Written by Composthp on October 30, 2008
- Captain's log:12:30am Sailing through Hecate Strait12:00pm Moderate to rough seas, cloudy skies; 13°C3:00pm Canadian Pilots...
Written by Composthp on October 28, 2008
- Captain's log:1:00am Transiting the Lynn Canal6:30am Picked up Park Rangers at Bartlett Cove10:00am...
Written by Composthp on October 28, 2008
- Captain's log:4:00am Transiting Summer Strait5:00am Transiting Snow Passage8:15am Passing Guard Island10:00am Safely docked in Ketchikan 12:00nn...
Written by Composthp on October 27, 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...
Written by Composthp on October 27, 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...
Written by Composthp on October 27, 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...
Written by Composthp on October 26, 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'...
Written by Bobbi on October 27, 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...
Written by Adelaide on November 8, 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...
Written by Adelaide on November 8, 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...
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