Monday, April 28, 2014

NORTH TO ALASKA

Last week we booked the 'trip of a lifetime', a small-ship cruise in Alaska: Glacier Bay National Park & other incredible sights along the Marine Highway Inside Passage.  We embark July 6th, and after the cruise we'll do some exploring on our own -- probably take the ferry to Prince William Sound and Kenai Fjords, then the train through Denali NP & up to Fairbanks, then 'home' [wherever we leave the truck & trailer while we're gone].


Early July is reportedly the very best time of year, the best possible weather, and the most promise of Orca & Humpback whales, porpoise, puffins, sea lions, etc.  While on the ship we'll be doing frequent junkets/excursions; they provide all the equipment and the guides, including naturalists & marine biologists.  We'll be kayaking and touring in our personal kayaks or inflatable skiffs so we can get up-close-and-personal with the scenery & critters!

We've dreamed of going to Alaska for years, and we're going to see the Best of the Best on this trip.  Taking a small ship rather than a large cruise ship means that we'll travel in fjords and right up to the glaciers -- it promises to be amazing!  

This is the trip: http://www.adventuresmithexplorations.com/discoverers-glacier-country
 

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