A cheaper way to get Outside?
The first step getting out of the Yukon is the tough one. Not as tough as it used to be thanks to Air North, but still an “ouch” financially. I just got the Fall sale email from Alaska Airlines and when I dug into it and saw that you...
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A short family visit to Kelowna
I flew down to Kelowna, BC, on Monday for a family visit, and will be heading home tonight. I don’t usually leave my car at the airport, but with a flight that lands in Whitehorse at midnight on a day that Cathy has to work, decided to do it...
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Cruising College Fjord and flying home
My 21-day adventure on the Coral Princess is over. I’ve now been home for 27 hours and the ship is already so far gone from my mind that it could have been months ago that I was on her. At some point I’ll write up a full review and...
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Ketchikan, & Misty Fjords Flightseeing
It’s now 09:05 on the final day of this sailing on the Coral Princess – we’ll be “At Sea” all day. At the moment we’re in the open ocean off Bella Bella, British Columbia – between Vancouver Island and the Queen Charlottes. The seas are fairly calm and the...
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Working as ship naturalist on the Coral Princess to Alaska
It’s Day 2 of my first Princess cruise to Alaska, and my first job as ship naturalist. I was up early this morning as always, and the Horizon Court was the source of coffee to get it started and to greet the sun just after 05:00. As I start...
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Victoria, Vancouver and back home
Our Alaska cruise vacation is over – we got home a few hours ago, just after midnight. Spending 11 days on the Celebrity Infinity now ranks as our best cruise yet – a great itinerary and excellent service, with incredible weather. The surprise bonus was the people that we...
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Day 1 – Flying from Whitehorse to San Francisco
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...
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Flying from Regina back to the Yukon
After a very eventful few days, we’re back home in Whitehorse. I headed back to work last night, 15 minutes after arriving home, Cathy’s back at it in a few minutes. Ah, reality….. We had a lazy morning in Regina on Wednesday, so did a bit of touristing, over...
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Flying over the mountains to the prairies
Yesterday morning, Cathy and I boarded an Air North Boeing 737 for a flight to Calgary. It was a beautiful day to spend a couple of hours over the mountains! The window beside me was distorted, but by risking a neck dislocation I got a few photos through the...
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From the snowy Yukon to the sunny Okanagan
As of last night I’m in Kelowna for a week visiting family. It’s nowhere near as warm as I’d hoped, but it is sunny – and the Fall Wine Festival is on 🙂 This is what my driveway looked like yesterday as I was getting ready to leave. In...
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