The day after my long practicum finished, I departed for Prince Rupert in the early morning by plane. Once arriving in Prince Rupert, or more correctly, Digby Island (you bus and ferry into Prince Rupert from here.) I was greeted by my home stay host whose house is luckily not a far walk from Lax Kxeen, the school where I will be teaching. From here I was immediately immersed in Prince Rupert life as we drove out down Highway 16 to volunteer in the Skeena River Relay in which teams of 12 run the 140km from Prince Rupert to Terrace. Everyone was so friendly and the race participants looked exhausted but exhilarated. The drive out to our race checkpoint was the highlight though as it was a beautiful road that winded it’s way along the Skeena river. The mountains here are beautiful and dotted with waterfalls, the way the clouds were gathering on the mountainsides made it all rather majestic.

Just this afternoon, I spotted an eagle and a hummingbird and was promised that there are lots of seals in the harbour and the possibility of spotting bears, deer, wolves and mountain goats. I’m looking forward to being able to explore more of the town tomorrow and really map out a lay of land.