DENALI, Alaska — It’s true that landing on a glacier that’s part of North America’s highest mountain leaves you speechless. Finding the words to describe it is just as difficult so if this is the shortest blog you’ve ever seen on this site, you’ll know why. Actually, the pictures do tell the story. The eight… Continue reading Loss of Words on Glacier Landing
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Alaska's Memorable First Glacier
KENAI FJORDS, Alaska — It was our first time. Never before had we seen a glacier. All that you need to know about it is that we took 202 pictures. Okay, maybe they weren’t ALL of the glacier and, yes, there are other firsts in our lives that fortunately weren’t recorded by 202 photos. Or… Continue reading Alaska's Memorable First Glacier
Alaska Wildlife Thrills EVERYONE
Many moons ago, a young woman named Adele was part of our wedding party. She was from a “taxidermy family” that for years operated a business preparing animals to hang on the walls of family rooms and dens. A few years later, she took her mother to Alaska. It was the first trip for both… Continue reading Alaska Wildlife Thrills EVERYONE
Cruise Educating on a Golf Course
I was playing golf with three friends a couple of weeks ago, and the subject of cruises came up on the 13th tee. I know it was the 13th because after the way I played the 12th, I was looking to change the subject. Only one of my friends had been on a cruise, and… Continue reading Cruise Educating on a Golf Course
Cunard Ships Still Ultimate Dress-up
We’d love to go on a Cunard cruise. We think. For all its ups and downs, Cunard is the grandfather of cruise lines. Cunard is the company that had the ships that made all of us think we’d never be able to afford cruising. Cunard and its Queens — Mary 2, Victoria and Elizabeth —… Continue reading Cunard Ships Still Ultimate Dress-up