After breakfast we packed the cases and weighed them. Was about 20lb overweight. At 4pm (Calgary time) we left to go to the airport, where we were charged CAD$225 for having 5 pieces of luggage and having one exceeding Air Canada's 50lb limit, although it was within Air New Zealand's 35kg bag limit. The charge should have been $325 ($100 for the excess bag, and $225 for the overweight bag), but the kind lady(?) amalgamated the charge into the one!
Shamina got the treatment at Calgary security, with her shoes having to be rescanned, and the wand waved over and under her feet. Also had one camera bag gone over, only because it had a tin of coffee (Tim Hortons) in it!
We flew on a Embrear E190, and while the flight to Calgary was clear, this time there was a lot of smoke haze from forest fires near Kelwona, about half way between Calgary and Vancouver.
When we arrived in Vancouver we could see the ANZ B747 at gate D66, and the Canadian couple behind us mentioned it was going to be a long walk from gate C45. I asked them if they were on the flight and they said yes. Going on holiday? "No, we live in NZ" was the reply. Where? "Christhurch". So do we, where in Christchurch? "Bromley".
Shamina checking out the shops before we head to the gate.
Photos are of a wooden carving in international and part of a large marine fish tank, both at Vancouver.
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