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Thursday, 14th July – Day 5 (Valdez)
A more interesting day. At least, I hope you agree….. The best night’s kip we’ve had yet. Now gradually getting attuned to the time differences and the rhythm of the cruise. The place where we docked this morning is actually the “new” town of Valdez. On Good Friday, 1964, a massive earthquake, 9.2 on the […]
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Wednesday, 13th July – Day 4 (Seward)
Had a rather restless night – usual for me in a strange bed (although it was very comfortable). Still not really adjusted to the time difference. Breakfasted, then took the Viking shuttle bus into Seward, the main destination being the Sea Life aquarium there. All quite impressive, but I’ve never really been a fan of […]
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Tuesday, 12th July – Day 3 (Anchorage to Seward)
Apologies for the the late post – the Internet round here is very, very dodgy. Despite the help we got from Angelina on the front desk, I don’t think we will be returning to the Hilton Anchorage any time soon. Rather tatty and tired, very noisy aircon, exorbitant prices, etc., etc. Matters were not helped […]
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Monday 11th July – Day 2 (Seattle to Anchorage)
As an aside, I’ve added a couple of pics to yesterday’s post. It’s obvious our bodies are not yet adapted to the long distance flown, as both of us were awake most of the night, it seemed, even in a comfortable bed and a properly air-conditioned room. Despite this, we were reasonably chipper given the […]
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Sunday, 10th July – Day 1 (Heathrow to Seattle)
Rather fitful night’s sleep – strange, though comfortable, bed and still a rather stuffy room. Only one night, though…. Down for a very expensive breakfast and checked out with a hefty charge to my credit card. We won’t be returning here in a hurry….. Walked the 20 minutes or so to Terminal 3, negotiating several […]
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Saturday, 9th July (Heathrow Airport)
The plan today was simply to travel down to a hotel near Terminal 3 at Heathrow, stay one night and enjoy (if that’s the right word) a relatively leisurely check-in at the airport the following morning, as the flight isn’t scheduled to leave until 15.10. Andy O’Neal, who runs Beds and Bucks Chauffeur Service, who […]
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Intro (1st July 2022)
On Sunday, 10th July 2022, my wife, Jean, and I fly out from London Heathrow to Seattle on the west coast of the USA for the start of our long-planned trip to North America. We will not return to the UK until 14th October. Most of the time will be spent in Canada, but we […]
Travel Adventure to North America - July to October 2022 