Day Seven. At Sea. Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. The big event of the day was I lost my phone, so there will be no pictures. (wound up using Christine’s camera) Brent Nixon Bald Eagle show. Relaxed in the morning until 10: 15 and went to the  Brent Nixon Bald Eagle show at 9:15. These are…

Skagway Today has been a pretty low key day. We arrived in Skagway at about 6:30 a.m. and watched the tugs maneuver us into port. As we had decided not to book an excursion, we just lounged around all morning and had a very late breakfast. If we were going to do an excursion, we…

Endicott Arm Fjord and the Dawes Glacier in the Tracy Arm Wilderness Juneau and the Mendenhall Glacier Canoe Adventure Up at five for glacier watching. We decided to get up early and go up to Deck 14 as we moved toward  the Dawes Glacier. The only issue was that it was raining. I went up to…

Ketchikan, Alaska Slipping into port at Ketchikan. We thought it was 6 am. but it turned our it was really 5 a.m. What that meant is that we were able to watch the sunrise as we pulled closer to Ketchikan. Room Service Time. At 8 we got a little room service snack. Coffee. Tea. Assorted…

Day Two – At Sea Once past Port Angeles, Washington, we headed out on the open sea as we inch along the Canadian coast toward Ketchikan and Alaska. Breakfast in the room. We decided to have breakfast delivered to the room. Coffee. Tea. Bagels. And a whole plate of bacon. Why? Because we could. And…

Day One – Sacramento to Seattle to Sea We never thought of ourselves as cruise people. Cruises were for older people who couldn’t navigate well by themselves anymore. Cruises were for rich people who want to wear a tux every night for dinner.  Cruises were a place for bad entertainment. Cruises were just a little…