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- Day 1
- Wednesday, October 9, 2024 at 4:02 AM
- ⛅ 54 °F
- Altitude: 30 ft
United StatesRafael Village38°4’47” N 122°33’1” W
4am - Leaving Novato
October 9, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 54 °F
Trystan is the GOAT! He's bringing me to the airport at this ungodly hour.
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- Day 1
- Wednesday, October 9, 2024 at 4:44 AM
- 🌙 52 °F
- Altitude: 112 ft
- United StatesSonoma County Airport38°30’37” N 122°48’19” W
My favorite airport
October 9, 2024 in the United States ⋅ 🌙 52 °F
It's my first time to use Charles Schultz Airport in Santa Rosa, but it's instantly my favorite airport. It's tiny. 10 minutes from car to gate.
Charles Schultz was the creator of Snoopy and theRead more
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- Day 1
- Wednesday, October 9, 2024 at 9:37 AM
- ☁️ 54 °F
- Altitude: 341 ft
- United StatesBow Lake Reservoir47°27’40” N 122°17’35” W
Arrived in Seattle
October 9, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 54 °F
It must look like I'm having a midlife crisis. They "upgraded" me to a Dodge Challenger.
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- Day 1
- Wednesday, October 9, 2024 at 2:48 PM
- ☁️ 57 °F
- Altitude: 354 ft
- United StatesOlympic National Park Headquarters Historic District48°5’59” N 123°25’35” W
Olympic National Park - Peabody Crk Loop
October 9, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 57 °F
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- Day 1
- Wednesday, October 9, 2024 at 3:31 PM
- ☁️ 50 °F
- Altitude: 3,379 ft
- United StatesRocky Peak47°59’30” N 123°24’13” W
Olympic National Park - Hurricane Ridge
October 9, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 50 °F
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- Day 1
- Wednesday, October 9, 2024 at 7:05 PM
- ⛅ 57 °F
- Altitude: Sea level
- United StatesHornbecks Split47°37’21” N 122°30’32” W
Took Bainbridge Ferry back to Seattle
October 9, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 57 °F
Just to get a break from driving for 30 minutes. I'm bringing the car back to the airport, then getting an Uber back to my room.
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- Day 2
- Thursday, October 10, 2024 at 10:12 AM
- ☁️ 54 °F
- Altitude: 13 ft
- United StatesBell Street Terminal47°36’42” N 122°21’2” W
Boarding the boat
October 10, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 54 °F
It's all been pretty much like boarding a flight, except slower and a bit disorganized. I've parted company with my luggage. Gone through TSA-like security. Had a passport check. Now I'm in a hugeRead more
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- Day 2
- Thursday, October 10, 2024 at 1:25 PM
- ☁️ 59 °F
- Altitude: Sea level
- United StatesBell Harbor Marina47°36’36” N 122°20’55” W
Day 0 - Coffee and a view of Seattle
October 10, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 59 °F
I had lunch on board too, at the same seat. Everybody on board is waiting for their cabins to be made available, so everything is very crowded.
I've had the outside to myself and a couple of others,Read more
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- Day 2
- Thursday, October 10, 2024 at 2:23 PM
- ⛅ 59 °F
- Altitude: Sea level
- United StatesBell Harbor Marina47°36’36” N 122°20’55” W
Mount Rainier has made an appearance
October 10, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 59 °F
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- Day 2
- Thursday, October 10, 2024 at 8:53 PM
- ☁️ 50 °F
- Altitude: Sea level
CanadaMetchosin48°14’27” N 123°26’24” W
Returning the pilot to his vessel
October 10, 2024 in Canada ⋅ ☁️ 50 °F
We had a pilot on board to help guide the cruise ship through some straits. I filmed him returning to his vessel.
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- Day 2
- Thursday, October 10, 2024 at 9:49 PM
- ☁️ 52 °F
- Altitude: Sea level
Coastal Waters Of Southeast Alaska And British Columbia48°25’10” N 123°11’5” W
The Northern lights from up North
October 10, 2024, Coastal Waters Of Southeast Alaska And British Columbia ⋅ ☁️ 52 °F
Finally the lights appeared. Very difficult to take a good picture on a moving ship.
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- Day 2
- Thursday, October 10, 2024 at 10:46 PM
- ☁️ 52 °F
- Altitude: Sea level
- United StatesPrevost48°42’30” N 123°12’26” W
Trip update
October 10, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 52 °F
The captain announced some dramatic changes to our itinerary tonight. Our first stop will no longer be Sitka, indeed we won't be traveling there at all. Instead we're going directly to Ketchikan, andRead more
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- Day 3
- Friday, October 11, 2024 at 6:46 AM
- ☁️ 41 °F
- Altitude: Sea level
- CanadaPender Islands50°21’20” N 125°31’47” W
Day 1 - Fog and fog horns this morning
October 11, 2024 in Canada ⋅ ☁️ 41 °F
It's still dark, but this does not bode well for enjoying the scenery.
Oh well, a reading day I guess 🤔
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- Day 3
- Friday, October 11, 2024 at 7:23 AM
- ☁️ 41 °F
- Altitude: Sea level
- CanadaJohnstone Passage50°26’34” N 126°0’54” W
Day 1 - First views
October 11, 2024 in Canada ⋅ ☁️ 41 °F
We're sailing up the Inner Passage. Vancouver Island to the west, the rest of British Columbia to the East. There seem to be farms on the different islands. I'm looking out for bears, eagles andRead more
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- Day 3
- Friday, October 11, 2024 at 8:12 AM
- ☁️ 43 °F
- Altitude: Sea level
- CanadaPort Neville50°28’32” N 126°8’52” W
My office today
October 11, 2024 in Canada ⋅ ☁️ 43 °F
Why do good things keep happening to me?
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- Day 3
- Friday, October 11, 2024 at 1:02 PM
- ☁️ 54 °F
- Altitude: Sea level
- Coastal Waters Of Southeast Alaska And British Columbia51°2’50” N 127°56’7” W
Day 1 - Heading out to sea now
October 11, 2024, Coastal Waters Of Southeast Alaska And British Columbia ⋅ ☁️ 54 °F
It's starting to get a bit choppy almost immediately. A few pictures of the inner passage. I did see a whale, but it was too far for a decent shot.
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- Day 3
- Friday, October 11, 2024 at 1:42 PM
- ☁️ 52 °F
- Altitude: Sea level
- Coastal Waters Of Southeast Alaska And British Columbia51°11’25” N 128°14’49” W
New update from captain
October 11, 2024, Coastal Waters Of Southeast Alaska And British Columbia ⋅ ☁️ 52 °F
So general warning that swells will reach about 9 foot as weather gets progressively worse through the afternoon. There is now some risk to reaching our revised first stop, Ketchikan. So I guess we'llRead more
TravelerThe real time news has been over the speaker and on one of the onboard TV stations. They have an app that gets occasional updates too. They're also printing out a daily events paper and leaving it in our rooms.
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- Day 4
- Saturday, October 12, 2024 at 6:15 AM
- 🌬 52 °F
- Altitude: Sea level
- United StatesWard Cove55°24’8” N 131°43’47” W
Day 2 - Arrived in Ketchikan
October 12, 2024 in the United States ⋅ 🌬 52 °F
We docked about 5:40am. I don't think we can disembark until 7.
It's raining a little and a bit gusty. Needless to say, I'm a bit giddy about the rain. I can't wait to get out in it.
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- Day 4
- Saturday, October 12, 2024 at 7:43 AM
- 🌧 50 °F
- Altitude: 33 ft
- United StatesKetchikan Harbor55°20’33” N 131°38’55” W
Day 2 - Out and about in Ketchikan
October 12, 2024 in the United States ⋅ 🌧 50 °F
It was pretty wet.
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- Day 4
- Saturday, October 12, 2024 at 7:47 AM
- 🌧 50 °F
- Altitude: 10 ft
- United StatesCreek Street Historic District55°20’33” N 131°38’34” W
Day 2 - Creek Street, Ketchikan
October 12, 2024 in the United States ⋅ 🌧 50 °F
The old redlight district that was shut down in the 50's. Now serving as the historic district.
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- Day 4
- Saturday, October 12, 2024 at 12:28 PM
- 🌧 52 °F
- Altitude: Sea level
- United StatesWard Cove55°24’9” N 131°43’47” W
Back in the boat
October 12, 2024 in the United States ⋅ 🌧 52 °F
Today's winning vegetable creation is a French poodle. By winner, I mean the one I decided was the best. It's made out of cauliflower of course.
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- Day 5
- Sunday, October 13, 2024 at 7:08 AM
- ☁️ 46 °F
- Altitude: Sea level
- Coastal Waters Of Southeast Alaska And British Columbia58°16’35” N 135°40’57” W
Day 3 - First light
October 13, 2024, Coastal Waters Of Southeast Alaska And British Columbia ⋅ ☁️ 46 °F
We're still in transit to Glacier Bay. We've just passed a sister ship, the Norwegian Sun. One of the first things visible this morning.
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- Day 5
- Sunday, October 13, 2024 at 10:01 AM
- ☁️ 41 °F
- Altitude: Sea level
- Coastal Waters Of Southeast Alaska And British Columbia58°51’59” N 136°38’12” W
Day 3 - Glacier Bay
October 13, 2024, Coastal Waters Of Southeast Alaska And British Columbia ⋅ ☁️ 41 °F
We have a park ranger on board, giving a talk over the loud speakers. Stunningly beautiful here.
For some real time follow along, the boat's webcam is here.Read more
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- Day 5
- Sunday, October 13, 2024 at 11:29 AM
- ☁️ 36 °F
- Altitude: 36 ft
- United StatesGrand Pacific Glacier59°3’4” N 137°2’29” W
Day 3 - The Margerie Glacier
October 13, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 36 °F
Honestly the picture doesn't really capture how blue it was.
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- Day 5
- Sunday, October 13, 2024 at 5:40 PM
- 🌧 46 °F
- Altitude: Sea level
- Coastal Waters Of Southeast Alaska And British Columbia58°17’50” N 136°17’0” W
Day 3 - Just left Glacier Bay National P
October 13, 2024, Coastal Waters Of Southeast Alaska And British Columbia ⋅ 🌧 46 °F
This national Park was fabulous and has jumped into my top 3 of the 27 I've seen so far. Fabulous place.
So this morning about 7:30, the park rangers boarded the ship. One acted as tour guide overRead more