Tag: Alaska Ferry
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MV Columbia, Day 4
After a foggy start where the ferry used its fog horn every few minutes, the day turned gloriously sunny as we were approaching Vancouver Island. We saw so much marine wildlife after it cleared! Today, I saw 3 Orca, 11 Humpback Whales, 27 Sea Otters, 2 small pods of either Dall’s Porpoises or Pacific White-sided…
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MV Columbia, Day 3
Shortly after breakfast this morning, we had a 4 hour stop in Ketchikan. Shockingly, it didn’t rain at all during the stop! We saw lots of pink salmon in Ketchikan Creek and watched a seal eat one. My seal photos are so pathetic that I am not posting them. When we headed south again, we…
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MV Columbia, Day 2
Today we were onboard the ferry all day except for 1.5 hours onshore in Sitka. While the skies have been heavily overcast, it hasn’t rained all that much since breakfast. At Sitka we toured the Raptor Center. I borrowed the below photo caption from a poster near some bald eagles (“I AM Smiling”). The Raptor…
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MV Columbia
We are on the ferry somewhere between Haines and Juneau. We met some interesting people both in the forward observation lounge while looking at scenery and in the cafeteria getting our supper. I had delicious sausage and kale soup while C had a bacon cheesebuger, and our total supper, including sides, was less than $20! Earlier…
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Belugas, Whittier, and Cordova
Healy was begging us to leave on August 29. It was rainy and cold with “termination dust” snow on all of the peaks around us. Water was rushing across the road as we drove it for the last time. The weather became worse as we drove the Parks Highway through the edge of Denali National…
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Cost of Traveling to Alaska Spring 2025
As a couple, we spent $5422 traveling to Alaska from Virginia in 16 days. The breakdown is as follows: $55 for tolls, $145 for an oil change, $560 for food (eating out, groceries, snacks), $861 for gas, $1566 for lodging, and $2235 for us and the truck to ride the Alaska Marine Highway ferry from…
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Day 14 Travel to Alaska Spring 2025
We started the day on the Alaska Marine Highway, then drove the Haines Highway until it intersected with the Alaska (Alcan) Highway, continuing from Haines Junction to Kluane Lake. We drove just over 200 miles after getting off the ferry, staying at one of our favorite places, Talbot Arm Motel in Destruction Bay, Yukon. We…
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Day 13 Travel to Alaska Spring 2025
Our second full day on the ferry, enjoying the scenery, seeing lots of birds, and saying goodbye to new friends as they disembark. We stopped at Ketchikan, Wrangell, and Petersburg today. I had to laugh when I woke up in port at Ketchikan and looked out the window. Raining, of course! Ketchikan averages 150 inches…
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Day Twelve Travel to Alaska Spring 2025
We enjoyed our first full day on the ferry, starting with breakfast in the dining room. The beautiful views made up for slow service as far as I was concerned. (C was hungry and wished he had his food sooner.) Random notes on the ferry follow: One significant change is that WiFi is available. On…
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Day Eleven Travel to Alaska Spring 2025
We have driven over 3200 miles and now are sitting back and relaxing while traveling the Alaska Marine Highway. We saw a whale spouting within the first hour. We splurged on a cabin rather than camping out in a tent (duct taped to the deck), or rolling a sleeping bag onto a deck chair or…
Me & C 