Rory, my trusty truck, and I are going on amazing trips, including Alaska
A couple of small buses took our group into Seward, where we wandered through a few gift shops while waiting for our boarding time for the Resurrection Bay cruise. There are quite a few boats moored in Seward, and I spent some of my time wandering the dock and looking at them. Continue reading “Day Forty Six: a Cruise Around Resurrection Bay”
July 9th stands out in my mind for several reasons. First, Jerry and Wendy had made it safely to the RV park! They got there around 1am; Jerry told me later that if it hadn’t been light out past midnight, they would have stopped. One of the advantages of the long days! And our visit to the Alaska Sealife Center is one of my favorite memories. I got what I think are some outstanding pictures. Continue reading “Day Forty Five: Alaska Sealife Center”
Before I get into the actual post, I want to apologize for the lack of updates. The places where I’ve had a good cell signal have also been locations where we’ve been really busy. And we’re back in Canada, which means Verizon restricts me to a half of a GB, which is nothing. I can’t move the pictures to the website with that amount of bandwidth. WiFi, if offered, is nearly universally useless at most campgrounds. And then we started down the Cassiar Highway, and I lost even cell service for several days. We are getting much closer to the border, and there should be no issues once I cross back into the U.S. on August 7th. Continue reading “Day Forty One: Cruising Prince William Sound”
The Fourth of July was our first full day in Valdez, and it was free from group activities except for dinner that evening. Before we get going, go put on your Depends or get a catheter. I took a boatload of pictures, and had to cull through hundreds to bring you the best thirty or so. Continue reading “Day Forty: Celebrating the Fourth of July in Valdez”
Today was one of those days which made my decision to do my trip through an RV tour company seem brilliant. While I appreciate the fact that I’m not traveling alone and I’ve made some great friends, the activities we get to do have all been just great. On this particular day, there is zero chance I would have gone to the place on my own; every single person on the tour said the same thing. But it was just an amazing experience and we all loved every minute of it. Continue reading “Day Thirty Three: Completely Amazing”
This would be a really short travel day, as it was only a few hours between the campgrounds. However, we had a deadline, as Mo wanted everyone to walk over together to hang the sign. Mine was as ready as I could get it. I had put two eye screws into the back and put some heavy gauge wire to hang it with. Continue reading “Day Thirty: Watson Lake”
Fort Nelson to Liard Hot Springs was not a long drive, but it was a pretty interesting one. We saw all kinds of animals: black bears, a moose, mountain goats, bighorn sheep, and a whole bunch of bison. Unfortunately, I discovered after two days that none of the pictures I took on my Canon were saved–due to my forgetting to put the stupid SD card back into it. Devastating! What I do have are pictures I took on my phone and a few I borrowed from my fellow travelers. And, I’m checking that SD card constantly now. Continue reading “Day Twenty Nine: Liard Hot Springs”
After recovering from my shock and awe at the amazing sights from the bus tour the day before, we had a free day to do whatever we wanted. I wanted to sleep in, so I did. Then I got ready and decided to drive back to the Kootenay Valley viewpoint. We had passed it when traveling from Fairmont to Banff, but couldn’t pull over due to towing our trailers. It was quite a drive back there–almost two hours, but the views from this place went on forever. Continue reading “Day Twenty Three: Free Day”
Spent the morning wandering through Seney National Wildlife Refuge. Michigan was a home for trumpeter swans until they were hunted into extinction for ladies accessories in Europe in the 1800s. A few from Canada and Alaska were reintroduced in the 1980s and they have succeeded quite well. A swan was the first bird I saw. I also saw my first bald eagle of the trip, though I do not have a picture–he was high in a tree quite a distance away. I saw an eagle and an osprey nest. I saw all kinds of birds–loons, ducks, finches, etc. There was a beaver swimming around in one lake–many people know that on July 3, 2013 I was chased by an angry beaver in the Riley Outpatient Parking garage. #NeverForget. Continue reading “Day Three: Playing Tourist”
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