We woke up in Ketchikan, the ship’s final destination, and disembarked, passing through a “receiving line” of the staff, although I guess it was a departure line. This was such a small ship that you met most of the staff…
ALASKA! Part 9: Misty Fiords
Our last full day on the Wilderness Adventurer was an easy one…the most strenuous thing I did was push the button on my camera. We could have opted for a more strenuous activity in the morning, but we’d been…
ALASKA! Part 8: Bear country
On Thursday, our fifth full day on the Wilderness Adventurer, we woke up in yet another beautiful cove. Yeah, this really sucks. We chose to go on a forest hike in the morning. The hike was on an old logging road,…
ALASKA! Part 7: Wrangell Island, Stand-up Paddling and Northern Lights
We woke up to the sound of our boat’s fog horn. I don’t think I’ve ever been in fog this thick – the visibility was perhaps 15 feet. We couldn’t see a thing, but my phone was working and I…
ALASKA! Part 6: Scenery Cove, Baird Glacier and Cascade Creek
Scenery Cove: The name sums it up. That’s where we woke up on Tuesday. And it was mostly sunny out! The view from our cabin. After enjoying the decent weather for a while, we took a skiff to a beach…
ALASKA! Part 5: Muskegs and whales
Mist is part of the scenery in Southeast Alaska – or at least it was while we were there. On Monday, the second full day of our Uncruise and 5th day of our Alaska trip, we woke up in yet…
ALASKA! Part 4: First Day on the Wilderness Adventurer/Tracy Arm and South Sawyer Glacier
Melanie Tucker (Rare Finds Travel) had told us that if we wanted to cruise in Southeast Alaska, the Uncruise line was the way to go. She was so right. We loved this cruise from start to finish. The Wilderness Adventurer…
ALASKA! Part 3: Hiking the Mendenhall Glacier near Juneau
Lying in our comfy bed in the Capital Inn in Juneau AK, I could hear the big cruise ships blowing their fog horns throughout the night. Normally I like the sounds of the sea, but as I went in and…
ALASKA! Part 2: Hiking in and around Juneau
On Day 2 of our Alaska adventure — our first full day — we woke up good and early (still on Eastern Standard Time) and were thrilled to see that it wasn’t raining, just cloudy. We checked out of the Beachside…
ALASKA! Part 1: Juneau started as a bust — but redeemed itself.
Our big trip to Alaska started with a 4:30 am pickup by car service to get to the airport. Talk about groggy…I’d only gotten two hours of sleep. This was a tough trip to pack for, so I couldn’t do…