A rainy day in Ketchikan
June 4, Day 4 of our trip and Day 3 aboard the cruise ship Nieuw Amsterdam, included an 8-hour stop at Ketchikan, Alaska. None of my family members had any plans for the day, and Cathy and I only went into town for a walk and a look through...
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Sailing the BC coast to Ketchikan
I was up early for some ship exploring and possible blogging on June 3rd, which would be a day of sailing north along BC’s spectacular coast. The first photo, of the Lido Bar in the centre of Deck 9 behind the Lido Pool, was shot at 04:40. The Sea...
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Alaska cruise days 1 and 2: to Vancouver, and sailing
As I start writing this, it’s Sunday, June 16. Cathy and I flew from Whitehorse to Vancouver on June 1st, and arrived home the night of the 14th. The heart of the trip was a 7-night cruise from Vancouver to Whittier on Holland America’s Nieuw Amsterdam with two of...
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