Lessons learned from a first trip to Alaska

(And I would sail 500 miles, and I would sail 500 more . . .) We left Denali by train, taking a scenic railroad car with a glass top to Fairbanks, our last Alaskan stop.  It was just a place to sleep for us:  We were on an early morning flight back to Seattle and [...]

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Whale watching from Icy Strait

When I tried to look up our fourth cruise port–Icy Strait Point—in the guide books I had purchased, I couldn’t find it.  Eventually, I did some digging around online and discovered why.  Icy Strait Point was created in 2001 specifically for the cruise ship companies by turning an old cannery into an unappealing tourist trap. A [...]

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