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Posts From: Alaska 2008

 All photos, and even some videos!, have now been posted on Flickr. Well, I’m back home in the flat state of Minnesota. How could one not miss the constant view of snow-capped mountains? I also miss the gentle rocking of our boat and the gourmet, four-course meals; how torturous to have to go to the grocery store! And cook! Disembarkation on Monday morning went smoothly. I went for my last …continue reading

Sunday, August 3, 2008 11:15PM Inside Passage north of Vancouver Today is our last full day on the cruise. We’re currently sailing along the Canadian coast of British Columbia. We had absolutely beautiful and warm weather today. In the morning, Mom and I went to the Universe Lounge for a culinary demo given by the exec chef and the maitre d’. Afterward, we were allowed to walk through the level …continue reading

Sunday, August 3, 2008 10:50PM PDT Pacific Ocean along the Canadian coast Last night, we had our second and last formal dinner.  Dad unfortunately felt sick and didn’t come, but Mom and I had good company.  We sat with two sisters from Ohio; originally the cruise was booked for one of the sisters and her husband, but he recently started a new job that he couldn’t get away from, so …continue reading

I’ll just let the photos speak for the rest of our glacier experience. On our afternoon in Ketchikan, we embarked on a ziplining excursion over the forest canopy. Two of our guides were actually Minnesota natives. Adam (from near St. Cloud) and Topher were assigned to our group. We were heavily geared up in bottom and top harnesses, ropes, helmets, and gloves before being given a demo and test run …continue reading

August 2, 2008 12:15PM AKDT Ketchikan, AK Our boat docked in the southernmost large town (4th largest in the state) of Ketchikan this morning around 9:15. We were having our usual buffet breakfast at that time after which I went up a flight of stairs to deck 15 to enjoy the fine weather. Few clouds were dotting the blue sky and the sun was providing the warmest temperatures we’ve encountered …continue reading