North to Alaska! Part 1 - The Cruise
May 14, 2023 Rob and I as we are about to board the Noordam. The Noordam is Holland America's ship that would take us from Vancouver B.C. north through the inland passage with stops at Ketchikan, Skagway and Juneau before cruising one day in Glacier National Park, spending another day at sea before entering College Fjord and then heading to Whittier, Alaska where we would leave the ship behind. A cruise to Alaska has long been in our thoughts, so as Rob is about to turn 75 in July, and we have now visited all of the "lower 48" states we decided it was time to head north to Alaska. Many folks drive their RVs all the way to Alaska, but though we have driven across the U.S. twice in our LesThora, that was not something we felt compelled to do. We have talked to folks who have driven to Alaska and said it was awesome, and some have even done it more than once. But we have also talked to folks that said they did it so they could "check the box" and weren't