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...
AUSTRALIA – DAY 17

AUSTRALIA – DAY 17

SUNDAY 4/4/2010 – CAIRNS >> BRISBANE SYDNEY >>LOS ANGELES >> MILWAUKEE Little Wake Up Call – not the 3:00 am alarm, but an antennaed cockroach in the bathroom. It didn’t want to die. I stepped on it 3 times, covered it with a Kleenex and stepped on...
AUSTRALIA – DAY 16 – Kuranda Rain Forest

AUSTRALIA – DAY 16 – Kuranda Rain Forest

SATURDAY 4/3/2010 – KURANDA RAINFOREST Before leaving for the Kuranda Rainforest, Marcia went to the front desk and asked them to confirm our transfer to the airport the following day. There seemed to be some confusion with the Airport Connections Company again. After...
AUSTRALIA – DAY 15 – Great Barrier Reef

AUSTRALIA – DAY 15 – Great Barrier Reef

FRIDAY 4/2/2010 – GREAT BARRIER REEF The Ocean Spirit Cruise tour met us outside of the Rydges Esplanade Resort Cairns at 7:35am for a full day Michaelmas Cay Cruise aboard a five star catamaran. Michaelmas Cay is a beautiful sand reef island, 24 miles off the coast...