Coastal British Columbia
Passage through the Canadian Customs this morning was smooth and easy. The crisp fresh air inspired us to meander through Cow Bay Harbor in the town of Prince Rupert, British Columbia. We admired the beautiful sunken gardens and tested our skills in interpreting the animal carvings of the totem poles along the way to the Museum of Northern British Columbia. Upon entry into the museum, we were escorted on a tour of native art and artifacts including intricately woven, richly colored garments worn for ceremonial gatherings.
We were next invited to watch a Tsimshian dance performance at the nearby long house. The ceremonial garb and carved masks came to life as we watched the dancers perform their welcoming dances. The headdress or amhalait was filled with eagle down which delicately spilled from the headress during the dance symbolizing absolute peace.
In the afternoon we listened to the fascinating and stimulating presentation, “Life on Ice,” by National Geographic photographer Flip Nicklin. The artistic ideas and originality offered by Rikki Swenson was the perfect complement to this photographic expedition. In keeping the ever-growing spirit of exploration, the day concluded with an inaugural cruise through Kumealon Inlet on the National Geographic Sea Bird.
Passage through the Canadian Customs this morning was smooth and easy. The crisp fresh air inspired us to meander through Cow Bay Harbor in the town of Prince Rupert, British Columbia. We admired the beautiful sunken gardens and tested our skills in interpreting the animal carvings of the totem poles along the way to the Museum of Northern British Columbia. Upon entry into the museum, we were escorted on a tour of native art and artifacts including intricately woven, richly colored garments worn for ceremonial gatherings.
We were next invited to watch a Tsimshian dance performance at the nearby long house. The ceremonial garb and carved masks came to life as we watched the dancers perform their welcoming dances. The headdress or amhalait was filled with eagle down which delicately spilled from the headress during the dance symbolizing absolute peace.
In the afternoon we listened to the fascinating and stimulating presentation, “Life on Ice,” by National Geographic photographer Flip Nicklin. The artistic ideas and originality offered by Rikki Swenson was the perfect complement to this photographic expedition. In keeping the ever-growing spirit of exploration, the day concluded with an inaugural cruise through Kumealon Inlet on the National Geographic Sea Bird.
