To Alaska and beyond —

FROM PAGE 62.
‘by the secure knowledge

that for the next week, daily
problems will ‘stay on the
landward side of the
gangplank.

_ The northern ports-of-call
all do their part in stripping
away the crust of daily
pressures. There’s Ket-
chikan, Alaska’s southern-,

.. most city and later thé ‘same™
day tiny.Wrangell.

Between Wrangell . and
Glacier Bay, there’s usually
the late-evening passage

through winding Wrangell

Open

house for.

hostellers

The public is invited to
enjoy an afternoon of in-
ternational food and en-
tertainment at an Open
House sponsored by the-
Canadian Hostelling
Association on Sunday, May
13. The event will take place
between noon and 4:00 p.m.

-at the Vancouver Hostel,

located in Jericho Park at

the north foot of Discovery

Street.

The theme of thie Open
House is: “Hostelling ... an
International Travel. Ex-
perience”: There will be
displays and_ information
booths on all aspects of
hostelling; low-cost ac-
commodation throughout
the world, travel in-
formation, and recreational
opportunities.
C.H.A.

The Sailing,

- Kayaking and Outdoor Clubs

will all have exhibits.

“The Canadian Hostelling
Association is a non-profit
organization affiliated with

the Internationa? Youth

Hostel Federation. The
TYHF operates a network of
4,500 hostels for people of
all ages in more than 60
countries of the world.

The Open House will be a
good opportunity for
potential travellers to sce
what a hostel is like. The
Vancouver Hostel greets
thousands of travellers from
all over the world every
year; Major renovations
have “recently been com-
pleted to this former military
hospital and regular tours of
“FRE hostel will be conducted.

The hostel is just steps
away from Jericho Beach, so
plan to spend a few hours
relaxing by the water after
enjoying international
entertainment, food and
displays at: the Vancouver
Hostel Open House.

YOUR
CHICKEN

ff you haven't been to Frank
Baker's Chicken House in
West Van you haven't en-

joyed = your I's
waiting for you with tull ditner
for $3.69 and even less for
children.Just imagine - all the
chicken you care to sat for
$3.60 and free ar-
tartainment too.

chicken

:-— A major scenic

Narrows, a ~” sheltered
waterway too small for:
larger liners. . Along the

Narrows, there’s | the little

town of. Petersburg which

traditionally acknowledges

the Princess  Patricia’s
passing with car’ horns and
flashing . house _lights—a

salute that’s always returned.
_ in kind by the ship’ s. horn and
lights.

ow

spec-
jacular.is the 50-mile ex-

. ploration of Glacier Bay—

now’ .a U.S. national

-monument—overlooked by
_ and

towering - glaciers

Bennett.

15,000-foot Mount Fair-
weather, .

At Skagway—focal point

of the gold rush of 1898—
there is the optional tour

along the White Pass &
Yukon Railway to Lake
It's both. ~ an,
engineering and a scenic
wonder, :

5

Southward, the: first Call is
at Juneau, capital of the 49th
state, with its excellent.shops -
and state museum—and an
optional side-trip to the
Medenhall Glacier.

Between Juneau and the
return to Canada comes

THE BOOK

“

"48

what is to many the highlight
of the voyage, the four-hour
cruise up Tracy Arm: Ac-
cessible' only to some of the
more ‘compact
vessels—and requiring more
than a little seamanship to
‘ navigate—-Tracy Arm is a

spectacular ‘experience for.
: the explorer.

The vessel fudges its. way.

slowly between mountains

—fising’ out of the narrow
passage. Ice: floes, often
_ bigger than anywhere else on
the trip, glide past—their
colors different shades of
“turquoise.

cruise -

' returning

When ice conditions
permit, the Princess Patricia
can make her way to the end

of the boomerang-shaped

passage before turning in
front of _North Sawyer
Glacier.

’” Back in Canada, the ship
calls at Prince Rupert, one

of Canada’s northernmost
cities and, the day before
to Vancouver,
there’s a stop at Alert Bay on-
the north end of Vancouver
Island, home of some of the
. finest totem’ poles in the
Northwest.

A wide range of fares and
accommodations is available

on the. Alaska cruises

_ Originating at Vancouver,.

varying with sailing dates.
and accommodation type.
Inside staterooms can

‘ generally be found in the

lower fare ranges.

Fares from Vancouver on

’ the Princess Patricia (all

outside staterooms) begin: at
$555 per person on the May
31 cruise, $585 June 8 and
Sept. 4, and $615 June 16
through Aug. 27. A variety
of fly-cruise fares. and in-
clusive package tours from:
eastern Canada‘are available. .
through CP Air and: major
tour operators. ,

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