| Day |
Place |
Transport |
Time |
Time |
Comment |
8/28
Sat. |
Denver to
Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, Canada |
Air Alaska;
Horison Air; ZIP Air |
Depart
7:00 am |
Arrive
1:50 pm |
Denver,
CO, to Seattle, WA, on Air Alaska. Seattleto Vancouver, BC on
Horizon Air. Vancourver to Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, on ZIP
air |
8/28
Sat. |
Whitehorse |
RV |
|
|
Nadia met
me a the airport. Our mode of transportation was Yellow Cab 99.We
went out to the RV Park and relaxed. We then went to town and
toured the local museum. We then as a great steak dinner. |
8/29
Sun. |
Whitehorse
to Skagway |
RV |
Depart
11:00 am |
Arrive
6:00 pm |
We toured
the Beringia Exhibit and left Whitehorse about 11:00. We stopped
at various pullouts and then at Carcross (formerly Caribou Crossing)
for lunch and walking around. We arrived at Skagway about 5 pm.
We went to Dinner at the Red Onion. Most of the shops were closed.
We then went to a musican review about Soapy Smith, formerly of
Denver. |
8/30
Mon. |
Skagway to
Ferry |
RV and Ferry,
M/V Columbia |
M/V Columbia,
Depart
8:45 pm |
|
In the morning,
I hiked to Lower Dewey Lake while Nadia worked around the RV and
moved it to the Ferry Dock waiting line.We had a nice lunch at
a Chinese restaurant.We toured the shops and museums. We got in
the RV, already in line, at 6:45. We got on the Ferry about 8
pm and dined inthe dining room. |
8/30
Mon. |
Haines
from Skagway |
M/V Columbia |
M/V Columbia,
Arrive
10:15 pm |
M/V Columbia,
Depart
11:15 pm |
We were in
our bunks. |
8/31
Tues. |
Juneau
from Haines |
M/V Columbia |
M/V Columbia,
Arrive
3:25 am |
M/V Columbia,
Depart
6:15 am |
We were in our bunks. |
8/31
Tues. |
Sitka
from Juneau |
M/V Columbia |
M/V Columbia,
Arrive
2:15 pm |
M/V Columbia,
Depart
5:15 pm |
In Sitka, I took a tour
and Nadia took the shuttle. On the tour, I went Sitka National
Historical Park and shopping downtown. |
9/1
Wed.
|
Petersburg
from Sitka |
M/V Columbia |
M/V Columbia,
Arrive
2:45 am |
M/V Columbia,
Depart
3:45 am |
We were in
our bunks. |
9/1
Wed. |
Wrangell
from Petersburg |
M/V Columbia |
M/V Columbia,
Arrive
7:15 am |
M/V Columbia,
Depart
7:45 am |
Nadia checked
on the cats in the RV and I walked around he parking lot. |
9/1
Wed. |
Ketichan
from Wrangell |
M/V Columbia |
M/V Columbia,
Arrive
2:30 pm |
M/V Columbia,
Depart
6:30 pm |
In Ketichan,
we went to Totem Heritage Center by Taxi. We walked to Creek Street
via the "Married Man's Way," had lunch, and then visited
some shops. |
9/1
Wed.
to
10/3
Fri. |
Bellingham, WA
from Ketichan |
M/V Columbia |
M/V Columbia,
Arrive
8:00 am |
|
On our day
"at sea," we attended talked by Rachel, our Forset Service
Naturalist, whose lectures were always nteresting. we also viewed
a movie on the destruction of Ripple Rock in 1953. |
| 9/3
Fri. |
Bellingham,
WA |
Betsy's House |
|
|
In Bellingham,
we stayed with my firend, Betsy. On Friday we had lunch with her
family and toured the Fairhaven part of Bellingham. |
9/4
Sat. |
Bellingham,
WA and Lummi Island |
Betsy's House |
|
|
We went by
ferry (again!) to Lummi Island to an Open Studio event. We had
lunch there and a great time. |
9/4
Sun. |
Bellingham,
WA to Seattle to Denver, CO |
Betsy's House,
RV, Air Alaska, Blue Shuttle |
Depart
Bellingham
10:30 am.
Depart Seattle
2:33 pm |
Arrvie Denver
6:09 pm |
Uneventful
trip home! |
