July 5, 2011 - Mickey's WONDERful Alaskan Adventure

[tksbaskets]

Thanks for the link Mary! So much to do. Better start saving my pennies

 

[BLTOH]

Has anyone been thinking about excursions yet?
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yes and no.. the only thing we plan on doing is deep sea fishing for salmon otherwise we will go with the flow. having never been to alaska i see us just wanting to walk around and see the sights but who knows we may book smething once on board. kind of waiting to see what disney comes out with for the excursions though. i am soo hoping to see bears, eagles, whales, and any other wildlife i can see.

 

[perdidobay]

Has anyone been thinking about excursions yet?
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yes and no.. the only thing we plan on doing is deep sea fishing for salmon otherwise we will go with the flow. having never been to alaska i see us just wanting to walk around and see the sights but who knows we may book smething once on board. kind of waiting to see what disney comes out with for the excursions though. i am soo hoping to see bears, eagles, whales, and any other wildlife i can see.

I think the odds are very good for us to see alot of wildlife.

I look forward to eating alot of salmon.

 

[perdidobay]

Would you think me a copy cat if we did the same ones??

Heck no! The more the merrier!

 

[Doingitagain]

One thing I remember from our trip to Alaska years ago was the fact that it really never got dark at night, and we tended to stay up way later than we normaly would, and we always thought it was much earlier than it actually was.
We won't be as far north as that trip, but I did check and we will have lots of daylight for sightseeing.

Vancouver- July 5 Sunrise 5:11 AM / Sunset 9:20 PM
Avg High 69 F Avg Low 54 F


Skagway-July 8 Sunrise 3:58 AM / Sunset 10:13PM
Avg High 67 F Avg Low 50 F


Juneau -July 9 Sunrise 4:07 AM / Sunset 9:59 PM
Avg High 64 F Avg Low 49 F


Ketchikan- July 10 Sunrise 4:19 AM / Sunset 9:25 PM
Avg High 4 F Avg Low 51 F


Vancouver July 11 Sunrise 5:19 AM / Sunset 9:17 PM
Avg High 70 F Avg Low 54 F

Based on DD21's habits on the ship, I think she might see a sunrise before she goes to bed...

 

[tksbaskets]

Based on DD21's habits on the ship, I think she might see a sunrise before she goes to bed...

She may be in good company with my DSs (20)

 

[tksbaskets]

Hi fellow cruisers. We are a quiet group of late so I thought I'd share a passage from one of my new books (or I would if it wasn't copyright protected ) My first book is The Alasks Cruise Handbook, a mile by mile guide by John Upton.


Let's explore our first port of call - Friday Skagway, Alaska 7:15 a.m. 7:30 p.m.
* did you know Skagway only has about 825 permanent residents?
* Upton says 'the shopping is great'

Best cruise-line shore excursions (might have been taken from my second book: Frommer’s Alaska Cruises and Ports of Call 2010)

Eagle Preserve Float Adventure (6 ½ hours, $207 adults, $115 children 7-12). This outing combines a fjord cruise (45 minutes to Haines) a leisurely raft float through the Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve.

The handbook lists MANY more tours but no explanation. Hope everyone has a nice weekend. I'll post the other ports when we hit another lull.

Horseback riding (3 ½ hours, $160 for everyone, minimum 12 years old) Giddy-up on horseback to see the remnants of Dyea, once a booming gold-rush town, and explore the scenic Dyea Valley.

Skagway by Streetcar (2 hrs, $42 adult, $22 children 12 and under) This is as much a performance art as it is a historical tour. Guides in period costume relate tales of the boomtown days as you tour the sights both in and outside of town aboard vintage 1930s sightseeing limousines. Though theatrical, it’s all done in a home style, as if you’re getting a tour from your cousin Martha. I saw a picture in the first book and they are charming

White Pass & Yukon Railway (3 hrs, $122 Adult, $61 children 3-12) The train makes two round-trips a day. The sturdy engines and vintage parlor cars of this famous narrow-gauge railway take you from the dock past waterfalls and parts of the famous Trail of ’98, including Dead Horse Gulch to the White Pass Summit, the boundary between Canada and the US. Don’t take this trip on an overcast day – you won’t see anything. The Upton books shows a picture of a train right up at the cruise port!

Yukon Jeep Adventure (6 hours, $159 adult, $105 children 12 and under) Retrace the steps of the gold miners along the Trail of ’98 from the comfort of a four wheel drive Jeep Wrangler. Interactive headphones permit rivers in the convoy to keep in touch with guides as they describe the events of ’98. The convoy passes all of the historic gold-rush sights.

Golden Glass-blowing experience (3 hrs, $207 Adult, $125 child, minimum age 7) Visit a working glass-blowing studio to learn how to blow or mold molten glass You’ll get to create your own ornament, complete with 24K gold.


Ghosts & Goodtime Girls Walking Tour (2 hrs, $40 adults and children. Minimum age 16) Take a walking tour of Skagway’s streets and back alleys, led by a costumed Red Onion madam, and end with a champagne toast at the infamous Red Onion Saloon. Look out for the brothel’s resident ghost.

North Yukon Golf Experience (8 hours, $179 adults and children golf cart included) Head into the Yukon on the Klondike Highway, a route that runs parallel to the White Pass Railroad (and serves up amazing scenery, including deep gulches and mountain peaks) Your destination is a 9-hole, regulation par-36 course set at about 60 degrees latitude north, and surrounded by lakes, mountain, and forest. Lunch is served in the log clubhouse.

Hope everyone has a nice weekend. I'll post another port if we get another lull.

Teresa

 

[perdidobay]

Hi fellow cruisers. We are a quiet group of late so I thought I'd share a passage from one of my new books (or I would if it wasn't copyright protected ) My first book is The Alasks Cruise Handbook, a mile by mile guide by John Upton.


Let's explore our first port of call - Friday Skagway, Alaska 7:15 a.m. 7:30 p.m.
* did you know Skagway only has about 825 permanent residents?
* Upton says 'the shopping is great'

Best cruise-line shore excursions (might have been taken from my second book: Frommer’s Alaska Cruises and Ports of Call 2010)

Eagle Preserve Float Adventure (6 ½ hours, $207 adults, $115 children 7-12). This outing combines a fjord cruise (45 minutes to Haines) a leisurely raft float through the Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve.

The handbook lists MANY more tours but no explanation. Hope everyone has a nice weekend. I'll post the other ports when we hit another lull.

Horseback riding (3 ½ hours, $160 for everyone, minimum 12 years old) Giddy-up on horseback to see the remnants of Dyea, once a booming gold-rush town, and explore the scenic Dyea Valley.

Skagway by Streetcar (2 hrs, $42 adult, $22 children 12 and under) This is as much a performance art as it is a historical tour. Guides in period costume relate tales of the boomtown days as you tour the sights both in and outside of town aboard vintage 1930s sightseeing limousines. Though theatrical, it’s all done in a home style, as if you’re getting a tour from your cousin Martha. I saw a picture in the first book and they are charming

White Pass & Yukon Railway (3 hrs, $122 Adult, $61 children 3-12) The train makes two round-trips a day. The sturdy engines and vintage parlor cars of this famous narrow-gauge railway take you from the dock past waterfalls and parts of the famous Trail of ’98, including Dead Horse Gulch to the White Pass Summit, the boundary between Canada and the US. Don’t take this trip on an overcast day – you won’t see anything. The Upton books shows a picture of a train right up at the cruise port!

Yukon Jeep Adventure (6 hours, $159 adult, $105 children 12 and under) Retrace the steps of the gold miners along the Trail of ’98 from the comfort of a four wheel drive Jeep Wrangler. Interactive headphones permit rivers in the convoy to keep in touch with guides as they describe the events of ’98. The convoy passes all of the historic gold-rush sights.

Golden Glass-blowing experience (3 hrs, $207 Adult, $125 child, minimum age 7) Visit a working glass-blowing studio to learn how to blow or mold molten glass You’ll get to create your own ornament, complete with 24K gold.


Ghosts & Goodtime Girls Walking Tour (2 hrs, $40 adults and children. Minimum age 16) Take a walking tour of Skagway’s streets and back alleys, led by a costumed Red Onion madam, and end with a champagne toast at the infamous Red Onion Saloon. Look out for the brothel’s resident ghost.

North Yukon Golf Experience (8 hours, $179 adults and children golf cart included) Head into the Yukon on the Klondike Highway, a route that runs parallel to the White Pass Railroad (and serves up amazing scenery, including deep gulches and mountain peaks) Your destination is a 9-hole, regulation par-36 course set at about 60 degrees latitude north, and surrounded by lakes, mountain, and forest. Lunch is served in the log clubhouse.

Hope everyone has a nice weekend. I'll post another port if we get another lull.

Teresa

Thanks Teresa for sharing that great info. There are several tours that sound fun to me, but so much to do, so little port time!

 

[BLTOH]

Hi fellow cruisers. We are a quiet group of late so I thought I'd share a passage from one of my new books (or I would if it wasn't copyright protected ) My first book is The Alasks Cruise Handbook, a mile by mile guide by John Upton.


Let's explore our first port of call - Friday Skagway, Alaska 7:15 a.m. 7:30 p.m.
* did you know Skagway only has about 825 permanent residents?
* Upton says 'the shopping is great'


Teresa

i think thats the port we are planning our deep sea fishing. interesting information though.

we are at the end of our school year with everything going on. class trips, final girl scouting events, etc. and i finally got my sewing machine and supplies unburied to start working on my FE's. need to make a trip to Joann's in the next couple weeks though to buy the supplies i don't have to put the final touches on my sample though. they seem to be fairly quick and easy to do so far.

 

[BLTOH]

hope all is well with everyone. we are getting down to our last week of the school year here. got to know what it feels lik to be a pin cushion this week. that was no fun. my project list is growing but i can't seem to find what i want in fabric. just my luck.

What's everyone else up too?

 

[WDWLVR]

hope all is well with everyone. we are getting down to our last week of the school year here. got to know what it feels lik to be a pin cushion this week. that was no fun. my project list is growing but i can't seem to find what i want in fabric. just my luck.

What's everyone else up too?

I've been there with the pin cushion routine. Hope all is well.

We're counting down until our next DCL cruise. We sail in under 8 weeks. In fact 7 weeks from now we should be on the road to WDW for a short stay at BLT before the cruise.

Hope everyone is doing well. Before we know it we'll be at the one year mark!

 

[tksbaskets]

I've been there with the pin cushion routine. Hope all is well.

We're counting down until our next DCL cruise. We sail in under 8 weeks. In fact 7 weeks from now we should be on the road to WDW for a short stay at BLT before the cruise.

Hope everyone is doing well. Before we know it we'll be at the one year mark!

What fun that you have a cruise this summer! Let me know how you like BLT. We are going to try and get into a different resort for our Christmas vacation. That one is on our DIS bucket list.

Teresa

 

[WDWLVR]

What fun that you have a cruise this summer! Let me know how you like BLT. We are going to try and get into a different resort for our Christmas vacation. That one is on our DIS bucket list.

Teresa

We love BLT. We stayed there last Nov/Dec. in a studio on cash. We had a Magic Kingdom view that was wonderful and got to walk back from the MVMCP. We're staying 2 nights in a Bay Lake 1 bedroom this this. Still love my Boardwalk home the best because Epcot is my favorite park but this trip we're going to see the Main Street Electrical Parade so looking forward to walking back home after a late night at the Kindgom.

 

[MarkRG]

We love BLT.

Especially if the bacon is oh so crispy.

We stayed there last Nov/Dec. in a studio on cash. We had a Magic Kingdom view that was wonderful and got to walk back from the MVMCP. We're staying 2 nights in a Bay Lake 1 bedroom this this.

.....summer

Still love my Boardwalk home the best because Epcot is my favorite park but this trip we're going to see the Main Street Electrical Parade so looking forward to walking back home after a late night at the Kindgom.

What I like to say about it is you have to equate it to an apartment/condo in a downtown major city.

about it isn't as spacious as OKW or BW.

It isn't supposed to be, it's supposed to an an ultramodern urban match to the Contemporary, which it fully is. If I were looking for more points at WDW that's where I'd buy in as it'd be a perfect offset to Boardwalk.

 

[WDWLVR]

Thank you to all the men and women who serve this country, especially those who have paid the ultimate sacrifice.​

 

[BLTOH]

We have plenty of time for you and DH to get a picture taken together!

You can start sending me your pictures now if you would like (lkc103@yahoo.com). Make sure you include your screen name and the names of the people in the picture.

-Lisa

miracles do happen..i finally got the pics taken and sent to you.

been plucking away at my long long list of stuff to get done. now if i would just stop adding to it.

 

[tksbaskets]

miracles do happen..i finally got the pics taken and sent to you.

been plucking away at my long long list of stuff to get done. now if i would just stop adding to it.

It will be fun to put a face with the screen name

 

[nascar8820]

miracles do happen..i finally got the pics taken and sent to you.

been plucking away at my long long list of stuff to get done. now if i would just stop adding to it.

Tracy,

Thanks for sending me your pictures. I have added them to our picture site.

http://mickeyswonderfulalaskanadventure.shutterfly.com/

-Lisa

 

[tksbaskets]

Thanks for doing this Lisa. How do you make your picture so big in your signature? It looks great and mine is a bit squished.

Teresa

 

[BLTOH]

Tracy,

Thanks for sending me your pictures. I have added them to our picture site.

http://mickeyswonderfulalaskanadventure.shutterfly.com/

-Lisa

ok i can't resist any long i must say this............




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