We’re back from our amazing 7-week adventure to and from Alaska by rail, cruise, boats, buses, raft, dog sled (kinda), RVs (not ours) and plane. Not that 16 minutes can fully tell the tales of 7 weeks, but we’ve put together some video highlights to share a slice of the breathtaking beauty of Alaska. It includes video […]
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Phase 8 – Alaskan 2015 Adventure: Storybrooke, Vancouver & Seattle
Alas, we have come to the final chapter in this mini break from RVing – our summer 2015 Alaskan adventure. And what an adventure it’s been! On our way to Alaska we had way too short of visits in Seattle and Vancouver, so with the bus projects not looking likely to be finished early – we were […]
Phase 7 – Alaska 2015 Adventure: Anchorage, Seward and Holland America Zaandam Southbound Cruise
After a wonderful week exploring the Kenai in our little rental RV, it was time to return it to Anchorage and begin our final days in Alaska before boarding our southbound ship. It was so surreal of us to believe that our time in Alaska was soon coming to an end, but not before some […]
Phase 6 – Alaskan 2015 Adventure: Exploring the Kenai Peninsula in a RV Rental
RVing to Alaska is on the bucket list of almost every RVer we’ve ever talked to. It’s known for it’s wild beauty that is ideal for RVing – big wide open spaces, amazing scenery, lots of boondocking opportunities and just simply unforgettable experiences. So for the next phase of our Summer 2015 Alaskan adventure – we […]
Phase 5 – Alaskan 2015 Adventure: Adventurer Class Railroad from Fairbanks to Anchorage via Denali
Last we left you hanging, we had just departed Fairbanks after some RV blogger shenanigans playing in the midnight sun. An amazing and memorable experience that now seems like decades ago. It was now time to turn our adventure southward again, but not without a stop at Denali National Park first. Fairbanks to Denali, Denali to […]
Phase 4 – Alaskan 2015 Adventure: Alaska Railroad GoldStar Service to Fairbanks
Ahhh.. nothing like a week of indulgent cruising to reset the senses. Gorgeous unending views, wildlife spotting, calving glaciers and amazing experiences shared together all while someone else handles the cooking, cleaning and driving. We pulled into Whittier not quite ready to disembark the Coral Princess, but knowing full well we still had weeks ahead […]
Phase 3 – Alaskan 2015 Adventure: Northbound Cruise to Alaska
Back in 2004, I went on an interior passage Alaskan cruise – and it was highly memorable. After several enjoyable Caribbean cruises with Chris over the past few years, I wanted to share with him the Alaskan cruising experience.. it’s really like no other. When we started considering coming up to Alaska this summer by non-RV […]
Phase 2 – Alaskan 2015 Adventure: Touring Vancouver, BC
Last we left you hanging, we had just arrived to Vancouver after a multi-day cross country Amtrak rail adventure. Ah, it seems so long ago that we arrived to Vancouver – so many adventures since to catch up on! Vancouver, BC When we were planning our summer travels and considering a one-way cruise to Alaska, […]
Phase 1 – Alaskan 2015 Adventure: Amtrak Train Travel from St. Louis to Vancouver, BC
After a hectic rush of energy to get everything ready to leave our bus behind in the hands of Master Tech RV in Elkhart, IN – we had one final night of rest in our own bed. Saturday morning, May 30, we loaded our backpacks, a bag of dirty laundry and Kiki in the Mini […]
Planning Our Great Alaskan Adventure
We’re officially off on our Alaskan Adventure, having left St. Louis early on Wednesday morning by train. I write this while watching rolling hills in North Dakota and Montana pass us by outside our Roomette window aboard Amtrak’s Empire Builder on our way into Seattle. We’ll be blogging and sharing along the various phases of […]
