Day 1 (Saturday, May 28):  Chicago O'Hell

Day 2 (Sunday, May 29):  Vancouver, Better Late Than Never

Day 3 (Monday, May 30):  Embarkation Day!

Day 4 (Tuesday, May 31):  Sea Day

Day 5 (Wednesday, June 1):  Ketchikan, Alaska

Day 6 (Thursday, June 2):  Juneau, Alaska

Day 7 (Friday, June 3):  Skagway, Alaska

Day 8 (Saturday, June 4):  Glacier ( Read more... )

Here follows my account of the final day of my Alaska vacation.  What a beautiful place.  I'll miss it.

Day 1 (Saturday, May 28):  Chicago O'Hell

Day 2 (Sunday, May 29):  Vancouver, Better Late Than Never

Day 3 (Monday, May 30):  Embarkation Day!

Day 4 (Tuesday, May 31):  Sea Day

Day 5 (Wednesday, June 1):  Ketchikan, Alaska

Day 6 (Thursday, ( Read more... )

Here follows my account of the ninth day of my trip, sailing into Yakutat Bay to view the magnificent Hubbard Glacier!

Day 1 (Saturday, May 28):  Chicago O'Hell

Day 2 (Sunday, May 29):  Vancouver, Better Late Than Never

Day 3 (Monday, May 30):  Embarkation Day!

Day 4 (Tuesday, May 31):  Sea Day

Day 5 (Wednesday, June 1):  Ketchikan, Alaska

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Here follows my account of the Glacier Bay cruise.  This wasn't an "excursion," as we didn't leave the ship, rather a "scenic cruise" day.  And scenic it was!

Day 1 (Saturday, May 28):  Chicago O'Hell

Day 2 (Sunday, May 29):  Vancouver, Better Late Than Never

Day 3 (Monday, May 30):  Embarkation Day!

Day 4 (Tuesday, May 31):  Sea Day

Day 5 ( ( Read more... )

BE WARNED: This entry contains an absolute shitload of pictures, as this was the most beautiful excursion of my entire trip.  Links to the websites of some of the locations I visited and the vendors I used (and recommend) are included throughout this journal entry.

Day 1 (Saturday, May 28):  Chicago O'Hell

Day 2 (Sunday, May 29):  Vancouver, ( Read more... )

Day 1 (Saturday, May 28):  Chicago O'Hell

Day 2 (Sunday, May 29):  Vancouver, Better Late Than Never

Day 3 (Monday, May 30):  Embarkation Day!

Day 4 (Tuesday, May 31):  Sea Day

Day 5 (Wednesday, June 1):  Ketchikan, Alaska

Thursday, June 2, 2016:  Juneau

Woke up around 6:30 and lounged in bed for awhile, since we weren't due into Juneau until ( Read more... )

Day 1 (Saturday, May 28):  Chicago O'Hell

Day 2 (Sunday, May 29):  Vancouver, Better Late Than Never

Day 3 (Monday, May 30):  Embarkation Day!

Day 4 (Tuesday, May 31):  Sea Day

Wednesday, June 1, 2016:  Ketchikan

Woke up just a few minutes before my alarm went off at 6 am and was out of bed like a shot.  Went to Moderno for the "deluxe ( Read more... )

Day 1 (Saturday, May 28):  Chicago O'Hell

Day 2 (Sunday, May 29):  Vancouver, Better Late Than Never

Day 3 (Monday, May 30):  Embarkation Day!

Tuesday, May 31, 2016: Sea DayNo Northern Lights for me - I was asleep before it was full dark. On the other hand, I was awake by 6:30 and lounged in bed watching the forested islands, Malcom Island, and ( Read more... )

Day 1 (Saturday, May 28):  Chicago O'Hell

Day 2 (Sunday, May 29):  Vancouver, Better Late Than Never

Monday, May 30, 2016:  Embarkation Day, Vancouver

Embarkation Day began at about 6 am.  I'd hoped to sleep in, but I woke up stuffy and sore.  Of course, I forgot to pack Afrin, and after a day wandering under the lovely trees - no doubt full of ( Read more... )

Here follows the account of my Alaskan Inside Passage Cruise, which departed Vancouver on Monday, May 30 and ended in Seward, Alaska on Monday, June 6.  The original plan was that I would fly out of Tampa to Vancouver on Saturday, and have a couple of days ahead of time in Vancouver, which was reputed to be a great city.  I was interested in ( Read more... )