October 21 – Ketchikan
Bottom line up front: This day was the weakest day of the entire Alaska portion of the trip. While the ...
October 20 – Cruising Glacier Bay
Today was a cold, damp day, but for the most part I didn’t feel as uncomfortable as yesterday in spite ...
October 19 – Icy Strait Point
OctoBRRRRR…oh, my. Steady light rain, gale force wind, temperatures in the upper 40’s…what’s not to like about Alaska in October, ...
October 18 – Juneau, Alaska
Checklist Arrival: scheduled at 2:30pm AKDT, actual 1:08pm AKDT Departure: scheduled at 11:00 (actual unknown, I plan to be asleep). ...
October 17 – Sailing the Outside Passage
A lot of rolling, lurching and so forth on this day as seas ran 8 feet or higher and we ...
Day 1: Getting to Seattle
I’m not sure what happened the previous times we flew to Seattle to go on to Alaska, but there is ...
She’s Trying!
After the snark that’s flowing off me at the start of vacation, Roxan had to get in on the fun…. ...
Suitcase Jenga
It offends the “handle it one” freak inside of me, but in this case it was the right decision…pack at ...
On the Road, Off the Grid (ish)
As much as I love Kansas I’m ready to be away for a while. We got out of home ahead ...
Pouring on the Gas
Is it just me or does the final few days before a vacation really speed up this much?
Takin’ Pictures
I'm a casual photographer at best. It's a hobby I've wanted to invest time in, but have not really been able to until I started traveling 6 years ago. This trip will be exciting from the standpoint of a variety of photo opportunities.
and then