@basedawg ..... it's details like this that are just totally riveting and why I always read "OT" posts. I will save this in my travel files to reference in the future when I consider making plans to travel in Alaska. I will know that I need to inquire as to the 4 day 7 day cruise, and that there is a moose.
No it was 4 days on land starting in Fairbanks, Denali, Talkeetna, Anchorage. Then cruise started in Whittier, Skagway, Juneau, Ketchikan and departed in Vancouver.
One of my favorite jokes:
We flew from Memphis to Anchorage and hung out around the area for 3 days to explore and recover a little from jet lag. Then rented a RV for 9 days and drove up to Wasilla, Talkeetna, and on to Denali where we camped out for 3 days. The day we left Memphis, I Fedexed my 12 ga. Benelli shotgun to my hotel. After a day in Anchorage, the gun shows up at the hotel. Very glad I did that. The wildlife up there demanded it (and not just the 4 legged type, if you know what I mean). Gives you a sense of security while traveling around in the RV. Didn't tell anyone I had it.....it was there, just in case we got into a serious bind. After 3 days in Denali and a close encounter with a Brown Bear, we left for Fairbanks and on around to North Pole where we spent the night. Then south to Glenallen and on to Valdez for a couple nights. Lots of big Moose all along the way, a couple of them charged us when we pulled over to take photos. Got back in the RV and took off! Snowed like crazy in Valdez and the scenery was beyond description. Saw where the Alaskan oil pipeline ended and the ocean tankers loading it up. Pretty cool trip. Then back up to Glenallen and over to Palmer. Took the RV back to the travel center and the next day hopped back on the plane headed to Memphis. Fun trip, but remember.....there are a lot more things in Alaska that can kill you vs what we know in Mississippi. Prepare for it and be aware all the time.
The age we live in now, all of us (especially women) should include our firearm just like we remember to take our keys, phone, and billfold every day!
When we got to Vancouver, it looked a lot like San Franciso, dirty and homless lined up on streets and laying around. You could see many where on drugs! Pitiful and Sad!
I visited Vancouver in 1982 and considered it the second most beautiful city I had visited in the world (Hong Kong was my favorite). We went back 2 years ago when we went on our Alaskan cruise and I had bragged about it to my wife. Boy was I disappointed! You are right about the drugs and the homeless.
Was in San Fran last year and was expecting what you described above. I saw fewer fentanyl zombies there than my last trip to Nashville. Depends on where you go, or end up, in many cases.
Umm we were 2-0 while you were gone so take your àss back.
LOL, I should have stated the land cruise was first and it was 4 days, then we got on the cruise line for 7 days at sea,
