Tag: Whittier

  • 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…

  • Saturday 11 June 2011 Highlights: Boat Plane Flight, Black Bear close up The last major event of the trip, a flight to Redoubt Bay to check out the local wildlife.  This started with my first ever ‘float’ or boat flight.  Redoubt Bay can only be rested by air or boat, or in this case both!…

  • 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…