Alaska

Trip Introduction – Alaska Cruise on Holland America

Posted on October 21, 2026 by 2btravel

Trip Introduction – Alaska Cruise on Holland America
Lodging Review: Element Seattle Downtown
Our Time in Seattle
Ship Review: Holland America ms Noordam
Our Time in Kodiak, Alaska
Our Time in Anchorage, Alaska
Our Time in Valdez, Alaska
Our Time in Juneau, Alaska
Our Time in Ketchikan, Alaska
Our Time in Prince Rupert, British Columbia
Hullo Ferry Between Nanaimo and Vancouver

Welcome to my next trip report where I’ll cover my late-summer cruise, which was round-trip from Seattle to Alaska.

A friend from Australia already had this cruise booked, so when my Los Angeles-based friend – who had never been to Alaska – suggested we join her, it sounded like a great idea. My only visit to Alaska was a cruise in 2005 so I was happy to go back.

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Travel Tuesday Photo: Grey Whale Skeleton

Posted on October 6, 2026 by 2btravel

The dead grey whale was found by a local science teacher on a beach in Kodiak. Recognizing the significance that a full-sized skeleton could be, the town worked quickly to bury the whale on the beach for four years and let nature take its course. Once the whale was exhumed, there was very little meat left to debride and the skeleton now hangs at the Kodiak National Wildlife Visitors Center in Kodiak, Alaska.

Grey whale skeleton at Kodiak National Wildlife Visitors Center

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Travel Tuesday photo: Log-Rolling Lumberjacks

Posted on April 14, 2026 by 2btravel

Lumberjacks compete in a log rolling event in Alaska, USA

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