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Monthly Archives: December 2024
[Juneau, AK, July 28, 2024] First thing in the morning, we dropped off our luggage at our cruise headquarters. We picked up name tags and were instructed to return by 5 pm. We saw our ship getting prepared and loaded! I was so excited! Then we were off to get some breakfast. We tried a cute little cafe in downtown Juneau, the Rookery, but oddly, it was closed on Sundays. Luckily, Heritage Coffee… Read More
[Juneau, AK, July 27, 2024] We woke up to the same cloudy weather as yesterday. First order of business was a stop at a Starbucks for coffee and breakfast. We hadn’t seen each other since February and although group chats and the occasional phone call kept us in touch, a more in-depth catch up session was quite overdue! From there, it was an easy 10 minute drive to Mendenhall glacier. It is… Read More
[Juneau, AK, Jul 26, 2024] When Olivia found this small-ship adventure cruise to Alaska’s Glacier Bay National Park, I couldn’t say no. A national park was involved, I’d never been to Alaska and I’d never been on a cruise, so this trip was going to check a lot of boxes! We synced our calendars and picked July 28th to August 4th for our week-long cruise starting and ending in Juneau. July 28th… Read More
[Copenhagen, Denmark, Jun 11, 2024] I woke up to the rain that had been forecasted to arrive. I was hoping that it will be like Amsterdam, where it rained only for a couple of hours instead of the whole day like the forecast said. At any rate, I had planned to go heavy on the castles today due to the forecast. But I had a few places to climb also, and I… Read More
