Friday morning we decided not to push ourselves for an early start. We had a glacier tour scheduled for 3:30 in the afternoon, and we felt we had plenty of time to make it there. It was nice to relax and not feel in such a hurry in the morning. Trips like this, where there is so much to see and do, can become tiring. Once we got going we didn’t go too far at first. Just a few miles…
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Thursday morning we woke to mostly cloudy skies, but we saw a few patches of blue sky so we had hope that maybe the day would not be all gray. Today we would be traveling east with a number of waterfalls on our list. We packed up our car and headed out. Before we got too far, we drove to the other side of the river from our cabin to see a waterfall. If you love waterfalls, then Iceland is…
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We woke up Wednesday to the usual grey skies. We packed our backpacks as today we were going on a hike. Andrea had booked a hike up into the colorful mountains of Landmannalaugar. It would be an all day adventure. After my near accident yesterday, I wasn’t sure if I should be going on this hike. However, when I woke up and moved around, I didn’t really feel much pain, just some stiffness so I thought I would be OK…
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Tuesday morning dawned with gray skies just like yesterday. Today would be another busy travel day with lots to see so we got up, packed our bags, and left fairly early. Our destination was the Golden Circle, Iceland’s best known tourist area. However, before we left. we drove to the nearby town of Borgarnes to get some breakfast and fill up our gas tank. Tank and tummies full, we were on our way. Two days before we had crossed the…
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The previous night’s blue skies had disappeared by the next morning, and we awoke to gray, cloudy skies on the Snæfellsnes Peninsula. A peek out the window revealed that the local sheep were resting in front of our cabin. Things seemed quiet and peaceful, but not all was as it seemed. Andrea had awakened before me and decided she wanted to go back to the beach to do some beach combing. As she was going down, the birds from the…
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My daughter Andrea has been an avid traveler for some time. I have referred to her on numerous occasions. She has traveled with my wife and me to Spain & Portugal, Ireland, New England, Taiwan, Hawaii, and most recently Alaska. She is a second grade teacher living near San Jose so her summers have given her the opportunity to travel. I tell you this because this series is about our first father/daughter trip that we have taken. Last spring the…
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After a cloudy day on Monday, we woke to another blue sky day on Tuesday. While we were in the city of Anchorage, nature was not far away so we continued to enjoy the nature of Alaska. Chugach State Park is a short drive from Anchorage and offers a number of outdoor activities. We chose to go to the Eagle River section of the park for a hike. Unlike our hike the previous Wednesday, this hike had little elevation gain.…
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We woke up on Monday to grey skies in Seward, Alaska. It was a bit of a disappointment after the fabulous blue skies of yesterday, but blue skies don’t last forever. We would make the most of this day no matter the weather. Our plan was to drive back to Anchorage, our last stop on this sojourn. Before we left Seward, however, we planned to visit Exit Glacier which was the basis for the name of our accommodation, Exit Glacier…
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The sun was shining brightly as we got up Sunday morning. We had not anticipated that as the previous day had been quite cloudy. The blue skies seemed a good omen for our day on the water. Today we would take a six hour boat ride through the fjords out of Seward and see parts of the Kenai Fjords National Park. In this post be prepared for lots of photos as I took nearly 500 photos on our tour. There…
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Saturday was a transition day. We would be leaving the interior of Alaska and traveling south to Seward on the Kenai Peninsula. This would be another long day of driving for us. After packing up our stuff and getting it all in the car, we left for the first stop on our journey south, the tourist town of Talkeetna. The town is actual quite close to where we were staying as the crow flies. Unfortunately the Susitna River separates the…
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