Category: Hotels, Motels, B&Bs

Yesterday was our day to explore Fairbanks. This was my 1-bedroom apartment at the Wedgewood Resort. This was the view from my apartment yesterday at 03:29, half an hour before sunrise. There’s lots of interesting stuff to look at on the walk over to the restaurant, which is at...

Another day in Dawson would be wonderful – there’s just so much to see and do. But by 09:15 yesterday morning we were on the little ferry George Black, crossing the Yukon River and saying good-bye to The City of Gold. About 4 km up the Top of the...

After the spectacular weather we had yesterday, the cool-and-cloudy I got up to yesterday morning wasn’t a nice sight, but it was easy to see that it was much better weather for the long driving day ahead. We left the Westmark Whitehorse hotel at 09:00, made a short stop...

Day 2 dawned wet. With the weather forecast suggesting that the rain would end in the morning I decided to take advantage of being in no hurry and wait it out, so I fueled up, went for a leisurely breakfast down the road at Buckshot Betty’s and wandered around...

November 25: Yesterday was a long day, and it was nice to wake up in a comfortable bed. This was our first stay at the Acclaim Hotel but it won’t be our last. The only possible downside is that a lot of their amenities are fancy/gimmicky and hard to...

November 24: It’s time to leave the warmth. The weather reports from home don’t make that a very happy thing to have to do, but I do miss my home and my fur-kids. We had a 12:35 Air Canada flight to Toronto and then on to Calgary for the...

When I began writing this, it was 05:30 am on the 21st, and I had just watched Holland America’s new ship Nieuw Amsterdam sail into the channel leading to Port Everglades. I went back to bed, though – it’s now 07:10 and I’m watching the sun come up over...

November 13: Today was disembarkation day at Port Everglades, Fort Lauderdale, and on to the next stage of our adventure. I spent a while this morning getting a few more photos of the Noordam. The hallway outside our cabin – our door is the 2nd on the left, close...

On Monday morning we flew out of Whitehorse, and we’re now on board Holland America’s Noordam at Port Everglades, Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Three flights totalling 9 hours got us to a very different world. Here’s how it went… November 1: We took off at 11:10 am – this is...

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...