End of Cruise

At long last we are able to connect to the internet free, easily and fast. It was not only very very expensive on the ship ( I paid about $250 for about 3.5 hours), but it was also very slow and in certain places it dropped out or you couldn't get access at all.

Anyway, it was a great trip and we are pleased we did it, there was some very scenic cruising through Glacier Bay ( yes we saw some ice break off and hit the water, very thunderous) College Fjord and Prince William Sound. Can you believe it was 25 years ago that the big oil spill occurred in PrinceWilliam Sound. After all that time the whales and the herring. Fish have not returned. The area is still recovering all this time later.

The ship docks at a place called Whittier which is about 2.0 hrs from Anchorage. We got a bus to take us downtown. On the way we passes through the longest tunnel in the world that has trains and cars passing through it. Get this, the tunnel has 8 safe houses inside in case of some catastrophe!

Our. Hotel is more of a motel than a hotel, but the staff are great. We are here for one night then we go south to a place called Homer and catch a water taxi to the Wilderness Lodge, we will be there for 3 nights, then we come back to Anchorage for 4 nights. The staff have very kindly agreed to store our suitcases while we are away. God bless Americans.

Below are some photos of Glacier Bay: