Tag: Anchorage

  • Sunday 12 June 2011 Highlights: Walking around Anchorage, In-flight Internet access Last day of the trip with any non travel activities. Woke up with the news that flights into Melbourne have stopped and face major disruptions due to South American volcano from last week, I’ll see if That causes any problems tomorrow. First up it…

  • Friday 10 June 2011 Highlights: Scenic Coastal Train Trip, Whittier Glaciers and Dolphins A welcome late start saw me catch the 8.40 am shuttle for the 10 am train from Anchorage to Whittier.  The coastal 61 mile trip was down over 2 hours at a slow pace to allow us to look out for wildlife, which…

  • Thursday 9 June 2011 Highlights: Anchorage Museum Early start with bus pickup at 7 am, which while becoming common is leaving me tried by the middle of the day.  Still this was an easy travel day today with a 8 hour trip back to Anchorage including a short stop at Talkeetna Alaskan Lodge. The Anchorage…

  • Tuesday 7 June 2011 Highlights: Nine hour scenic train trip, white water rafting (class 3 & 4) Early start day.  I had a 8.15 am train to Denali with a 7.15 am check in this meant I needed to catch the 6.45 am hotel to the train depot transfer, long story short I needed to get…

  • Monday 6 June 2011 Highlights: The sun shining brightly at 00.30 in Anchorage Said a last goodbye to San Francisco with an early 6.20 am start. The next major part of this trip will see many early mornings as I get in touch with nature.  I don’t know if I’ll ever be back to San…