Alaska Yukon Trip 18
Day 8
August 29, 2009: Sunshine….if just for a brief moment. We got up and had a leisurely morning. Our accommodations were right along the beach at Auke Bay in Juneau. There were eagles right outside our door, but so leisurely was our morning that I didn’t even get outside before the rains started again. Instead [...]
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Alaska Yukon Trip 17
Day 7
September 28, 2009:
We were woken by rough seas around 7:00 AM again. We are headed to Sitka on the Pacific ocean this morning. Our route takes us through some narrow channels between Baranof and Chichagof Islands. The order of the day is more wind, rain, and rough seas; with the odd sucker hole to [...]
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Alaska Yukon Trip 16
Day 6
September 27, 2009: 7:00 AM Rough seas! We were awoken by the slamming and swaying of the boat. It reminded me of being on a speed boat when it slams down going across the wake of another boat. I had never experienced such a rough ride on a large ship before. I tried to [...]
