Day 13 – Move to Fairbanks

Was a fairly short trip, I think a little over 200 miles not sure as I didn’t track mileage. Stopped at Denali state park for photos and had lunch at Denali National Park and Preserve. We drove straight to the North Pole and visited the Library.  The librarian said there were 300 children signed up … Read more

Night 12 – The Alaskan Host Bed and Breakfast

Last night was a real treat.  We stayed in Willow, AK at the Alaskan Host B&B. We arrived late due to to the late arrival of our boat from the cruise.  We stayed in the Alaska Room.  When we got in the room I noticed two home video tapes.  They were video of local wildlife … Read more

Day 12 – One Word… Awesome!

We went on a nine and three quarter hour cruise yesterday… It was supposed to only be a nine hour cruise but we rescued a sailboat from some shallow rocks in a moraine in Northwestern Fjord.  We saw a lot of sea live that we’ve NEVER seen in the wild: Humpback Whales Sterling Seal Lions … Read more

Night 11 – The Farm Bed & Breakfast

I’ve always heard about Bed and Breakfasts and never stayed at one.  Nancy suggested we try one so we wouldn’t have to drive like crazy before today’s cruise.  I liked the idea so we booked two…. one for last night and one for tonight.  The change in plans helped free up some time which we … Read more

Day 11 – Moving Day

We dropped Mom and Daniel at the Airport this morning and we’re moving to Seward for tomorrow’s cruise.  Staying in a B&B tonight. We stopped and hiked on the Byron Glacier Trail while we were on the way to Seward and and went to the Alaska Sea Life Center in when we got here. Here … Read more