Texans in Alaska: Last Sea Day on the Disney Wonder (Completed 8/4/17)

[bcwife76]

Following! I also started following you on instagram a few weeks ago ;-) Loving your report - those blankets are gorgeous!What a lovely and thoughful FE gift!

 

[jhoannam]

Love those blankets!

 

[wdwfan]

Love your trip report! Looking forward to reading the rest of it.

 

[MissDaisyofTexas]

Following! I also started following you on instagram a few weeks ago ;-) Loving your report - those blankets are gorgeous!What a lovely and thoughful FE gift!

Thanks for following along, bcwife76!

 

[MissDaisyofTexas]

Love your trip report! Looking forward to reading the rest of it.

Thanks, wdwfan! I'll have another post written this week.

 

[Shanti]

Hello! We just got back on Monday night. We had a great trip!

I plan to write a detailed trip report. Here is the first installment, with our YouTube music video and hotel review.

Please let me know what questions you have!

Link to trip report:
YouTube Video and Hotel Review: https://milesforfamily.com/2017/06/23/texans-alaska-trip-video-hyatt-regency-vancouver-review/

Vancouver Part 1--Arrival, Stanley Park, Sea to Sky tour with Landsea Tours: https://milesforfamily.com/2017/06/26/texans-alaska-vancouver-arrival-stanley-park-sea-to-sky/

Vancouver Part 2--Capilano, Grouse Mountain, Vancouver Whale Watch: https://milesforfamily.com/2017/06/...pilano-grouse-mountain-vancouver-whale-watch/

Boarding the Disney Wonder! https://milesforfamily.com/2017/06/30/texans-alaska-boarding-disney-wonder-to-alaska/

The Fish Extender blankets look great! Where did you get them?

 

[MissDaisyofTexas]

First full day at sea, including naturalist presentation, Palo brunch, BBB and Tiana's Place!

https://milesforfamily.com/2017/07/05/texans-alaska-sea-day-alaska/

 

[MissDaisyofTexas]

The Fish Extender blankets look great! Where did you get them?

Thank you, Shanti! I ordered blankets from Amazon, and my MIL did the embroidery.

 

[MissDaisyofTexas]

Here is the post about our Tracy Arm day! This was probably my favorite day of the whole trip. The beauty was surreal!

https://milesforfamily.com/2017/07/10/texans-alaska-tracy-arm-alaska/

 

[cadien]

Just read your Tracy Arm installment. My grandfather really was an Alaska fisherman (I grew up there too) so Mickey's outfit at the end just killed me. Love!

 

[MissDaisyofTexas]

Just read your Tracy Arm installment. My grandfather really was an Alaska fisherman (I grew up there too) so Mickey's outfit at the end just killed me. Love!

Wow, what was it like growing up in Alaska? There was no way I was leaving the Disney Wonder without getting a photo with Mickey in his fisherman outfit.

 

[cadien]

Well you don't realize how unusual everything is until you've moved away. It's isolated. And expensive. Like living in Hawaii. No shortage of nature though. And people are very neighborly because the conditions are so harsh. You have to work together. I spent about half my time there (23 years total) in Fairbanks, which is totally different than Southeast. Much drier, flatter, and colder.

 

[MissDaisyofTexas]

Well you don't realize how unusual everything is until you've moved away. It's isolated. And expensive. Like living in Hawaii. No shortage of nature though. And people are very neighborly because the conditions are so harsh. You have to work together. I spent about half my time there (23 years total) in Fairbanks, which is totally different than Southeast. Much drier, flatter, and colder.

Expensive for sure! Some of the locals schooled us on how expensive groceries were. One of my favorite parts about going into the ports was talking to the local guides who live in Alaska year-round. They had some interesting stories, for sure!

 

[MissDaisyofTexas]

Here is Skagway! We did a summer dog sled camp excursion through Alaska Excursions:

https://milesforfamily.com/2017/07/15/texans-alaska-dog-sledding-skagway/

 

[MissDaisyofTexas]

We made the most of a rainy day in Juneau!

https://milesforfamily.com/2017/07/18/texans-alaska-rainy-day-juneau/

 

[#NotMyName]

I'm glad Juneau ended up working out for your family despite the rain. I'm planning a heli-mush for that day, but understand I must have solid back up plans because cancellations are common. Thanks for sharing the link for the car rental place. I've bookmarked it for our cruise. How far in advance did you reserve your car?

 

[scrappydew]

I am loving your report! Thanks for sharing!

 

[MissDaisyofTexas]

I'm glad Juneau ended up working out for your family despite the rain. I'm planning a heli-mush for that day, but understand I must have solid back up plans because cancellations are common. Thanks for sharing the link for the car rental place. I've bookmarked it for our cruise. How far in advance did you reserve your car?

We reserved the car in February for our June cruise. The place did not seem busy on our day in Juneau.

 

[MissDaisyofTexas]

I am loving your report! Thanks for sharing!

Thank you, scrappydew!

 

[MissDaisyofTexas]

Here is Ketchikan! We had gorgeous weather that day, and we rode the Duck Boat and the funicular up to Cape Fox Lodge.

https://milesforfamily.com/2017/07/31/texans-alaska-sunny-skies-ketchikan/