Musings on cats, travel, gardens and life
Facebook has been reminding me all week that it was seven years ago, the last week of September, when we went on our very first cruise, and it was to the great state of Alaska! So for Becky’s Challenge #SevenforSeptember I went back and… Continue Reading “Seven Years Ago – First Cruise to Alaska”
It was almost a year ago that we took our second cruise to Alaska, an easy trip to make when you live in Seattle. Perhaps it was the heavy rain this weekend that reminded me of our soggy stop in Skagway! It was late… Continue Reading “Skagway – Another Soggy City in Alaska!”
The 4th day of our cruise started early – 1:00 a.m.to be exact, when the captain came over the loudspeaker to tell us the northern lights were up ahead. I got up to see the dim, green highlights in the sky, then went back… Continue Reading “Cruise to Alaska -Leaving Endicott Arm for Rainy Juneau”
I’m back for another installment from our cruise to Alaska – was it just last month? – this time focusing on our experience at sea on the Discovery Princess. Launched in the spring of 2022, the Discovery is much larger than either of the… Continue Reading “Cruising from Seattle to Alaska – On Board the Discovery Princess”
I’m back with the next installment from our cruise to Alaska. The map below shows our itinerary from Seattle, with our first port Ketchikan followed the next day by scenic cruising in Endicott Arm Fjord and a stop in Juneau (which I’ll save for… Continue Reading “Cruise to Alaska – Endicott Arm and Dawes Glacier”
We left Seattle on day 1 and spent the next day and a half enjoying the amenities on the ship, before arriving at our first port, Ketchikan. I didn’t schedule any shore excursions as we knew from our previous trip (this is our second… Continue Reading “Cruise to Alaska, First Stop Ketchikan -Spawning Salmon and Feeding Whales!”
We returned from our cruise to Alaska yesterday and when I woke this morning, I expected to look out the window and see the ocean. It will take time to realize I’m back on land. I didn’t buy the internet package as I wanted… Continue Reading “Back Home from Alaska – A Foretaste”