Wherein we sit back and chillax for a while, partake in some very excellent food, socialise with incessantly polite and nice company, become slightly more educated on Van City planning, have a fandom experience, meet some wolves and make new friends and meet up with old friends. Just read what I wrote and realise it …
Month: August 2012
Where the Wild Things Are…
The sign as you drive in on the main access road, I'll concur Halibut is big business down here. Our little Cessna 206. Smallest plane I've ever been in but our pilot Michael exuded such quiet, experienced confidence I had no concerns whatsoever. I do marvel at these little beasts being able to lift off …
Where mountains fall into the sea
Today was a brilliant day in Paradise 🙂 We'd booked a cruise with Kenai Fjords Tours and we cruised the Fjords from about 9am this morning till we returned around 6pm. It was a good choice for a tour and I happily filled in the customer survey card saying that I would recommend this tour …
WHISTLE PIG! SQUIRREL! GLACIER!
So as promised on Facebook here's my little addition to our last couple of days in Denali. This here is the helicopter that we didn't get in. Weather too crappy but we both agreed we'd rather not spend that kind of money on anything less than perfect conditions. This little guy, an Arctic Ground Squirrel …
MOOSE! On the Loose!
I'll come clean. I have eaten Moose before. In Swedish Lappland. And whilst it was ohhhhhkay I can't say I'm a fan - in fact I prefer my Moose in this version. In the wild, minding their own Moose business, levelling slightly disconcerting stares (or is it a Moose glare I wonder?) at the irritatingly …
Alaskan Days, musings on America and an Iditarod Insight.
It’s raining on a Thursday afternoon in summer time Denali National Park. Holed up in our cabin I am forced to turn to other things to occupy my time. Now is a good time for a more than just a travel blog post. Which is in this post as well don’t worry but I’ve been …
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