Barbara Thompson

Sunday, June 18, 2023 We parked our little ship next to the Crown Princess. We took the Crown with my mom when we took our previous Alaska cruise. It was nice to see them next to each other. We visited the local raptor center where they rehabilitate birds. Once they get better, they are re-introduced

Saturday, June 17, 2023 Last full day on the cruise today. The morning was spent scenic cruising, continuing to look for wildlife. It was raining, so I took a nap for a while. As far as I know, no wildlife was spotted. After lunch, we went on a zodiac ride. We saw no big or

Friday, June 17, 2023 We hopped out of bed this morning to go look at the Margarie glacier in Glacier Bay National Park. It was raining and 40 degrees, so we were a little slow with our hopping. Our ship was anchored quite close to the 250 ft tall sheet of ice. I took some

Thursday, June, 15, 2023 Apparently this is the spot where the Pacific Ocean is trying to get into the inner passage of Alaska. Between these little islands, the water is bubbling and churning as millions of gallons of water rush in during high tide. We were out in our zodiacs, bobbling along the rapids –

Wednesday, June 14, 2023 The National Geographic Quest has speakers in the cabins, which I love. Princess ships make ship wide announcements and you have to run out to the hall to hear. At 6:50am, Travis, our head of excursions, gently wishes us a good morning, invites us to 7am yoga, and announces breakfast at

Tuesday, June 13, 2023 We were told to expect 55°and torrential mist. We popped open our porthole this morning and were surprised to see the sun shining. It has been shining all day. Fabulous. Yesterday we had to sign up for activities for today. There was a cultural hike, two different bog walks, a bike

Monday, June 12, 2023 When we came to Alaska on a Princess cruise 6 or 8 or 10 years ago, while we were looking at the Sawyer glacier, I saw people out in a black rubber boat up close to the glacier and the icebergs. I said, “How do I get on one of those

Sunday, June 11, 2023 We got up at 4:00am in order to be ready to leave at 5:00 to get on the 7:00 flight to Seattle. Our friend Dave took us to the airport, which was super nice of him since it was so early. We got through security quickly and headed to McDonald’s for

Saturday, June 10, 2023 We leave tomorrow at 5am for Alaska. Of course, I left the packing (for the most part) until today. I’m a pretty good packer – usually. This trip is such a mystery that I am a bit at a loss. We found a list online of what to bring. Some of

Friday, June 9, 2023 I had a little cream left over from making a sauce earlier this week and since we are going to be gone, I needed to use it up. What to do? Make an angel food cake, of course! My friend, Maren, was coming over to have a chat by the pool