ALASKA – DAY 4

ALASKA – DAY 4

MONDAY, JULY 2, 2012 – WRANGELL >> PETERSBURG I woke at 6:00 am, thinking we had to leave at 6:30 for a 7:30 am departure.  It turns out the ferry is departing at 8:30 am.  Good thing.  Because, I knocked on T.J.’s door at 6:30; he wasn’t awake yet.  At...
ALASKA – DAY 3

ALASKA – DAY 3

SUNDAY, JULY 1, 2012 – KETCHIKAN >>WRANGELL It was rainy when we woke up.  We walked to a little snack shop and had a Cinnabon pretzel.  We walked back to the New York Hotel and called Yellow Cab to pick us up at 10:00.  At 10:10, the cab was still not there. ...
ALASKA – DAY 2

ALASKA – DAY 2

SATURDAY 6/30/2012 – KETCHIKAN, AK  In the morning, we ate French toast and sausage at Pioneer Café, a 1950’s diner.  The shops were bustling!  We made our way to the Ketchikan visitor center.  The lady at the main desk gave us some information about the Rainbud...
ALASKA – DAY 1

ALASKA – DAY 1

FRIDAY 6/29/2012 – MADISON, WI >> KETCHIKAN, AK    Friday, June 29th, 2012 – Day 1 of our trip! My Mom and Dad dropped us off at the Airport in Madison, Wisconsin by 7:30 am. Our flight left at 8:55 am. We arrived in Chicago at 9:50 and were heading...
ALASKA – 2012

ALASKA – 2012

ALASKAN ADVENTURE – A mother and her son dodge murder and mayhem on their quest to see Alaska’s Big Five My daughter and I traveled to Australia in 2010.  Every time I was planning a vacation after that, my son asked, “Are you taking me?” Finally, one day...