Tag: Inside Passage

Cruise to Alaska -Leaving Endicott Arm for Rainy Juneau

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”

Cruise to Alaska – Endicott Arm and Dawes Glacier

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”

Cruise to Alaska, First Stop Ketchikan -Spawning Salmon and Feeding Whales!

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!”

Alaska Cruise: Ketchikan

Well here it is already, my last post on our cruise to Alaska with our final stop at Ketchikan! Ketchikan is in fact, the first city you would normally encounter cruising north into Alaska’s Inside Passage.  Our itinerary however, took us to Juneau first,… Continue Reading “Alaska Cruise: Ketchikan”

Fourteen States to Go and Countdown to Alaska!

I never intended to visit all fifty of these United States of America but once I realized I’d already made it to thirty-six of them, the remaining fourteen seemed a worthy goal. What are those states you may wonder?  Well they are last for… Continue Reading “Fourteen States to Go and Countdown to Alaska!”