Alaska Cruise

[jbond]

I agree, excellent post PEB. I think that sums up an Alaska cruise.

The scenery is beautiful, the bays rugged and sometimes foreboding, but I found the cities fascinating. We loved Juneau, Sitka, Skagway and Ketchikan. They look like something out of a Hollywood set. I had read Michener's "Alaska" before we went and the White Pass Rail journey brought his book to life. Another great thing about Alaska is the taste. You haven't eaten smoked salmon until you've had that alder wood smoked salmon in Alaska. It's the best.

But, do I prefer Alaska to other places I've visited? Probably not, everywhere we go, we find something different and interesting. Wild life is great, but for me, so is walking around a 3000 year old ruin in Greece or just lying on a beautiful, white sand beach in the Caribbean with a cold beer in hand. I'm easily pleased. :grin: .

[TheSkipper]

Well, cruising has always been a warm weather sport for me. We were in the Norwegian in July in ski coats and I did not find that too much fun!!

Was stationed in the Aleutian Islands (on Adak) with the Navy and swore if I ever got off that rock I would not come back. So far I have kept that promise.

That said, I'm putting together a group from our church for a cruise to Alaska next summer! They seem to want to go, so I'll take my CD player with my steel drum music and earphones and dream of the islands. :wink: