Monthly Archives: June 2015

We landed back in Ottawa at 10PM last night. Overall the flights weren’t too bad considering we were at the back of the bus! We enjoyed the trip, and are very glad that we went. The first week was marred … Continue reading →

ALL Pictures are now loaded. Our last full day here and yet again it is hot and sunny. I think the locals are prying for cooler temperatures. In celebration of the heat I even wore shorts today! After breakfast we … Continue reading →

This will be a short blog after a longish day. We headed south this morning after two nights in our cell.   We knew there were plenty of roadworks on the main (only) road down to anchorage so we figured … Continue reading →

We survived the night in our cell / cabin and were up at 6AM. No breakfast around here at that time of day, so we ate a nutritious chocolate chip muffin each! Today was the day for a bus tour … Continue reading →

We had breakfast and packed up the car, then walked downtown to visit a couple more places before we left. One of the places was the Visitors and Cultural Centre which had some interesting exhibits of the different cultures of … Continue reading →

Last night I woke up around 2AM, which is effectively the middle of the night. Sunset was at 1230AM and Sunrise at 330AM. The picture below was taken midway between the two.   We both felt we needed a break … Continue reading →

The further north we go, the brighter it is in the evening. Luckily most of the places we stay at have blackout blinds, so we are able to sleep OK. We had a good continental breakfast at the B&B and … Continue reading →

The rain continued over night, but but let up for a while until after breakfast. For breakfast we tried the local reindeer sausage. Hope that doesn’t put me on the “no present” list. There was no real distinguishing flavour, may … Continue reading →