Very exciting, but early, start to the day as we boarded the Rocky Mountaineer for the first leg of our trip – Jasper to Kamloops.

Boarding was quick and easy and the long journey through fabulous scenery began.

Breakfast and lunch were provided plus constant drinks and snacks.

The journey took nine and a half hours (during which we changed from Mountain time to Pacific time) which passed quickly as we relaxed, ate, drank and looked out for wildlife. Alerts were called out when animals were spotted. We passed bears, deer and a bald eagle in a huge nest. Unfortunately Andy and I didn’t see the bears. Maybe tomorrow!