June 2025 – Happy Hours Ahoy

6/3/28 Skagway Alaska

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The Port of Skagway has train tracks right along with it

Skagway was a key important town during the Klondike gold rush(1896-1899)… We are going to retrace the steps via the white pass Yukon gold rush train which climbs from sea level to 3000 feet in just 20 miles

Before there’s train, they climb 3000 feet to get to the summit and then traverse 500+ mile via lake to get to gold

P taking pics while warming his fingers at the heating stove

Afterwards, the train unload us right in the middle of the small town of Skagway and thats when we felt the bitter coldness and windyness of the town…. The coldest we have experienced since we arrived in Alaska 14 days ago

Cheers Skagway 🥂, we are not here for gold but we are glad we found spruce tip beer

They brought in some 5 week old Iditarod puppies to the ship and it almost cost a stampede at the piazza

The two puppies names are bacon and egg…

6/2/25 Glacier bay scenic cruise

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So today we are going to visit our 4th Alaska national park and this time we do not even need to leave the ship… The ship bring us to the park, even the rangers comes to our ship “the pirate way” (through small boat and via ladders)

They gave talks and commentaries and also let us stamp our national park passport

The air is generally kind of murky but it occasionally opened up a little for us to see some greens and blues

Cheers Glacier bay… It’s not quite 3 pm yet but we feel like a drink 😉

6/1/25 1st Sea day from Whittier to Skagway

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On our left was a small strip of rainbow.. On our right was the sun hidden in clouds

So happy to be back on the ship again since last October… 7 months break from the endless horizon view

Today is technically a sea day but it’s a scenic cruise sea day…. We are checking out and getting close to Hubbard Glacier and can hear the ice caving…

Wonderful to be able to see all these from the comfort of your cabin

5/31/25 From Copper river to Valdez and then Whittier to board the ship

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Today is the last day of our land tour… Feeling bitter sweet about it.. Don’t want to say goodbye to all these spectacular inland Alaska landscapes but looking forward to not packing and unpacking for 7 days straight

Sunrise scene outside our window this morning

The drive from copper river to Valdez leads us through the beautiful Thompson pass where we can’t tell the difference between Glacier and snow…. its epic gorgeousness… One minute you are in the mountains amongst the Glacier at 3000 feet above sea level…. the next you are at sea level with huge water falls

The sea side town of Valdez, though plaqued with various unfortunate incidences in history looks peaceful and untouched..

So we were here in Valdez to board a catamaran and sail to Whittier through the beautiful prince William sound… The journey goes on….. All these never ending beauty of alaska just keeps on unfolding in front of us