Finally, some sun.

After weeks of grey skies, wind and rain, we finally get a reprieve in the weather. We head north, up the Kenai Peninsula to the Captain Cook State park (yes, he did call in here on his ill-fatedもっと詳しく
After weeks of grey skies, wind and rain, we finally get a reprieve in the weather. We head north, up the Kenai Peninsula to the Captain Cook State park (yes, he did call in here on his ill-fatedもっと詳しく
While in Homer, we take a day boat trip to Seldovia. It’s one of the original Russian villages and only reachable by air or sea. It now hosts a few holiday homes and is a step off point for theもっと詳しく
With the sun trying to break through the clouds, we optimistically pack up and head further south down the peninsula. On the way, we pass many of the lakes and streams famous for fishing. About twoもっと詳しく
The Kenai Peninsula is one of Alaska’s highlights, but the first few days are anything but great. Our next stop is the harbourside town of Seward, where we end up spending four nights - not becauseもっと詳しく
We leave Whittier and its deteriorating weather behind us and travel through the unique Anton Anderson tunnel to the western side of the coastal range. The tunnel is single-way and shared by vehicleもっと詳しく
It’s another early morning departure to catch our last ferry on the Alaska Maritime Highway route. It takes us from Valdez to Whittier, following the northern cruise boat path. Once again there areもっと詳しく
The next stop is Valdez. Surprisingly, we have a date with another ferry in a few days. The weather has continued to deteriorate, with daily highs less than 7 (not counting the wind-chill). It’sもっと詳しく
After a quick transit through the south-west corner of the Yukon, we cross back into the US in central-eastern Alaska. From there we head south to the Wrangell-St Elias National park and the oldもっと詳しく
We hop off the ferry at Alaska’s land-locked capital of Juneau. It’s colder than we expected, with plenty of snow on the surrounding mountain tops. Our camp-site is beautiful, with only a fewもっと詳しく
That looks much more like it. Yay for sunshine [Andy Perri]
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alaska is so amazing!