Alaska – final thoughts

I’ve been home for over a week and have had time to reflect a bit more on the trip. I enjoyed Alaska. I enjoyed the cruise. I would probably go to Alaska again and probably would consider Regent Seven Seas Cruises again. The ship was impeccable – really top of the line. The flight from …

Alaska (trip) – Vancouver Canada

Bon Voyage! All of these posts were about my Alaskan cruise…but the cruise does end in Vancouver. I know Canada isn’t part of the US…yet…but I decided I had to keep the title Alaska because that’s what the trip was mainly about. The next two days are somewhat lost – a lot of hurry up …

Alaska – day at Sea 2

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 …

Alaska – Ketchikan

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 …