Category Archives: Alaska 2008
Alaska Trip: Day Eight: Metlakatla & Misty Fjords
Awoke to a steady rain, the first time during this cruise. As I headed to the deck, I saw what appeared to be a large port in the foggy distance. It turned out to be the recognizable Ketchikan, which was … Continue reading
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Alaska Trip: Day Seven: Frederick Sound & Petersburg
Got up around 5 a.m. this morning (sound familiar?). Showered and got ready for the day. When I arrived on deck, we were approaching the Five Fingers Lighthouse. While I ran across this lighthouse in my research, I was not … Continue reading
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Alaska Trip: Day Six – Frederick Sound & Tracy Arm
With my alarm set for 5:30 a.m. this morning, I woke to one of the more beautiful sunrises I’ve ever seen. No time for a shower, I grabbed my camera and headed on deck. The sunrise was still unfolding and … Continue reading
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Alaska Trip: Day Five – Sitka, AK
Wake up this morning was, um, early again (5:30 a.m.). We weren’t due into Sitka until around 10:00 a.m., however, I wanted to see our approach, as I we had never visited Sitka on past cruises. When I got on … Continue reading
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Alaska Trip: Day Four – Glacier Bay National Park & Preserve
Because we had been going continuously, and as this was a “day at sea,” we slept in a little. During those early hours, the ship had picked up a National Park Service ranger Linda and native interpreter Kevin, at Bartlett … Continue reading
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Alaska Trip: Day Three – Skagway & Haines
I got up at 5:00 a.m., to see our approach into Skagway. I’m naturally an early bird and like the tranquility in the early mornings. The scheduled wake-up call was at 6:15 a.m., with breakfast starting at 6:30 a.m. Well, … Continue reading
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Alaska Trip: Day Two-Juneau, AK & boarding the Spirit of Yorktown
I woke up at 5:00 a.m. to walk around town taking pictures. I let Carol sleep in a bit. It was cloudy, but still dry. My first point of interest was the restaurant I researched for breakfast, the Sandpiper Cafe. … Continue reading
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Alaska Trip: Day One – Transit from Chicago, IL to Juneau, AK
The alarm rang at 3:00 a.m. this morning. Of course, with all the excitement, our internal alarm clocks got us up earlier. Having gotten to bed around 10:00 p.m. the evening before, that meant as usual, we were not well … Continue reading
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Alaska Trip: Preface
This year, we were provided the opportunity to take a dream cruise, well, for one of us, at least. To find out more about that, please read on. We took an Alaska Inside Passage cruise aboard a small cruise ship, … Continue reading
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Alaska Trip: We’re on our way…
This is it! Today is the long awaited day. Headed to the airport. Will continue to provide detail starting on August 24th.
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