May 23rd, 2006

Hubbard Glacier: "All Business"

Slept the night at Dans. Around 7 AM the ship arrived at the Hubbard Glacier, the northernmost point in our cruise. We dont dock, we just float around in Disenchantment Bay (the real name; more on that in a second) and get as close as we can to the glacier.

The Hubbard is one [...]

May 22nd, 2006

Skagway: Gateway to the Yukon / City of Souvenirs

Missed dinner last night; the Salmon Bake excursion kept us out too late.  I’m not even sure if I could have eaten, after pounding back salmon just before returning to the ship.  I got a couple of text messages from Dan while he was at dinner, so we met up afterward.  Terrible [...]

May 21st, 2006

Juneau: Please report to the water

Jeez.

My last entry was just before dinner. I realized there that the Dans had both been at the “Friends of Dorothy” meeting and I’d missed them. I made sure to indicate that I’d been there, though, and that I had looked for them last night and missed them. After dinner we all [...]

May 20th, 2006

"Alaska Speaks"

Meant to do some of this last night, but I was just too tired So, first impressions. The ship is massive. I think slightly larger than I was imagining. It really is like a self-contained floating city; somewhere between seven and ten bars, a small shopping mall, gym, casino, restaurants, etcetera [...]