Back into Alaska! Fairbanks, Alaska We had an uneventful flight from Dawson City to Fairbanks on a charter flight with a couple of other tour groups doing the “land cruise” organized by Holland America and sister company Princess. Fairbanks is the 3rd largest city in Alaska, second to Juneau by about …
Yukon Ho! We began our Yukon expedition with the White Pass Railroad tour to follow in the footsteps of the 1897 Klondike Gold Rush. The initial “Stampeders” as the prospectors heading into the Yukon were called, would take a steamship from Seattle to Skagway. Due to the number of those …
Vancouver to Skagway via the Holland America Zuiderdam We sailed away from Vancouver under sunny skies, just clearing the Lions Gate Bridge – the limiting factor for cruise ships in Vancouver. Our cabin was on the 1st floor (officially called the Main Deck– jokingly called the Pluto Deck) with our porthole …
Vancouver. The Pacific Cascades Train from Seattle to Vancouver has not restarted post COVID, so we took the Amtrak associated Cantrail bus from King Street Station (4 blocks from the Seattle AirBNB) to the Pacific Central Station in Vancouver. Canada requires all visitors or returning Canadians to use the ArriveCan …
Seattle John and I left behind the oppressive heat wave in Texas and arrived in Seattle with highs in the upper 70’s, and in one of the few times of year with plenty of sun. We didn’t get in until midnight, taking the Skylink train from the airport to the …
Friends and Family II: Philadelphia Flower Show & Memphis The Philadelphia Flower Show started in 1829 and is the oldest and longest running flower show in the world, and remains the biggest in the US (the largest in the world is the Hampton Court Garden Festival in Surrey, England in …
Friends and Family Tour: Louisville, KY & Morgantown, WV The main goal of the road trip was not the Natchez Trace – it was just a very cool and fairly convenient route to go forth and visit friends and family. Just under 5 hours from Nashville is Louisville, KY, home …
Natchez Trace Day 2 After leaving the Elvis Birthplace Museum, I returned to the Natchez Trace Parkway -200 miles to Nashville! The weather was not as cooperative day 2 – intermittent showers, occasionally accompanied by thunder, chased me along the route. I enjoyed a few breaks to get out, stretch …
Natchez Trace Day 1 Just a couple of miles from the Grand Village of the Natchez, I drove over an overpass and “Welcome to the Natchez Trace Parkway” marked the beginning of the historic drive that covers 444 miles from Natchez, MS to just outside of Nashville, TN. The “road” …
Galveston- Natchez There are 3 ways to get off of Galveston Island – a bridge on the Southwestern most portion that takes you to Freeport, the main causeway bridge which becomes I45 or the Bolivar Ferry. For this trip, I chose the ferry. The Bolivar Ferry is free and runs …