What???? They have a Harley store there?!?!??!?
They didn't have bikes, just gifts and T-shirts.
Sounds mysterious. Misty Fjords.
I know doesn't it?
Still. I'd be wondering what was going on too.
I even went up to the counter and
asked. For ME that's a bold step. I'm usually the one who just waits and finds out.
I just think the land was not as high above the water as it was in Juneau.
de havilland beaver. That's what I flew out on when they evacuated our town.
OK, there's got to be a story about that. Could you take anything with you? I can't imagine anything fitting in there, but the clothes on your back.
Looks tight! I seem to remember going in through the back. It was a while ago... about 20+ years.
The back back, or the side back?
Nice! What would you have done if he'd swung the yolk over to you?
(notice how it pivots?)
I did not notice it until you mentioned it. I wouldn't have known what he was doing. I would have probably thought it was a fancy seat belt.
Have to take off into the wind.
Huh, that's interesting.
You can easily see it, can't you.
That's what I figured they were. Glad to hear I was correct in my assumption.
Have you had a geology class or five?
Makes you wonder how the pilot sees it.
You would be "Wow!"
Would he be "Yawn. Been here, done that"?
I can't imagine how someone could feel that way.
You're lucky. If that was much lower, you might not have gone anywhere.
That would have sucked.
Oh! I'm really quite surprised that you landed.
Every aerial tour I've been on has one take off and one landing.
This was one of the selling points on the tour description. We did the same thing 15 or so years ago, and I really wanted to do it again. This was the only excursion that I repeated from the last cruise.
I would think so.
Because if you were standing on water, they'd still be talking about you 2,000 years from now.
Interesting.
It really stands out from everything else.
They told us a story about some lady who wanted her ashes buried there or something like that, I don't remember the details.
Makes sense.
This surprises me not at all.
Yeah, pretty remote country up there!
Love that shot. Great souvenir.
I'm surprised that you didn't comment on my crappy photoshop job....
I guess he knew what they were. No way I'm grabbing a jellyfish with my bare hand!
I thought he was crazy too, but evidently he knew what he was doing.
Thanks, I couldn't think of much else to do!
Whew! I'm glad you finally got the meds you needed.
The trip got way better after that.
Good call.
The pictures were beautiful! I'm glad that Fran was able to get to and from the plane so you could both go on the tour! It looks like a lot of fun!
She did make it on this one, but I'm not sure she thought it was worth the effort.
Well, in California and Florida, you have more issues with drug runners and other smaller scale wrong doers. A big gun works. None of them are crazy enough to go to Alaska. All they have to worry about is the Russians. A big gun is pointless. That's why you can't see the nuclear sub underneath it.
That's the best answer to that one so far!!!!!!
This is kind of disappointing. It kind of goes against the illusion of what we'd expect Alaska to be and sounds more like the touristy shops you'd find near the cruise ships in the Bahamas or someplace like that.
I know, it does doesn't it?
Just don't fall in! That's gotta be some cold water!
I thought about just reaching down to see how cold it was, but I was scared I would lose my footing.
Well, I mean I've seen so many highways in these pictures you've taken...
I never thought about it that way!
Whoa! So I take it they don't sting? Or he just doesn't care and is a badass?
I'm guessing they don't sting, maybe it's a baby, but he obviously knew what he was getting into.
Well.... here, yeah.
Still have your other TR, plus about 3 others I think.
And now I'm playing catch up. I was caught up with everyone's TRs and then you posted an IRL update and
@Captain_Oblivious posted a new chapter.
Now you know why I am the way I am.
Did you grow up in Churchill?
I'm surprised she'd do both.
I guess I imagined that you'd either go wholly into one or the other.
Well she was just doing the holistic thing and that's why we stopped calling her for anything. I think she realized that people aren't quite ready to completely embrace the whole new age lifestyle. Especially since her specialty is geriatrics. And before I get any comments on that, we met her when Fran's mother's doc dropped her like a hot potato at the ripe age of 82 or so.
You'd think I'd know that. I lived in a coastal... well, Churchill's a town... for 4 years.
I actually pulled up maps as I wasn't familiar with the provinces that I haven't visited. I had no idea that the Hudson Bay was right there in the top of Canada, as I had only been to the US borderish locations.
You realize that you've just made it sound.... weirder.
That's OK, it is kind of weird.
And still no more nightmares about the old job. Which is nice because I've been gone for 15 years, longer than I worked there!
This trip report is incredible! Your pictures are amazing! I hope to make it on an Alaskan
Disney Cruise someday and this is really inspiring me to want to go even more!
Thank you!!! Alaskan cruises are fantastic and I think being on Disney just makes it even more so!
This is a great pic of you both! Remy & Emile are so cute too how neat to have them on the cruise!
I love the idea of the more obscure characters on the cruises.
Infecctious, isn't it?
This is also super cool! I love seeing that they had some more unusual characters out!
I know, I'm spoiled on the Cruises and don't like to wait in the long lines for character meets in the parks.
ok oops sorry those came out so large I must've deleted the quotes but they are great pics!
Happens all the time!
Go back to bed! It's too early!
I respect the creativity!
I hate to tell you, but the most exciting parts of the trip have happened. We have a sea day and a land day left.
