Category Archives: Adventurous Living

North to Alaska: Cruise Day 3

Ketchikan For a place that can get up to 160 inches of rain (that’s 13 feet!), Ketchikan enticed us with sunny skies and mild temperatures—making for a beautiful port visit. It’s different than I thought. I expected towering white capped … Continue reading

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North to Alaska: Cruise Day 2

At Sea We’re not much for gambling, hanging at the bar, or partaking of the constant entertainment provided on board. Too many people and often too much noise for me. We do like to be outdoors though and we spent … Continue reading

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North to Alaska: Cruise Day 1

Underway The Canadian coffee shop chain, Tim Horton’s, was near the Fairmont Waterfront Hotel so we popped in there for a quick breakfast. Their breakfast burritos were quite big and the husband and I shared one. We each had one … Continue reading

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North to Alaska: United Air to Vancouver

Vancouver In the predawn hours—after a bit of excitement trying to get to the off-site airport parking (and ending up in the airport long term parking)—we made it through security and to our gate at Austin airport. In what I … Continue reading

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North to Alaska: Pretrip Planning

Earlier this year, expert cruising friends told us about their planned week long Royal Caribbean cruise to Alaska combined with a follow on week long post cruise excursion into the northern portion of the state. They choose mid September for a … Continue reading

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