Tag: Alaska Marine Highway
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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…
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Day Nine Travel to Alaska Spring 2025

Another 300 miles closer! This seems to be a good distance for us as we never need to rush, and we are done for the day shortly after we are eager to quit. We stopped at this same scenic viewpoint of the Columbia River when traveling to Alaska via the Alaska Ferry (Alaska Marine Highway)…
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Whittier, Alaska

We stayed in Whittier September 10 and 11, 2024. While the tiny city gets mixed reviews, we thoroughly enjoyed it and would like to stay there again. It IS different. In order to get to or from the city by road or train, you travel through a narrow, one-way tunnel. There is only room for…
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Whittier and Cordova, a few highlights

This ten day trip deserves several posts. We loved both Alaskan towns and definitely want to go back. However, packing isn’t leaving me much time to write. With snow arriving in Healy, we want to head south soon! On day three, we left Whittier on the M/V Aurora (Alaska Ferry), for a 12 hour boat…
