Saturday (tomorrow) will be our second and final day at sea. Like always, I’ll entertain any questions that you might have that I’m able to answer. So, feel free to post away. All questions received before midnight (Eastern time) on Friday will be answered in my response on Saturday. So, once again, make my day […]
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We arrived early this morning in Juneau (pop. 31,000), the state capitol of Alaska. As with other Alaskan cities, Juneau struck me as an aesthetically unremarkable city in an exceptionally remarkable location. Cut-off by the Juneau Icefield and sandwiched between mountains on the banks of the Gastineau Channel, the city remains accessible only by sea […]
Early this morning, we docked in Haines (population 1,200). According to our guidebooks, Haines is a happy and quirky hamlet that’s about as close as one can get to the fictional Cicely, Alaska from the television show Northern Exposure. It’s decidedly non-touristy and thus feels very authentic. It also really is quirky… but in a […]
This morning we awoke to a fog-filled sea. I was, of course, up well before Libby and writing for the blog. Like yesterday, we enjoyed a scrumptious breakfast that had delivered to our cabin. We then lounged about, lingering over our coffee, and talking – the vacation version of many of our weekend morning. I […]
Editorial note: Internet access remains uneven and generally woefully bad. As a result, my ability to post when I’d like and how I’d like is limited. Now for your Sea Day Q&A answers… What can you tell me about the aft verandah suites, especially #226? As you probably know, #226 is two doors down for […]