Fort William H Seward Bed & Breakfast Haines

... hoch nach Alaska. In Anchorage ham wirs uns dann erstmal brachial gegönnt. Erster Abend: Burger King, Texas Double Whopper Menu Medium (mit 1l Getränk). Und am Sonntag ham wir dann Ance ausgecheckt, zumindest ein bisschen. Wir waren eher von den billigen Preisen in den USA fasziniert. Und Abends gabs das beste Essen seit langem: <br>Fangfrischer Alaska-Lachs unter der Macadamia-Kruste an hausgemachten Mango-Ingwer Chutney mit Koreanderöl und Crisp Crab Rice Cake ...

... closing all the pools and outside decks. Around 3:00 a.m. we are going to be in the open ocean and it's anticipated that we will be rocking and rolling at that time since we have nothing around to protect us from the winds. He also advised that people use handrails when possible and to be very careful. <br><br>There was a dumb ass in the area I was sitting that started all this **** about 40 foot waves, tsunamis and no guidance ...

Off we go from Chilkoot Lake, in the Mustard-Colored Scion, to meet our other host Barbara and we are shown around the Bear Lodge. We are the only guests, so the whole lodge is ours. We have one of their four bedrooms and the lodge has an open cathedral room with a full kitchen and windows looking out to the Chilkoot Inlet. Every detail is top notch from the furnishings, the artwork ...

... and evening, and the ferry left on time on the 30th. It's a high-speed craft, traveling at 34 knots and lifted off the surface of the water when planning. There was no real sense of motion at that speed. We finally had to slow down through the shallow and narrow channels - clearing the markers by feet on both sides - that twisted through the islands to Sitka on the western-most side of the Inside Passage. Fir forests grew down to the water&#8217;s edge, with sunlight ...

... jet, 737).<br><br>We got all of our information and placed calls for reservations by early afternoon. That left us time to head into downtown Skagway to the Klondike National Historic Park for the necessary passport stamp. Sorry, but this one does not add another site. First of all, we had been here on our Alaskan cruise, and secondly, this is part of a National Park Site also in Seattle's Pioneer Square. We browsed a few ...

... the Yukon River to Dawson. Next, we followed the Windy Arm of Tagish Lake, and then Tutshi Lake. We passed the Yukon Suspension Bridge (a big tourist attraction) over the Tutshi River. <br><br>At Milepost 14.7 (miles from Skagway) on Whitepass Summit, we crossed the border from British Columbia into Alaska. It was so foggy we could barely see the signs, let alone the scenery ...

... four passengers back into town. The kindness of strangers!!<br><br>We stayed at a B&amp;B near the center of town. In the realm of small worldness, we discovered that Tom, the B&amp;B owner was from Lansing and stayedin Haines six months of the year and then joined his wife for winter in Michigan (go figure!?). We enjoyed talking with him over our breakfast each ...

... splashing about, lost count of the bald eagles we could see in the trees on the other side, and spotted some more seals there. <br><br>We drove the 33 miles out to the end of the highway, which turned into a muddy gravel road, and we were glad we had bought the Subaru after all! We stopped at several lovely rocky beaches and Wilson&#8217;s Point, admiring the view and seeing lots of birds.<br><br>In the evening we went back into Petersburg and got some local fish and whipped up a salad to ...

... ourselves with the area.<br>I've discovered that one thing I forgot to print out before leaving home is a map with directions to our lodging. Oops. It's still much too early to check into our rental house anyway, so we park near the center of town and, as luck would have it, stumble onto the Tourist Information center. We'll return there several times during our stay, as their restrooms are clean and easily accessible. The helpful deskworker isn't ...

... ve flown in; I'm chosen for the copilot's seat, which is fine as the view is great. Terri's apprehension over turbulence and airsickness was quickly eclipsed by the fantastic scenery up Lynn Canal. We're both glad we decided on the flight, as we'll be doing the ferry thing coming back. And the weather couldn't be better -- where are all the gloomy clouds we ...