Month: May 2010

I ran out of time to post this last night, so it’s now Wednesday, 15:00. It’s cloudy with a light misty rain and the sea is getting rougher. The Sapphire Princess has caught up with us and is now off our port side. We have another sea day, then...

Cathy and I were up early yesterday to maximize our single day in San Francisco. We already wish that we had more time here – it truly is a great city, and although neither of us is “city folk”, a few days would have been great. San Francisco was...

The first day of our new adventure was wonderful – lots of new sights and stunning weather virtually all the way. There are always “bumps” when you travel but ours were minor. Here’s a look at the day… Leaving Whitehorse, with the Yukon River visible below. We took the...

In 33 hours, Cathy and I will be flying out of Whitehorse, headed for San Francisco to board the Celebrity Infinity for her repositioning cruise from Mexican itineraries to Alaskan ones. “This ain’t my first rodeo”, but I’m really excited about this cruise. As on all of our previous...

The first regular cruise ship of the year, the Norwegian Pearl, arrived in Skagway this morning, all the excuse I needed to head down. 🙂 The weather forecast was for a bit of everything, and that’s what happened – sun, cloud, showers, a bit of snow. These peaks are...

Yesterday was a fine Spring day in Whitehorse. Flower buds are poking out of the ground everywhere – crocuses, Arctic poppies, delphiniums and fireweed the most noticeable on our property. Kayla and Monty don’t even want to come in the house anymore 🙂 The snow is rapidly melting off...