On 19 July we embarked the Star Princess and left the port of Seattle at 1600 hours on our way to Skagway in the inland passage. It was a beautiful day in Seattle with beautiful views of both Seattle and Mount Rainier.
Howard and I were in the bow of the ship when she backed out and got really good views of the whole harbour.
Our first port of call was the picturesque village of
Ketchican, Alaska. We went on a tour of the city.
At our first stop we were greeted by Emily
Heward!!!! That was a huge surprise and a special highpoint of our cruise! She's working there this summer with an internship. Made our stop even more special.
Our next stop in
Ketchican was a totem village where they explained some of the stories totems tell and how and why they were carved.
We were to go to Tracey Arm, but the weather had other ideas so we went to
Endicott Arm. The Fjord was beautiful with sheer cliffs, waterfalls, and of course the glacier.
Because it was overcast, the blue in the glacier was more
prevalent and beautiful!
Just to prove we were there! Yes, it was very cold!
This is
Mendenhall Glacier in Juneau. It was really pretty too.
This is a shot of the Juneau harbor. Those aren't current, its a solid mass of salmon. They were running and we saw lots of salmon all over along with the bald eagles hunting them (no bears).
Skagway and the White Pass &
Yukon Railway! Wow, its one of the Civil Engineering Wonders of the World and was a beautiful trip.
This is one of two tunnels on the ride and one of many
trestles on the trip!
This shows the rail a long way up on the mountain and really small you can see two
trestles. The views were pretty spectacular even though shrouded in clouds.
Downtown
Skagway was very frontier-like. It was a neat place to shop.
We toured Victoria, B.C. by horse drawn
trolley. It was a neat way to see the city and experience Victoria.
On 19 July we embarked the Star Princess and left the port of Seattle at 1600 hours on our way to Skagway in the inland passage. It was a beautiful day in Seattle with beautiful views of both Seattle and Mount Rainier.
Howard and I were in the bow of the ship when she backed out and got really good views of the whole harbour.
Our first port of call was the picturesque village of Ketchican, Alaska. We went on a tour of the city.
At our first stop we were greeted by Emily Heward!!!! That was a huge surprise and a special highpoint of our cruise! She's working there this summer with an internship. Made our stop even more special.
Our next stop in Ketchican was a totem village where they explained some of the stories totems tell and how and why they were carved.
We were to go to Tracey Arm, but the weather had other ideas so we went to Endicott Arm. The Fjord was beautiful with sheer cliffs, waterfalls, and of course the glacier.
Because it was overcast, the blue in the glacier was more prevalent and beautiful!
Just to prove we were there! Yes, it was very cold!
This is Mendenhall Glacier in Juneau. It was really pretty too.
This is a shot of the Juneau harbor. Those aren't current, its a solid mass of salmon. They were running and we saw lots of salmon all over along with the bald eagles hunting them (no bears).
Skagway and the White Pass & Yukon Railway! Wow, its one of the Civil Engineering Wonders of the World and was a beautiful trip.
This is one of two tunnels on the ride and one of many trestles on the trip!
This shows the rail a long way up on the mountain and really small you can see two trestles. The views were pretty spectacular even though shrouded in clouds.
Downtown Skagway was very frontier-like. It was a neat place to shop.
We toured Victoria, B.C. by horse drawn trolley. It was a neat way to see the city and experience Victoria.
