Merry Mary

It’s almost time to get off the boat! That’s hard to believe. Today was a lazy day cruising. Mostly I spent the time organizing/packing up because they get you off the boat early in Vancouver. I had breakfast at the buffet…where I was introduced to a pretzel topped chocolate donut – it’s good but it …

Well if you thought yesterday was rainy, hold my beer. We arrived in Ketchikan and brought the rain clouds with us. Several people canceled their excursions because of the weather. And several were canceled by the tour companies. I was not to be deterred. I carefully filled my water bottle and layered up …then promptly …

Room service again! The days are starting to blur. I’m going to have to pull out the schedules (placed lovingly on my bed each night) and make some updates if I missed anything! We held off the rain as long as possible. It is now here in Juneau. It is cold and grey and drizzly. …

Skagway was not my favorite port. I think it is because it really felt like a tourist trap. Or maybe I chose the wrong excursion. There was a train ride excursion, but I’m saving that for a train either across the Canadian Rockies or in Alaska (to see Denali)…so I skipped that option and joined …