2026 Canada Take Two

Plan trip

Take Two

How a cancelled 2020 Canada dream turned into our playful mission to finally make it happen.

A crisp, photographic view of Vancouver’s harbor at dawn with no people, focusing on gleaming glass towers reflected in perfectly still water. In the foreground, a weathered wooden pier juts in from the right, its planks darkened by sea air and dotted with metal cleats and coiled rope. Several white and blue sailboats rest quietly at their moorings, mirrored in the harbor’s pale blue surface. Soft pink and peach early morning light kisses the edges of buildings and low clouds, creating gentle reflections and a serene, hopeful mood. Captured from a low eye-level angle along the pier, with a balanced composition and subtle vignetting, in realistic, clean, modern photographic style.
A playful, vibrant photographic image of a winding mountain highway leading toward Whistler, with no vehicles or people, just the promise of a road trip. The fresh black asphalt, marked with crisp yellow center lines, curves gracefully through towering evergreen forests dusted with recent snow. In the midground, rugged peaks rise sharply, their slopes a mix of dark rock and white snow under a brilliant blue sky scattered with puffy cumulus clouds. Golden late-afternoon sunlight creates long shadows of the trees across the road, adding rhythm and depth. Shot from a low, centered perspective at road level, the composition draws the eye into the distance, capturing an energetic, adventurous, and slightly cheeky mood in vivid photographic realism.

From Cancelled Plans to Adventure

We’re a travel-loving team of 8 who spent 2020 cancelling flights instead of chasing mountains. 2026 Canada Take Two is our do-over: a place to share mishaps, maps, and memories as we finally road-trip and cruise across Canada.

Our story

Overview

When you’re with great friends and in new places, there will be so many stories. Expect bite-sized posts —covering cruise days, our driving holiday and lots of adventures.

A dramatic, high-resolution photographic scene of an Alaska cruise ship viewed from shore, with no humans visible. The massive white vessel with navy and gold accents is anchored in a calm fjord, dwarfed by towering dark rock cliffs streaked with emerald moss and thin waterfalls. In the foreground, smooth wet stones and a patch of kelp line the water’s edge, glistening in soft overcast light. Low clouds cling to the mountains, creating a moody, cinematic atmosphere, while breaks in the clouds allow shafts of light to illuminate the ship’s hull. Shot from a low angle near the shoreline to emphasize scale, with rich color, strong contrast, and a sense of quiet adventure in photographic realism.