ALASKA – DAY 8

ALASKA – DAY 8

FRIDAY, JULY 6, 2012 – GIRDWOOD >> SEWARD I woke up around 8:00 am, showered, and got ready.  I asked T.J. if he wanted to ride the Aleyska Tram up to the top of Mt. Aleyska with me.  He declined.  The tram moved up the mountain – 2,300 feet – at half...
ALASKA – DAY 7

ALASKA – DAY 7

THURSDAY, JULY 5, 2012 – JUNEAU >> ANCHORAGE >> GIRDWOOD, AK T.J. and I ate breakfast at the Capital Café in the Baranof Hotel. He didn’t like his reindeer sausage.  We took a Capital Cab to the airport.  We saw the Mendenhall Glacier again as our plane...
ALASKA – DAY 6

ALASKA – DAY 6

WEDNESDAY, JULY 4, 2012 – JUNEAU, AK The next morning, we grabbed a pastry and did a little shopping.  We found a place along the curb and watched the 4th of July parade at 11:00.  It was awesome! It was a little too long, though.  But, We got some great pictures with...
ALASKA – DAY 5

ALASKA – DAY 5

TUESDAY, JULY 3, 2012 – PETERSBURG >> JUNEAU In the morning, T.J. slept in.  I walked down to the lobby past the continental breakfast. I saw weird looking muffins, and walked out the door.  I went to Papa Bear’s for a waffle.  Afterwards, I walked down to the...
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. ...