Lets Go With The Laceys

Joined May 2017Living in: Wollongong, Australia

Lets Go With The Laceys Central Europe & the Alps
Mar2
To Munich
March 2 in Germany
0 likes
Enter = Send. Don’t forget your name!
Send
Map Share
Trip: Central Europe & the Alps @ Germany Munich Isarvorstadt
Mar 2, 2018 at 5:59am · Altitude: 530 m48°7'52" N 11°34'39" E

Explore, what other travelers do in:

Lets Go With The Laceys Alaska & the Yukon
Day22
Gastown and the Vancouver Waterfront
September 3, 2017 in Canada
We walked down through Chinatown and its environs where there were a lot of homeless people on the streets. Then across to Gastown, the historic centre where Vancouver was first founded. The streets here are leafy and beautiful with colourful hanging flower baskets. Two landmarks in this area are the statue of Gassy Jack and the Gastown, steam clock. Gassy Jack, a saloon keeper, was a founding father of Vancouver.

Walking further along the waterfront, we go to Fly Over Canada - a music and video "ride" taking you across Canada from east to west. The ride swoops and dips and we feel and smell the sights and sounds of the country. Can't take photos here. We continue walking down past the convention centre and then head back up to Gastown for the clock chiming 3 pm. By 4 we are back at the hotel for check in and a good rest.

The remainder of our time in Vancouver was spent in our hotel room when we came down with the flu.Read more
+5
1 like
Enter = Send. Don’t forget your name!
Send
Map Share
Trip: Alaska & the Yukon @ Canada British Columbia West End Gastown
Sep 3, 2017 at 12:02pm · Altitude: 16 m49°17'4" N 123°6'32" W
Lets Go With The Laceys Alaska & the Yukon
Day22
Docking in Vancouver, BC
September 3, 2017 in Canada
We docked at 7 am after a foggy 2 days at sea where we saw virtually nothing of the Inside Passage. Shipboard life was good, plenty to do.
1 comment
1 like
Enter = Send. Don’t forget your name!
Send
Map Share
Trip: Alaska & the Yukon @ Canada British Columbia West End Vancouver Harbour SPB
Sep 3, 2017 at 9:30am · Altitude: 12 m49°17'18" N 123°6'46" W
Lets Go With The Laceys Alaska & the Yukon
Day21
Cruise Snaps
September 2, 2017
0 likes
Enter = Send. Don’t forget your name!
Send
Map Share
Trip: Alaska & the Yukon @ Coastal Waters Of Southeast Alaska And British Columbia
Sep 2, 2017 at 6:21pm · Altitude: Sealevel 51°10'46" N 128°10'9" W
Lets Go With The Laceys Alaska & the Yukon
Day20
Cool Temperate Rainforest at Totem Bight
September 1, 2017 in the United States
With over 13 feet (156 inches) of rain annually, there are very few fine days here in Ketchikan. Moss grows on everything and the trees are tall in the canopy.
+2
1 like
Enter = Send. Don’t forget your name!
Send
Map Share
Trip: Alaska & the Yukon @ United States Ketchikan Gateway Borough Mud Bay Totem Bight
Sep 1, 2017 at 5:40pm · Altitude: Sealevel 55°25'20" N 131°46'32" W
Lets Go With The Laceys Alaska & the Yukon
Day20
Totem Bight, Ketchikan, AK
September 1, 2017 in the United States
Totem Bight is a state historical site in Ketchikan. This site held sacred by the natives has been salvaged and reconstructed. The site has several totem poles and a clan house. Our guide tells the story of each of the poles from the Tlingit and Haida tribes who lived in the area. Each totem pole reflects the native myths and legends. The symbols are the raven, the eagle, the beaver, the bear and wolf, and the killer whale.

The totem poles were hand carved with native implements like the adze. Paint was made from charcoal, copper deposits, iron deposits and mixed with saliva and fish roe.

It's a beautiful, quiet setting right on the banks of the Inland Passage just a few minutes from downtown.Read more
+4
1 like
Enter = Send. Don’t forget your name!
Send
Map Share
Trip: Alaska & the Yukon @ United States Ketchikan Gateway Borough Mud Bay Totem Bight
Sep 1, 2017 at 4pm · Altitude: 15 m55°25'18" N 131°46'21" W
Lets Go With The Laceys Alaska & the Yukon
Day20
Great Alaskan Lumberjack Show
September 1, 2017 in the United States
A fun way to celebrate our last day in Alaska - a presentation that showcases the timber industry. Wood chopping, log-rolling, climbing the trees, throwing the axe and heaps of audience participation.
+5
1 like
Enter = Send. Don’t forget your name!
Send
Map Share
Trip: Alaska & the Yukon @ United States Ketchikan Ketchikan Creek
Sep 1, 2017 at 3pm · Altitude: 16 m55°20'27" N 131°38'39" W
Lets Go With The Laceys Alaska & the Yukon
Day20
Ketchikan, AK
September 1, 2017 in the United States
Have travelled south overnight to the port of Ketchikan for an 11am arrival. It's a much larger town based around the fishing and timber industries as well as tourism. We are the 5th ship in port today and can't dock until after 1:45pm. People who have earlier shore excursions have to use the tenders to go ashore. Ours is this afternoon, so we wait for the docking.

The port is a hive of activity with float planes and helicopters buzzing between the cruise ships. All manner of sea craft go to and fro on this waterway. Ketchikan gets the most rainfall in Alaska. It is fine and sunny this morning.

A large portion of the waterfront properties in Ketchikan are built on stilts over the water - there is so little land that can actually be built on as the mountains rise steeply so quickly. Property is quite expensive here in Ketchikan because of this - so little land can be built on. An interesting fact we learn is that homes cannot be accessed by cars.....they are accessed by stairs and elevated timber pathways which are called streets and avenues.Read more
1 comment
+4
1 like
Enter = Send. Don’t forget your name!
Send
Map Share
Trip: Alaska & the Yukon @ United States Ketchikan Ketchikan Harbor
Sep 1, 2017 at 11:15am · Altitude: 54 m55°20'39" N 131°38'59" W
Lets Go With The Laceys Alaska & the Yukon
Day19
Alaska Museum, Juneau
August 31, 2017 in the United States
Walking along the waterfront, we head for the state museum. It's permanent exhibits trace Alaskan history and social life. Exhibits include the First Peoples of the region; the importance of fishing and whaling to the native culture and the state's early development; Alaska's interaction with Russia and the US; then the place of Alaska in WW2 history.

From the beginning of 1940, the US ploughed considerable resources into Alaska to defend US territory. The building of the Alaska Highway, military installations, airports and harbours were all erected swiftly along with a communications system. Alaska became a strategic part of the defence of US soil. In 1942, the Japanese invaded and took hold of Attu and Kiska, 2 of the Aleutian Islands. It wasn't until 1943, they were regained and it was from there that bombing raids were made on the Japanese Islands.Read more
1 like
Enter = Send. Don’t forget your name!
Send
Map Share
Trip: Alaska & the Yukon @ United States Juneau Gull City
Aug 31, 2017 at 1:40pm · Altitude: 8 m58°18'0" N 134°24'55" W
Lets Go With The Laceys Alaska & the Yukon
Day19
Juneau, AK
August 31, 2017 in the United States
The capital of Alaska, the permanent population is around 32,000 and grows to over 45,000 in summer. Most days it's raining.

Our trip by jet boat to Tracy Arm Fjord and the Sawyer Glacier is cancelled en route due to adverse sea conditions. We are disappointed but better off safe. So we head for the free wifi available at the public library. Then it's off to explore the town.
+2
1 like
Enter = Send. Don’t forget your name!
Send
Map Share
Trip: Alaska & the Yukon @ United States Juneau City and Borough Tsantikihin (historical) Juneau Downtown Historic District
Aug 31, 2017 at 12pm · Altitude: 3 m58°17'55" N 134°24'17" W

Never miss updates of Lets Go With The Laceys with our app: