First off group photo.. And airport photos! Solid jade apparently Sooooo I've had a wonderful time. I'm so glad that I do my blog so I can remember what I've done! So in no particular order.. Of the other 40 travellers by the end of the holiday I think I only knew 10 of their …
Continue reading Updared Reflections of my Canada/Alaska voyage
So I've come back to the A-maze-ing laughter men because they are infectious 🤣 More photos to follow I'm sure! Sun set beach Called overflow Steam clock again just in case you missed it the first time! So this is called the sun tower and I have it on good Colin authority that the Nine …
Continue reading Day 17/18 of 18 – updated more Vancouver and then home
I'm starting early (before day 16 has begun) to give you some trivia and fill in some gaps (maybe) Carol noticed that there are no cats wandering about (like in most countries). Answer is.. there are cats but they are house cats because if they go outside they get eaten by cougars or taken off …
Continue reading Day 16 of 18 – updated – Stanley Park and back to the beaches
The sun isn't shining here today😪 Maybe back later with photos🤷🏻♀️ I lied! The sun has got his hat on now! The fastest man many moons ago We thought we'd emulate it Carol got the wrong leg so we had to do it again🤣 The 9 O'clock bell The lions gate bridge. I better view …
So it's a sign we're heading back to Canada. It's a brilliant sunny day The sun must have got to the crew because they came through the restaurant singing and banging their pots and pans! Beef Wellington! More staff celebrating us leaving! 🤣 Baked Alaska! Not so good😪 Last night on the ship and more …
I'll be back later with photos☺️ So I like Ketchikan. Another place you can only get to be boat or plane. Went to a totem park and learned about totem pole carving. Poles are made of cedar wood because cedar wood rots from the inside to the outside which means the carvings on the outside …
So this is the bit that I really don't like... being at sea! I don't find it very interesting.... however some photos☺️ One of the ladies on our cruise has been here before about 30 years ago and wanted to come back. Apparently she was disappointed with the glacier because 30 years ago it was …
Continue reading Day 12 of 18 – Scenic cruising to Endicott Arm and Dawes glacier
So maybe a little gimmicky with lots of jewellery shops but still interesting all the same with the history of the Klondike trail to find gold and the lengths the men would go to and another brothel! Red Onion Saloon The nice weather didn't follow us from Juneau however it wasn't raining so that's a …
So Juneau is the capital of Alaska and can only be reached by sea or plane. There is a road for cars that have come via either method however in either direction they come to a dead end! Apparently 🤷🏻♀️ Whale watching And Mendenhall glacier and waterfall. I thought we stood on the glacier but …
Just some early morning photos. I've been up for god forsaken hours! We have gone back another hour! Which you'd think was good huh. Nope! The captain was horn happy this morning🙄 Rainbow So this is my breakfast today.. An American behind me asked for an omelette, then sausage and pancakes and then a side …
Continue reading Day 10 of 18 – Juneau – Mendenhall glacier and whale watching (hopefully)
Canada and Alaska 