Alaska Day 1

Off to Alaska!! Left Bodega Bay at 8:15AM. Destination Klamath Falls, OR, about 400 miles. Getting accustomed to riding in a motorhome van takes some getting used to. Alice plans on doing all theもっと詳しく
Alaska Day 2 Crater Lake!

Good night’s sleep the first night in the RV!!! Up and out by 10 after a breakfast of ham and eggs. Takes awhile to get all the hook ups undone and stowed away. My tutorial of how to do all of thisもっと詳しく
Alaska Day 3 Bend, OR

Last night’s “home” was an RV park, Scandia, in South Bend, OR. I have always loved Bend as we used to have Stodd family reunions there for many years. I still have relatives here. Bend hasもっと詳しく
Alaska Day 4 Sisters, OR

Awoke to a sky of sun and clouds. Perfect summer weather. We decided to walk to town for breakfast this AM. Some perusing of a few shops in Sisters, no purchases. My favorite was in one of theもっと詳しく
Alaska Day 5 Columbia River Gorge, OR

Slept in a bit this AM as up late with a relative in surgery and information going back and forth with the family. As of this AM, outlook is brighter on that front. Showers, unhooking, and breakfastもっと詳しく
Alaska Day 6 Gig Harbor, WA

Big camp breakfast today to eat up the food in the fridge before catching the ferry tomorrow. Decided to go for a ride up the east side of Puget Sound from Gig Harbor. Found a super Walmart for a fewもっと詳しく
Alaska Day 7 Bellingham, WA

Note: For this entire trip, internet will be intermittent. I am finding that I can do the text but need more power than most of the campgrounds have to edit and load pictures and videos. So lots ofもっと詳しく
Alaska Day 8 At Sea Day #1

Up and about early. The ferry motion is mesmerizing and conducive to sleep for me. At sea all day today, no ferry stops, so time to find entertainment. 😃. A 2.5 mile walk around the deck. Gotもっと詳しく
Alaska Day 9 Ketchikan AK

Summary
Docked early AM in Ketchikan
Breakfast at a local restaurant
Explored the town known for its totems
Lovely setting with boardwalks and water running through it
A visit to the Totem Heritageもっと詳しく
Alaska Day 10 Juneau, AK

Day 3 on the ferry. Up and out early this AM. Our new friend Diane had done some research on what to do in Juneau. Juneau is the capital of Alaska with ~35,000 people. We had almost 5 hours in port.もっと詳しく
Alaska Day 11 Yakatat, AK

A very early start to the day. Ferry was supposed to dock at 5 AM however we had some rough seas last night and were about an hour behind schedule. Yakatat is a tiny, sleepy fishing village,もっと詳しく
Alaska Day 12 Whittier to Seward AK

Up early for 6AM departure from ferry! Alaska greeted us with sunshine and clear skies. Temp around 60. Perfect! Off the boat by 6:30 and on our way. Whittier is a small town basically the port townもっと詳しく
Alaska Day 13 Seward, AK

A leisurely AM with some catch up on “life”as we do not have to be to the boat for our tour today until 11:30. Decided to do a Wildlife and Glacier boat trip in Kenai Fjords National Park. Cannotもっと詳しく
Alaska Day 14 Seward, AK

Third day in Seward. I like this town. Quiet but with all the amenities. Spent the AM cleaning up the RV and ourselves. Showering on this trip seems to be a “ project “. 😆. Off to the Alaskaもっと詳しく
Alaska Day 15 Seward to Homer

There was one more thing we wanted to do before leaving Seward, the Seward Dog Sled Training Center. We scheduled this early so we could do the dog sled ride and still get to Homer where we will beもっと詳しく
Alaska Day 16 Homer & Seldovia, AK

Up and out to catch the ferry from the Homer spit for Seldovia at 11AM. Seldovia is a village across Kachemak Bay, a 45 minute ferry ride and has been recommended by several friends. Wonderful weatherもっと詳しく
Alaska Day 17 Homer

A short note today. A "work" day and a day off from tourism. We decided to stay another 2 nights here as there is a lot to see and do and we need a "day off". Did all the maintenance stuff today.もっと詳しく
Alaska Day 18

A day to explore Homer. First off to the Oceans and Islands Visitor Center. Much more than the usual visitors center - a mini museum, nature walks, lectures, etc. Enjoyable several hours. Then toもっと詳しく
Alaska Day 19 Homer to Skilak Lake

Leaving Homer today with good memories but ready for a new adventure. Destination today is somewhere around Soldotna, about half way to Anchorage. We do not have reservations all I called said firstもっと詳しく
Alaska Day 20 Skilak Lake to Anchorage

Our first rainy day, not heavy just "dripping" on and off all day. Loved our "in the woods by the lake" campground. Left early in search of a good breakfast. Ended up at Coopers Landing - great foodもっと詳しく
Alaska Day 21 Anchorage

Up and out for the most important thing of the day - nails! 🤣. After much research we found a place near to us. Nails at California prices but not as good. Then a quick stop at Target - we brokeもっと詳しく
Alaska Day 22 Anchorage

Beginning the fourth week of our trip.
First stop today was the Alaska Native Heritage Center. Definitely a worthwhile visit. A different type of museum. Exhibits were 6 different full size differentもっと詳しく
Alaska Day 23 Anchorage Day Trip

Off today for an outing we have been wanting to do since our first day here. We are taking a train to a glacier and then raft down the lake and river created by the glacier. Drove about an hour southもっと詳しく
Alaska Day 24 Anchorage to Talkeetna

A lazy AM, getting ready to move today. Destination: Talkneeta about 100 miles North and half way to Denali. Alice has been having problems with the accessory batteries of the RV not holding a charge.もっと詳しく
Alaska Day 25 Talkeenta

Out to spend our day checking out Talkeetna. Breakfast out this AM in the Talkeenta Roadhouse - a place we had read about where mountaineers from all over the world congregate when preparing to tackleもっと詳しく