We were up at a reasonable hour (that's not early!) for breakfast in the "Cookhouse". The cookhouse hosts all the meals and is kept cosy by a wood-burning range which is also used for all the cooking. One long table has seating for guests, Laura (who owns and runs the place) and her crew. The food was wholesome and Laura always made sure there was more than we could healthily eat. A typical breakfast included fresh fruit, bacon, pancakes, maple syrup and toast....

We very much enjoyed the journey through The Rockies - the Dome Car was a great viewpoint but the views from our seats were good too. We passed Mount Robson the highest peak in The Rockies at just under 13,000ft and the amazingly blue waters of Moose Lake, the deepest lake at 700ft deep. Photographing these sights was a challenge - although the train slows down to pass points of interest there is still the problem of avoiding reflections in the glass, issues of ...

And yet another first! Our longest train journey - 20 hours, leaving Vancouver in the evening so that some of the more boring scenery is covered in darkness and supposed sleep. We did sleep a little but we only had reclining seats for this leg of the journey so not exactly comfortable - Jill has repeatedly said that one night is an adventure, which Dave did remind her of! Think we'll be grateful we've got a cabin booked for the coming four day/three night journ...