After a week in Alaska, we’re back in Canada on our way home to Minnesota. So of course, it’s time for some Canadian food. Always good to eat local food when traveling, right? I don’t know about you, but when I think of Canadian food, the first thing that comes to mind is is doughnuts. […]
Alaska Cruising
As far as I can tell, there are two kinds of people in Juneau. Those who love the cruise ships and those who hate them. Every day during the cruising season (May to September), anywhere from 2 to 5 giant cruise ships dock in downtown Juneau disgorging thousands of waddling tourists, all wearing sweatshirts and […]
A Tale of Two Shrines
Earlier this week, we took a drive north out of Juneau, on the only road in the area (which only goes 40+ miles). Along the way stopped at the Shrine of St. Therese, a Catholic retreat center about 15 miles out of town. As we were admiring the gorgeous chapel set in a grove […]
Land of the Midnight Sun
We are not far enough north to actually see the sun at midnight, but spending the past week in northern British Columbia, the Yukon Territory, and Southeast Alaska in late June means that we have not actually witnessed any nighttime since early last week. The sun does go down, but we have gone to bed […]
We Made It!
On Friday afternoon, after driving 2800 miles in 7 days, we arrived in Skagway, in Southeast Alaska. As we drove through the town teeming with tourists from the two cruise ships docked in the harbor, we wanted to shout at everyone, “WE DID IT! WE DROVE HERE!!!” But, surmising that no one would be interested […]
Wrecker Ahead
We had just spotted a sign telling us that it was 21km to Muncho Lake, our designated picnic lunch destination, when we spotted the dreaded orange signs. As we came to a halt behind a camper, we noticed that the orange sign said “wrecker ahead.” Since we were at a place where the road curved, […]
