At the Wheel
Ray and I have been totally dependent on other people to carry us from here to there since we left our house at 7:30 a.m. on August 20. We have ridden by plane, train, ship, bus, and taxi (we could have…
Category Field Trips Near and Far
Peace
If all goes as planned, we should be docked in Vancouver, British Columbia, before this blog is posted this morning. Since it was less expensive to spend the night here in Vancouver and fly home on Tuesday than to fly home on Monday,…
Gold Rush Days
Today the ship is to dock at Skagway, Alaska. Skagway became a boom town after the Klondike Gold Rush began in 1897. In 1898 construction began on the White Pass & Yukon Route Railroad. One hundred years later the governments of Canada and…
A State Capitol, A Church, and A Glacier
Today we have a half-day stop in Juneau, the state capital of Alaska. We try to tour state capitol buildings when we have a chance. I don’t remember ever even thinking I would have the chance to visit Alaska’s! Nearby is…
Migrating South
In 1994 our family went on a mission trip to Idaho. We took the opportunity to see many of God’s amazing creations and to visit sites important in American history by taking the long way home. It was our first opportunity…
Sailing, Sailing . . .
Today we are to spend the entire day onboard ship. From the port at Whittier, where we left last night at 9:00 p.m. to the port near Hoonah, Alaska, where we are to dock tomorrow morning, is 499 miles. I guess…