were several Australians. Should be an interesting cruise.
I don't much like the bit of Winnipeg we've seen. The downtown around our hotel is dead as it appears to be only viable during workdays. Even Starbucks and Tims were closed. And it was very hot and muggy. Uncomfortable. Had some rain later which cleared the air a bit.