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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Helicopter tour of Whitehorse, Yukon
While I was down in BC, Cathy got an opportunity to join a short helicopter tour of Whitehorse with Trans North (thanks, MJ!), and of course jumped at it. I had to remind her to take her camera (!!), but the photos below are some of the ones she...
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Kelowna to Vancouver and Whitehorse – I love flying!
My last day in BC turned out to be the nicest day by far weather-wise, as overnight rain had washed all the smoke and crap out of the air for a few hours. An afternoon flight out of Kelowna allowed me to enjoy most of the day, though the...
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On the road in southern BC
I’m in southern BC visiting family and friends for a week. Most of my time is being spent in Kelowna where it’s still summer – though the skies are hazy (smoky, smoggy?) so it’s nowhere near as pretty as it should be. I was hoping for clear skies and...
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Poor Alaska Airlines
I’m a big fan of Alaska Airlines. I’ve always enjoyed my flights with them, and I love their paint jobs. While it may not be bush flying in the classic sense, every Alaska Airlines pilot no doubt has some interesting stories to tell about flying over and into the...
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