Alas, all vacations must come to an end. We’re back in Seattle on our way home to St. Louis. We had been in Vancouver since Monday, spending time with Kristin’s cousin, Gordon Strachan and his family. This was the first time we had met them, having only corresponded online. Needless to say, we had a …
I’ve sent a few posts from our port stops, but they seem to have disappeared into the ether. So I’m just going to post without a photo. Today we are in Ketchikan, our last port stop on our cruise. We have been in Skagway, Juneau, and now Ketchikan. In Skagway we went to a dog …
Glacier Bay National Park Originally uploaded by Ladewig. We’re on our way out of Glacier Bay National Park after a day of cruising. Today we saw several glaciers, whales, seals, eagles, Dall sheep, and sea otters. The weather started out quite cold and damp. I was wearing four layers trying to keep warm. But by …
Quick note to let folks know that we’re on the ship now. We boarded Island Princess last night, and this morning we cruised College Fjord. Perfect weather, perfectly calm water. Lots of sea otters all around the ship.
Off to Denai Originally uploaded by Ladewig. This morning we’re heading up to the Denali Princess Lodge. Here we are waiting for our motorcoach. The ride is about three hours. Once we get there we have time for lunch, then we go on a five hour bus ride in the park.