Our quest to visit 7 continents, 100 countries, and all 50 states…
Posted in Alaska, Cruise Ship, Train on Aug 2nd, 2009
After a wonderful train ride down to Seward, we’re happily aboard the HAL Veendam. I’ll post more later but here are a few first impressions. Overall, the ship is nice but not fantastic. It’s public spaces look a little dated and not “elegant” in the way we might have expected. Our cabin, however, is great! […]
As noted in my earlier blog update, my day started very early at 2am. Libby “slept in” until 6am. By 7 o’clock, we were out of the hotel and heading to a coffee shop for some (decaf for Libby) liquid refreshments. Nothing much else was open yet. So, we returned to our hotel room to […]
We arrived on time last evening after an uneventful and pleasant flight. From the Anchorage airport’s modest northern terminal, we drove a short distance via taxi to downtown Anchorage (the fare was about $20). We checked into the Marriott and ordered a bite to eat. By 9:30 (1:30 at home), we were ready for bed. […]
Posted in Alaska, Delta Airlines on Jul 31st, 2009
So far, travel has been uneventful. We’ve been mostly on time. We enjoyed a nice lunch at ATL, and I had a Sunset Wheat beer at the Sky Club. Now we’ll be departing for our nearly 7.5 hour flight to Anchorage. UPDATE — thought I’d add a picture of our Boeing 767-300 at Gate A21, […]
Posted in Airplane, Alaska, Cruise Ship on Jul 31st, 2009
After a rather lengthy night of packing and final preparations, we’re ready to head off to the airport. Given the iPhone and (potentially) wireless Internet access on the plane, I’d expect an update or two from me throughout the day. We’ve managed to pack very light for this trip: a single (modest-sized) suitcase, plus a […]