Alaska Travelogue Part 9 – Ketchikan

Ketchikan If Icy Strait was a bit of a letdown, Ketchikan more than made up for it.  As I’ve mentioned before, the weather wasn’t exactly balmy blue skies every day, but we were especially prepared for bad weather in Ketchikan, which receives rain approximately 350 days a year.  I booked a kayak outing with Southeast...

Alaska Travelogue Part 8 – Icy Strait

Icy Strait Our day in Icy Strait was the one wee hiccup of not-as-fabulous on our little tour of Alaska.  That is not to say we had a bad time, but we could have had a better, cheaper time.  Icy Strait is a “made up” port walking distance from the town of Hoonah.  It is...

Alaska Travelogue Part 7 – Skagway

Skagway Skagway is an adorable old gold rush town, so if you are not in the mood to go off adventuring about, there is plenty of shopping and history to enjoy in town.  I, however, am not a big fan of spending my vacation time shopping (sadly, I will never be one of those people...

Alaska Travelogue Part 5 – Hubbard Glacier

Sea Day – Hubbard Glacier We were awakened way too early on our first full day at sea by the sounds of drawers and cupboards banging open and closed.  Our cabin on the back of the ship was experiencing the full effects of those 12-15 foot seas we were promised the night before.  Wow.  Was...

Alaska Travelogue Part 3 – Whittier

Day 2 – Whittier Our second day in Anchorage started cold, grey and rainy.  Hmmmm.  I was hoping this wasn’t going to be a foretaste of the rest of the trip.  After a rather unremarkable breakfast at the B&B we headed off for our 26 Glacier Cruise out of Whittier.  I had decided not to...