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Embarkation to Vancouver on the Oronsay
The writer travels with CPR on the Canadian to Vancouver and boards the Oronsay. He recalls scenic Canadian Rockies, Fraser River chasm, and Pacific coast views before docking at Vancouver. He notes weather, hotel stay near the CPR station, embarkation at 2:30 pm, and excitement for the voyage to Hawai and beyond. He mentions wearing a tuxedo and receiving welcome locals from Lac du Bonnet. The piece shifts to a government update on federal road funding for mineral access roads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vancouver
CPR
Rockies
Kicking Horse Pass
Fraser Valley
Fraser
Pacific Ocean
Grandview Hotel
Oronsay
C.P.R
States
Oronsay Agency
Seven Seas
Hawai
Japan
Hong Kong
Australia
Lac du Bonnet