Driving further south along the Stewart Cassiar Highway the next day, we slowly had to start deciding whether or not to take the Inland Passage by boat. A subject that has occupied our minds for quite some time. The Inland Passage is an impressive ferry route that follows the fjord landscape on the west coast of Canada and would also be an ideal way for us to start our trip on Vancouver Island. Except that this trip is expensive and the weather forecast was pretty bad for the coming week. The fork on the highway to Prince Rupert, the departure point of the boat, was just after the town of Kitwanga where we would spend the next night. During our campfire we finally decided not to do it and drive all the miles toward Vancouver. We couldn’t have it all….
The Kitwanga region is known for its totem poles. Many First Nations still live here and try to keep the old customs alive. The totem poles scattered here and there tell a story about the people or about a person and because of the impressive carvings are special works of art worth visiting. Kitwanga was also our final destination on the Stewart-Cassiar Highway.