One thing Jason and I didn’t want to miss in Alaska was a chance to see whales in the wild. We purchased our excursion through Port Promotions for slightly less that other ones we saw available. We paid $128 per person for a three hour total round trip from port adventure. It was about a… [continue reading]
Great Alaskan Lumberjack Show
When we were first looking at Alaskan cruise excursions, the first thing I saw that I knew I HAD to do was go to The Alaskan Lumberjack Show. After looking through cruise excursions and lists, I found the tickets on the Lumberjack Show website to be slightly cheaper, so I purchased the tickets directly from… [continue reading]
Planning an Alaskan Cruise Vacation
Is an Alaskan Cruise a dream of yours? It was one of those huge bucket list trips for us that I was so incredibly excited to realize. It was one of the first trips we wanted to take as a couple after we were married, and then as things happen in life it didn’t happen…. [continue reading]
Alaska Countryside from the GoldStar Dome Train
We boarded the Alaska Railroad GoldStar Service Train on the last day of our vacation. I was beyond tired. Would it be everything everyone said it would be? Yes, and more! This was worth every penny and effort and then some. If you make it all the way to Alaska ride the train from Denali… [continue reading]
Dinner on a train
Eating at a restaurant on a moving train has long been one of my bucket list items. I have always wanted to do that and was so excited that my dream was going to come true. Being that our train ride was about eight hours and we would be on it for two meals we… [continue reading]
Alaska Railroad Goldstar Dome
After our Husky Homestead tour, our bus driver took us to Denali State park. We had a little time to explore the visitor center and look around, but it was COLD and we were hauling our luggage so we headed to the Denali Park Depot. After we purchased our Alaskan cruise EVERYONE said we had… [continue reading]
Husky Homestead Tour Denali, Alaska
Our last day in Alaska (Yes the last. I can’t believe it either.) was another full day. After little sleep the night before we woke up very early to head out (completely packed) on the Husky Homestead tour. Let me tell ya, it was worth the lack of sleep. The bus picked us up at… [continue reading]
Grande Denali Lodge
After the long bus ride, we were so happy to arrive at The Grande Denali Lodge. It was so neat to just look around and feel where we were. Through our Alaskan cruise we were on the edges of Alaska, but now we were deep in the beautiful country. The Lodge is situated on the… [continue reading]
Seward to Denali–The Long Journey
It was really over–our Alaskan Cruise! We arrived at the port in Seward with all of our luggage minus my (stolen) rain jacket. In preparation for our trip, everything we heard and read told us we couldn’t go to Alaska without taking the dome train to Denali. The problem was we had already purchased our… [continue reading]
Hubbard Glacier
The morning after the infamous Upper Dewey Lake hike, was to be the day the cruise ship went by Hubbard Glacier. I was so tired from the hike. Then of course we stayed up late enjoying some of the ship’s entertainment. I just about croaked when we were told we would be going by Hubbard… [continue reading]