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By Mark Melton on September 28, 2013 • ( 3 Comments )

On a slow boat to China – Sept. 28, 2013

We left Whittier, Alaska on Saturday, September 21, on a voyage that will ultimately take the Diamond Princess to Tianjin, China – the port of call for Beijing. Not counting […]

By Mark Melton on September 24, 2013 • ( 1 Comment )

Scenic Cruising – Glacier Bay, College Fjord and Whittier Alaska – Part 1

On Thursday morning, September, 19 the Diamond Princess steamed into Glacier Bay to begin two days of “scenic cruising”. Glacier Bay is directly west of Skagway, I’d estimate about 50 […]

By Mark Melton on September 24, 2013 • ( Leave a comment )

Scenic Cruising – Glacier Bay, College Fjord and Whittier Alaska – Part 2

Enroute to College Fjord. After exiting Glacier Bay, the ship set a westerly course though the North Inian Passage towards Cape Spencer. After rounding Cape Spencer thie ship had left […]

By Mark Melton on September 22, 2013 • ( 2 Comments )

Skagway – Kayaking & Riding the Gold Rush Train

Skagway, Alaska is a very small town at the end of the Taiya Inlet, the northern most point of Southeast Alaska’s inside passage. The town was founded by gold seekers […]

By Mark Melton on September 21, 2013 • ( 3 Comments )

My favorite day yet! – A day in rainy Juneau, Alaska

Guest Blog written by Holly Melton. Juneau, the state capital of Alaska is a small city with a walkable downtown. We enjoyed visiting the Juneau City Museum and lunch at […]

By Mark Melton on September 20, 2013 • ( 2 Comments )

On to Alaska – Boarding the Diamond Princess and Visiting Ketchikan

On Saturday, September 16th we boarded the Princess Cruise’s Diamond Princess at Canada Place in Vancouver. This is our first time on a cruise and this ship will be our […]

By Mark Melton on September 19, 2013 • ( 1 Comment )

Vancouver – Canada’s jewel on the Pacific

Our train, The Canadian, arrived in Vancouver on Wednesday, September 11 about 8:30, about an hour and a half ahead of schedule. We were up early and fully packed before […]

By Mark Melton on September 16, 2013 • ( 2 Comments )

Scenery from a train moving across Canada – Part 3: The Canadian Rockies

Early on day 3 of our trip on VIA’s The Canadian from Toronto to Vancouver began with an early morning arrival at Edmonton, Alberta we then traveled from the plains […]

By Mark Melton on September 16, 2013 • ( Leave a comment )

Scenery from a train moving across Canada – Part 2: The Great Plains of Canada

Here are more photos taken from VIA’s the Canadian as we traveled from Toronto to Vancouver. These pictures are from Day 2 of the trip and are taken in Manitoba […]

By Mark Melton on September 16, 2013 • ( Leave a comment )

Scenery from a train moving across Canada – Part 1: Ontario

This posting is just some of the pictures I took from the VIA’s Canadian of the Canadian countryside. The train heading west in Ontario in the afternoon. A lake in […]

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