Monthly Archives: June 2015

Wet Land

Woke up to a dreary morning and headed out toward Seward via Walmart –I needed a screwdriver repair kit for my glasses! From there we headed south, and stopped at a wildlife area called Potter Marsh. This area had about … Continue reading

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Dry Land

We had to be up at 06:30 this morning to get ready, eat and meat our travel group at 07:35. We thought we would finish up meeting at 07;35 then “hurry up and wait” for the next hour or so. … Continue reading

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Last Day at Sea

Woke up this morning after a more lively ride after we left the shelter of the inside passage and crossed the open waters of the Gulf of Alaska. Our balcony windows were dripping with water, so we assumed it was … Continue reading

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Glacier Bay

We woke up early this morning and the ship was pitching and rolling quite a bit. A while later the captain made a broadcast saying that there was a small technical problem. It seems that the waste water system was … Continue reading

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Skagway

We anchored around 07:00 at Skagway, and even when anchored there was still some movement throughout the ship due to high winds and a choppy sea. The good news though …. no rain, and even patches of blue sky. We … Continue reading

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Juneau

We arrived in the capital of Alaska, Juneau, around 08:00 this morning. We had no tour booked here, which was good as the weather has deteriorated rather than improved. We had low cloud and more consistent rain, hopefully this system … Continue reading

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Ketchikan

We arrived in Ketchikan at around 06:00 on an overcast and drizzly morning. The scenery was very similar to the Scottish highlands, as was the weather. As is typical we found out later this was the first rain that they … Continue reading

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At Sea

After being awake for 21 hours straight we had a good nights sleep last night and shook off any jet lag we may have had. Today was spent at sea, travelling north up through the inside passage towards the Queen … Continue reading

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The Beginning

Seems there have been problems with logging into the blog! Unfortunately lack of reliable and fast internet up here meant that I could do little to fix it. I finally got around to phoning the hostog compan today, and they … Continue reading

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