On the road – Seward
Today was the day that my folks boarded the Celebrity Millennium for their cruise to Vancouver. It rained, of course, but the drive down the Seward Highway, with a stop at Portage Glacier, was beautiful anyway. Back in Anchorage, I had a very nice evening with Doc & Monika...
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Almost-free Alaska cruises
Princess cruises are usually the ones to watch for incredible deals in Alaska, and this year it’s certainly true. CruiseDirect.com usually has cruises available for $599 for inside cabins, but right now you can get a 7 Night Princess Alaska Cruise for $375- and that itinerary is College Fjord,...
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Alaska Cruise Review & Photos
I’ve just posted my usual photo album / review of this Alaska cruise on Holland America’s Amsterdam, and a bit of a land trip – just click here to see it. We took two excursions during the cruise, a custom boat tour with Captain Davey Lubin in Sitka that...
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On the “road” – approaching Glacier Bay
It’s just after 0500, and the MS Amsterdam is a couple of hours from our rendezvous with the NPS rangers who will guide us around Glacier Bay for most of the day. It’s 55 degrees with a light misty rain and a cloud ceiling of perhaps 4,000 feet –...
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Glacier calving – how big are those splashes?
When you’re standing in front of a glacier, it’s usually all but impossible to get a sense of scale – there’s just nothing close to it that you can compare it to. If you get lucky and see the glacier calving, just how big is that splash?? On my...
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By motorcoach through the Yukon & Alaska: Denali to Anchorage and Seward
July 20, 2006: Princess McKinley Lodge to Anchorage – 138 milesI got up just after 3:00 a.m. to see if I could catch the first light on Denali, but was a bit too early, and the light wasn’t good. This shot was taken at 5:50 a.m., with a fog...
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Back to reality – from cruises to politics
It’s great to be back home, but it’s only for a few days, and am I busy! The focus since I got home has been to get my cruise review/album posted, and that’s now up at my YourAlaskaCruise.com site (though it’s one of those big projects that I’ll be...
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Back in the Yukon again!
The adventure is over, but we have memories that will last a lifetime. Cathy and I got home last night after getting off the Radiance of the Seas in Seward, Alaska, taking a bus to Anchorage and staying there overnight, onto a jet to Juneau and a Cessna 207...
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The half -way point on a pair of Alaska cruises
Due to really poor Internet connections on the ship, I gave up on posting while at sea the past week. Dad and I arrived back in Seattle early this morning, took the Quick Shuttle bus to Vancouver, and he’s about half-way back to Kelowna right now, while I’m at...
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Off on another Adventure – a cruise to Alaska
I’m just about to head down to the airport to board my flight to Vancouver, where I’ll board a cruise ship bound for Alaska. I checked in an hour ago so I could get a window seat for what promises to be a spectacular flight, and took this photo...
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