1wk Inner Passage cruise, then visiting cousins in Ketchikan
Sitka
Sitka
Sitka
Naa Kahidi (Tlingit) dancers
Tom politely listening to lots of Bird of Prey facts he already knows
An eagle, which is bald (Photo credit: V. Jaynes)
Row row row your boat
Alan and Drew paddling in unison
The lounge on the Admiralty Dream
Captain Alan! A very jovial guy who had just moved up to Alaska after captaining in the Gulf of Mexico for most of his career
1st Mate doing 1st Mate stuff
Brittany 2, one of the crew and our unofficial naturalist guide
The glassy water of the Inner Passage
Johns Hopkins Glacier, Glacier Bay National Park
Johns Hopkins Glacier, Glacier Bay National Park (Our friend Bill… more on him later)
Johns Hopkins Glacier, Glacier Bay National Park
Grrr
More hanging out in the Admiralty Dream
Getting out in AK nature
Getting out in AK nature
The Admiralty Dream
Relaxing on the top deck after our hike. One of the most important schedule items to keep track of – fresh cookies appeared at precisely 3:30pm each day
Alaska
Hidden Falls fish hatchery and bear buffet
So… Bill lost his badge on maybe Day 2. And I found it. And wore his badge to meals for two days, and sat with him and his wife; they never noticed. So Jory made him a backup badge
Jory, the bartender, being confident in the cocktails that he and I were dreaming up
Petersburg, AK
Sons of Norway Hall in Petersburg, AK
Hiking in the “muskeg” outside of Petersburg, AK. Muskeg is the Alaskan/Canadian equivalent to “bog”. Really really cool
Hiking in the “muskeg” outside of Petersburg, AK. Muskeg is the Alaskan/Canadian equivalent to “bog”. Really really cool
An illustration of how much the tides vary. Petersburg, AK
Hiking near Petersburg, AK
A view from the dock in Petersburg, AK
Dressing appropriately for the weather
Whale watching near dusk
Whale watching near dusk (hi Tom!)
We saw a so many whales, even the cameras were smiling
DIB cruise in Tracy Arm fjord, on our way to the South Sawyer Glacier
DIB cruise in Tracy Arm fjord, on our way to the South Sawyer Glacier
The intrepid passengers on the best DIB ride of the entire cruise! We hit some ice and broke the propeller, so we got the low-speed extended ride, which provided for additional wildlife and iceberg viewing
Turns out, we were in Alaska the whole time!
South Sawyer Glacier
South Sawyer Glacier
Group photos at South Sawyer Glacier
Group photos at South Sawyer Glacier
Our guide and naturalist, Larry
Doing my best as the guide and naturalist. Explaining very complicated glacier stuff to our passenger, Larry
Dressing appropriately for the weather (Part 2) – after the Polar Plunge
Captain’s dinner
Approximately 100 whales and 1000s of photo attempts later, a photo of a fluke
The Inner Passage at night
All very good friends by now
What the boat and passengers looked like if you turned around
One of several bears we saw swimming long distances across open water
(Mostly) lotus pose, at the end of our hike
Alaskan Monet, on one of our hikes
The scenery
Photobomb. Side-by-side tour in Ketchikan with my cousin Laurie and her friends
Side-by-side tour in Ketchikan with my cousin Laurie
Crabbing outside Ketchican
Sea urchin-ing outside of Ketchican. It thought it was a crab and jumped in the crab pot
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