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Stories and Tips Inside Passage

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Day 7 Enroute to Vancouver At Sea

Written by Composthp on 30 Oct, 2008

Captain's log:12:30am Sailing through Hecate Strait12:00pm Moderate to rough seas, cloudy skies; 13°C3:00pm Canadian Pilots board at Pine Island6:00pm…Read More


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Day 5 Glacier Bay

Written by Composthp on 28 Oct, 2008

Captain's log:1:00am Transiting the Lynn Canal6:30am Picked up Park Rangers at Bartlett Cove10:00am 0.2nm off the face of John Hopkins Glacier…Read More


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Day 6 Ketchikan and the Orca Beach Hike

Written by Composthp on 28 Oct, 2008

Captain's log:4:00am Transiting Summer Strait5:00am Transiting Snow Passage8:15am Passing Guard Island10:00am Safely docked in Ketchikan 12:00nn Overcast, showers, gentle breeze;14°C6:10pm…Read More


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Day 4 Skagway to Haines

Written by Composthp on 27 Oct, 2008

Captain's log:2:00am Transiting Lynn Canal6:25am Safely docked in Skagway12:00nn Overcast skies, moderate breeze; 13°C8:25pm Unmoored9:00pm Commenced voyage to Glacier BayThe noise of the cruise ship docking in Skagway woke us up.…Read More


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Day 3 Juneau Photo Safari by Land and Sea

Written by Composthp on 27 Oct, 2008

Captain's log:8:35am Picked up our first Alaskan pilot12:00nn Overcast skies, moderate breeze; 10°C1:40pm Safely docked in Juneau10:05pm Unmoored10:35pm Commenced voyage to SkagwayWe had breakfast at the Lido restaurant as we preferred the freedom of choosing our seats (by…Read More


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Day 2 At Sea

Written by Composthp on 27 Oct, 2008

Captain's log:3:00am Transiting Seymour Narrows12:00nn Cloudy, gentle breeze; 13°C2:00pm Transiting Principe Channel7:30pm Dropped off our pilots at Triple IslandWe woke up to the sway of the ship, feeling a little jet lag and a little green around the edges from the not…Read More


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On Board ms Ryndam

Written by Composthp on 26 Oct, 2008

After some online research, we picked Holland America line, specifically ms Ryndam for our first cruise experience to Alaska. This 720-feet has a 1258 passenger capacity and is considered mid-sized with an emphasis towards passengers' comfort. To quote the cruise director's words; "to check in…Read More


Juneau

Written by Bobbi on 27 Oct, 2000

Juneau is in a spectacularly beautiful setting, surrounded as it is by mountains and glaciers, and cozied up to the Gastineau Channel. It is very large inland area (second only to Sitka in North America) but quite small in population (30,000). Half of…Read More


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Sitka, a piece of Russia in Alaska

Written by Adelaide on 08 Nov, 2000

Sitka is a Tlingit name that means 'by the sea.' Under the name of Novoarkhangelsk, it was the capital of Russian Alaska until the USA bought Alaska from the Russians in 1867. It is located in Baranof Island, named after Alexander Baranov, manager of the…Read More


Skagway and the Gold Rush

Written by Adelaide on 08 Nov, 2000

Skagway is the site of the Klondike Gold Rush National Park. In 1897, this was the starting point for goldseekers on their way to the Klodike River. Chilkoot Trail, starting at the nearby city of Dyea, was the steepest but shortest route and can still…Read More


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