Alaska Cruise 2018 Video
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Alaska Cruise – Ketchikan (Day 6)
Ketchikan was a quick stop with just the morning to check things out. We took a ride out to a little inlet known for bears but unfortunately, we struck out this time. So we checked out the town, wandered the shops, and watched the salmon spawning up Creek Street. The seagulls were having a feast.
Great trip and it was so nice spending time with old friends. Thanks Nicole, Bryan, Brynn, and Noel!
Alaska Cruise – Glacier Bay (Day 5)
Glacier Bay was the highlight of the trip. It was an early day with the ship entering the national park about 7am. Park rangers board the ship for the day and provide presentations on the history of the park, how glaciers are formed and calve, and narrate along the way providing details on all the glaciers we saw. An amazing experience!
Alaska Cruise – Skagway and Dyea (Day 4)
Next stop was Skagway. We wandered the town for a little while, but then decided to hire a van that took out to an abandoned ghost town named “Dyea.” 150 years ago it was a booming port town and entryway for gold miners headed to the Klondike. Now, all that’s left are some trails that mark the original streets, a cemetery with the remains of a large group that was killed during an avalanche on the trail to the Klondike, the storefront from one of the original buildings, and lots of beautiful scenery. The only service in the area is a bed and breakfast where the driver dropped us off and we had lunch. From there we were on our own and headed out on the trials to explore.
Alaska Cruise – Juneau (Day 3)
Juneau was our first stop on the Inside Passage cruise. Instead of doing any sort of organized tour we decided to rent a car and explore on our own. We went to a salmon hatchery, Mendenhall Glacier, Eagle Beach, and of naturally, Tracy’s Crab Shack.
After a quick stop at the salmon hatchery, we went to the Mendenhall Glacier and hiked out to the falls. The falls were absolutely enormous, and you could walk right up to the base (if you didn’t mind getting wet). Along the way, we saw a porcupine, a crazy paddleboarder, but this time no bears.
Fortunately, at the next stop (Eagle Beach), we saw a bear along with lots and lots of eagles. We had the beach pretty much to ourselves and the kids had a great time running around.
Last stop was Tracy’s for crab bisque as well as some crab legs. It’s just as good as it was 10 years ago when we first found “the shack” here in Juneau.
Alaska Cruise 2018!
This year we were finally able to coordinate a trip with Nicole and Bryan to go on a cruise together. Bryan had really wanted to see Alaska, and it’s an easy one for use since it leaves out of Seattle. Kenzie was so excited to go on this vacation and have some friends (Brynn and Noel) to play with!
We started the trip with a day in Seattle before boarding the ship. We visited the Boeing factory (no pictures allowed), and then did the Seattle underground tour. We also made the obligatory stop at Pikes Place and Kenzie where Kenzie wanted to see the bubble gum wall. Yuck!
We’ve been trying for a while to arrange a vacation with Nicole and Bryan, and this year it finally worked out. We all liked the idea of Alaska, so we did a cruise out of Seattle. Kenzie was SOOOO excited to have some other kids on the trip!
We started with a day in Seattle before boarding and visited the Boeing Factory (no pictures allowed!), Pikes Place Market (Kenzie wanted to see the bubble gum wall, yuck!), the waterfront, and the Seattle Underground Tour which was awesome!
