Category: Travel Journey
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Hawaiian Cruise Begins Sept. 27-28, 2023
Cruise is round trip Seattle 16 days on Crown Princess begins Sept. 30th. We stayed at the Westin Seattle. Highlights are seeing Norma & Doug. We haven’t seen them since 2019! Visited the Chihuly Garden & Glass Sept. 28th. Thanks Naomi for driving! Beneath the Streets tour and Klondike Gold Rush National Park in Seattle.…
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Goodbye Alaska “Adventure” Day 19, September 2, 2023
The trip to the Vancouver airport was included in our tour. We were scheduled randomly by the Princess excursion desk for a 8:30AM departure time to the YVR. Our flight was at 1:40PM. We were in red group 3. After an early breakfast, we waited for our group to be called. The bus driver welcomed…
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“Sea Days” 13-15, Aug. 27-29, 2023
My cough was getting worse and ears were starting to bother me. Decided to see a doctor. Tested positive for COVID. Drat! The protocol is 6 days isolation, however, since my symptoms started last Thursday, I only had to be quarantined for 3 days onboard. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday. The worst thing is Barry had…
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Onboard the Majestic Princess Day 12, Aug 26, 2023
We left Copper River traveling by bus to Valdez & then catamaran to Whitter, AK Catamaran from Valdez to Whitter. Barry & I rode on the catamaran before. We took their 26 Glaciers tour in 2018, after disembarking a 29 day Asia cruise! It was fun with lots of wildlife. This time it was too…
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Copper River, Day 10 & 11, Aug. 24th & 25th 2023
We traveled by motorcoach to Copper River Princess Wilderness Lodge. Say, do you know the difference between a motorcoach and a bus? A motorcoach has a restroom! Our driver, Doug, is great. We saw several films on the ride. Plus, the scenery was incredible. We made 2 rest stops and stopped for lunch. We went…
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Kenai Fjords National Park tour, Day 9, Aug. 23, 2023
After a bus ride to Seward, we boarded a boat for the wildlife/glacier tour. We did the white dotted line. The glacier appears blue due to light refraction. The blue light bounces back at the viewer. We saw several glaciers. We also saw sea otters!
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Kenai Lodge, Day 8, August 22, 2023
We are on our way to Kenai Wilderness Princess Lodge. Long drive but we made a few outlook stops plus a 2 hour break for lunch in Anchorage. One of our stops, a cool lookout point. Later, driving along the highway, we were looking for beluga whales! 🐳 We did spot several but alas I…
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Mt. McKinley / Talkeetna, Day 7, August 21, 2023
Byers Lake nature walk this morning. Our guide, Kadia, was great. Pointing out poisonous plants, and interesting facts about the area. We were in Denali State Park. On the ride over, Kadia spotted a moose, which I saw for a second and then a black bear which I didn’t see! Dave Johnson, a legendary climber,…
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Train to Mt McKinley, Day 6, August 20, 2023
We left Denali and traveled by train, to Mt. McKinley Princess Lodge. We enjoyed lunch onboard the McKinley Explorer. A small portion of our travel was by motorcoach. Just a little rain as we got onboard. First, here’s a little bit of last night’s preshow at the Golden Nugget Theater.
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Denali National Park, Day 5 Aug. 19, 2023
Toured through Denali on a former school bus! However, the seats were upgraded and there was heat! Our guide, Glen, was amazing. We had a great time seeing bears, moose, and caribou among other animals. It only rained a tiny bit as we started out. Our first sighting were caribou. Next we sighted a grizzly…
Robbin’s Journey 