Alaskan Cruising August 26, 2006
Posted by Dylan in My huge summer holidays.trackback
- WOW! What a ship!!
- We spent the first afternoon just exploring the ship.
- It has 2 pools,2hot tubs, all you can eat ice cream parlour, hot dog and taco stand, a casino, a library and internett cafe, kids club, a tennis court, a basketball court, 2 table tennis tables, an entertainment area with a stage and lots of bars!!
- We did a lifeboat drill where we had to put our life vests on and stand next to our life boats-Chloe was really scared
- The next day we were just sailing so Chloe and i went to kids club (aka Club Hal) it was so much fun!
- That night was the formal dinner so we had to dress up!!
- Aug 4th we arrived in Juneau after travelling up the Tracy Arm
- We went to the Mendenhall Glacier. What an experience-it was freezing and it was summer, i had to wear 5 layers and the last one was a huge rainsuit. We paddled out in a 12 person Indian Canoe. I paddled all the time (what a champion) We also saw a waterfall and picked up lots of icebergs on the way.
- The next day we were on Skagway-we decided to have a slow day and just stroll around town.
- On the 6th we sailed into Glacier Bay. It was a magnificent Glacier and we saw white thunder-which is where the glacier falls and smashes into the water and makes a big KABOOM!! It was still cold!!
- It was raining in Ketchikan the next day-which is ‘the usual’ it doesn’t rain for maybe 5 days a year. They call it ‘liquid sunshine’
- We went on The Duck which was an amphibious vehicle (it went on the land and the sea). It continued to rain and i got wet!!
- In the afternoon we strolled around the town and saw the salmon trying to swim upstream!! They are amazing! We saw some seals trying to eat the fish.
- Dad finally bought mum a Tanzonite ring-it is blue and small.
- That night it was formal again and Mum and Dad had dinner with Dave and Louise at the Pinnacle Grill while Chloe and I went to kids club. I got a bit sea sick that night cause the boat was rockin’ and i slept on the top bunk which made it worse
- The next day we sailed back down the Inside Passage and arrived in Vancouver the next day.
The Volendam
The seals in Alaska
The Ice Sculpture of An Eagle.
Stuffing our Mooses
Tracy Arm is by far the most scenic trip there is. On my trip I saw unbelievable calving glaciers, bears, humpback whales, killer whales, beautiful waterfalls and much more. I definitely recommend going to Tracy Arm. In fact, there is a movie on Tracy Arm called “Alaska, The Tracy Arm Experience”. The film captures the beauty of this incredible place. You can buy the film here from Film Baby:
http://www.filmbaby.com/films/4148
I highly recommend Tracy Arm. If you get a chance, experience it yourself. And don’t forget to buy the film too!