Category: History

This post begins on the afternoon of Day 3 – Wednesday, August 13th – as we started paddling down the Thirty Mile section of the Yukon River, from the foot of Lake Laberge north. The Thirty Mile was designated a Canadian Heritage River in 1991 for its outstanding natural,...

On Monday, August 11th, my son and I launched my canoe on the Yukon River at Rotary Park in downtown Whitehorse, and on August 21st we reached Dawson. Just before 10:00 am we met Cathy, who had driven down from Whitehorse the previous day. This post covers the first...

This is blog post #29 from our tour of northern Europe. We would take a tour/shuttle to Amsterdam with a 2-hour stop at Gouda, then fly to Iceland the next day, and on the third day, fly Reykjavik-Vancouver and Vancouver-Whitehorse. When I opened the curtains of our cabin on...

This is blog post #28 from our tour of northern Europe. On Friday, July 25th, we spent the day at sea, and on Saturday the 26th we docked at Dover with big plans for our final port day of the 28-cruise on the Nieuw Statendam. My sea day began...

This is blog post #27 from our tour of northern Europe. On Thursday, July 24th, we anchored off Lerwick, the main town on the Shetland archipelago, and tendered into town. We began by looking around the town, then went on an excellent bus tour from there to the southernmost...

This is blog post #21 from our tour of northern Europe. On Tuesday, July 15th, we were offshore from Paamiut, Greenland, having arrived the previous night. We would tender ashore after breakfast. Cathy and I planned to look around the community for as long as she wanted, then I...

This is blog post #20 from our tour of northern Europe. Monday, July 14th, was technically our third “at sea” day from Iceland – that is, we didn’t touch land. But as with yesterday’s incredible day in Prince Christian Sound, today offered much more than open sea. We got...

This is blog post #16 from our tour of northern Europe. At 10 pm on Wednesday, July 9th, we docked at the Akureyri cruise ship dock that was built in 2019 to encourage more visits. We had been scheduled to arrive at 08:00 on July 10th, but we were...

This is blog post #11 from our tour of Europe. On , Wednesday, July 2nd, we were docked at Trondheim, Norway, from 08:00 until 16:00. We had no plans, but our research indicated that walking, we could view the essential city landmarks including Kristiansten Fortress, Nidaros Cathedral, and Old...

This is blog post #6 from our tour of Europe. Our final full day in Paris, Friday, June 27th, was a relatively slow day, with a walking tour of the area around our hotel and then a concert in the grandest local church. Saint-Germain-des-Prés is one of the four...