The snow-capped peak of Mount Baker can be seen across the Strait of Juan de Fuca that separates Canada from Washington state, USA

Our final evening in Canada is celebrated with 'Mile High' pies

Day 24: failing to get a place on the 10:30am ferry to Port Angeles in Washington,

we spend more time in Victoria before boarding MV Coho for the 3pm sailing

The Olympic Mountains in Washington state, viewed from Hurricane Ridge

Black-tailed deer in Olympic National Park

Day 25: Port Townsend to Mount Vernon via Whidbey Island - the island being reached by way of the 10:45am sailing of the ferry Ilahee.

Preparing to depart from the Harbourside Inn at Port Townsend

On board the ferry Ilahee, crossing Puget Sound to Keystone on Whidbey Island

Spirits of the Salmon - a wooden sculpture in Coupeville, Whidbey Island

Penn Cove, Whidbey Island