Red Onion Saloon
August 29 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 63 °F
This brothel is still making money! Everyone is in character, the drink names are appropriate and the salmon dip we had was lovely. The bedpans were not so appetizing....
Leaving Skagway
August 29 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 57 °F
Some pretty shots as we left Skagway.
Green gondola
August 30 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 57 °F
Little gondola ride from the cruise port to the touristy village of Icy Strait Point. The rain was no fun, but fortunately stopped pretty quick my after arrival.
Whales just off shore
August 30 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 57 °F
Just walking from the gondola over to the shops and restaurants and there are whales right off shore!
Crabby Bloody Mary!
August 30 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 57 °F
The best Bloody Mary ever! Snow crab leg, shrimp, regular accoutrements, and a pile of crab on top! The price reflected the decadence, but well worth it!
Track meet
August 30 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 59 °F
When you’re on vacation you forget the rest of the world goes on with their normal business. While we were in Icy Strait Point, the local kids from Hoonah were hosting a track meet. So amongRead more
In the Kitchen
August 30 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 59 °F
We took a little class about cooking fish. We really wanted to get to learn to filet a fish but we only got to watch him do it. The class was still interesting and we learned more and the food systemRead more
Hoonah
August 30 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 63 °F
The guy leading the kitchen class made visiting the village of Hoonah sound really exciting and a great way to see the way the locals live and see a totem being carved.
It wasn’t all that. FeltRead more
Icy Strait Point Brewing
August 30 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 63 °F
Maybe one of the most remote breweries we’ve been to? Town of 800 Tlingit people.
Leaving icy strait
August 30 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 55 °F
Pretty views as we left port. Beautiful sunset and a few whale spotting.
Hubbard Glacier
August 31 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 46 °F
We woke up and looked off our balcony to see some ice in the water. Of course our cabin was facing the opposite way of the glacier so we headed out to start the mornings fun of jockeying for positionRead more
More Hubbard Glacier
August 31 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 48 °F
As the ship was turning, we got smart and staked out a table on the back deck and just had to wait for the right turn for great shots.
As we were leaving, this very cool current like showed with theRead more
Behind the scenes tour of ship
August 31 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 55 °F
On our last day we had the chance to take a behind the scenes tour of the ship. It was interesting to see how it all works. The scope and scale were impressive. And we learned a little about the crewRead more
Le bistro - date night
August 31 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 48 °F
Our last specialty dining night we went to the French Restaurant - Le Bistro and it was great!
Whittier
September 1 in the United States ⋅ 🌧 45 °F
Time to say goodbye to the Jade... last breakfast in the Garden Cafe before facing the melee getting off the ship.
Start tunnel
September 1 in the United States ⋅ 🌧 45 °F
Start of the longest tunnel in North America.
Portage creek
September 1 in the United States ⋅ 🌧 45 °F
Byron Glacier
September 1 in the United States ⋅ 🌧 46 °F
Beautiful glacier.
Portage Lake
September 1 in the United States ⋅ 🌧 46 °F
Begich, Boggs Visitors Center
September 1 in the United States ⋅ 🌫 46 °F
Quick stop at the visitors center and to say hi to Smokey. Harsh conditions here and called the Angry Valley.
Williwaw Fish Viewing
September 1 in the United States ⋅ 🌧 48 °F
Stopped to see more salmon!
Alyseka picnic
September 1 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 54 °F
Beautiful place to enjoy our fancy boxed lunch before going up the tram.
Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center
September 1 in the United States ⋅ 🌧 57 °F
It was nice to see some of these animals but it was also a little weird to see them in cages …like we went to a zoo. The place takes injured animals and rehabs them so it is a good organization. AndRead more
7 glaciers
September 1 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 55 °F
At the Alyeska resort we rode the tram to the top where you can see 7 glaciers. Some crazy people hiked all the way up the mountain. We just enjoyed the views from the top. Renata and Sina hikedRead more
49th State Brewing
September 2 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 55 °F
We’ve been looking forward to this place and it did not disappoint. After a really rough drive in the rain from Anchorage, this was needed. Great beer. Great food. Cool environment.
I mean whereRead more