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Alaska Cruise, Day Eight – Whittier and Anchorage
Having only ever really cruised the local Florida waters before, it was an odd experience to pull into our final port and know there was still 4000 or so miles between us and home, and many hours before we could … Continue reading
Alaska Cruise, Day Seven – College Fjord
Cruising into College Fjord was like being the first explorers to travel through Alaska. Early on, the wind was whipping down the deck into our faces and low clouds covered everything around us, lending a mysterious, ominous feel to the … Continue reading
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Alaska Cruise, Day 6 – Sitka, Part 2
We started the second half of our day in Sitka with lunch at Victoria’s, a local restaurant near the church that was recommended by our tour guide. (Always, always, ask a local where the best place to eat is. It’s … Continue reading
Alaska Cruise, Day 6 – Sitka, Part 1
Sitka was one of the most enjoyable ports we visited. Ignore my expression in most of the pictures; I really was having a good time, but I was at the absolute lowest ebb of my energy levels so I look … Continue reading
Alaska Cruise, Day 5 – Skagway
Following up the reality of the Juneau day, we visited Skagway. Skagway is very much the Alaskan theme park. Fun, but according to the people we talked to from there, it pretty much folds up as a town during the … Continue reading
Alaska Cruise, Day 4 – Juneau
Juneau was really the first stop on our tour that felt like a real Alaskan city to me. This was probably helped along by the fact that we had a snarky local student tour guide driving our bus. “You guys … Continue reading
Alaska Cruise, Day Three – Ketchikan
Day three of our Alaskan vacation took us to Ketchikan, our first real port stop in Alaska. When Natasha and I first ventured off the ship into the town, I had this notion that we were in the Alaskan equivalent … Continue reading
Alaska Cruise, Day Two
Some pictures from the second day of our Alaska Cruise, as we slowly wind our way up the inside passage in British Columbia. We got our first hints of the majestic scenery that was going to become commonplace throughout the … Continue reading
Alaska Cruise, Day One
Natasha and I are shaking the snow of the Alaskan glaciers off after shipping out for a week of Alaskan cruising on the bonny ship Carnival Spirit. I just finished posting pictures from the first day on our Picasa site. … Continue reading