Back From Alaska!
June 11th, 2007 by Jerry
Just returned from a wonderful cruise to southeast Alaska. It was so nice to be in a place where long sleeves and jackets are still worn in June. Tons of pictures are uploading to Flickr as I type, and it will probably take most of the day. I have them all going out to Flickr, so I’ll go back when they’re done and take out the duds and duplicates.
It was a very unique experience. The course the ship took was on the boundary between vast wilderness and vast ocean. The only other boats were fishing boats and other cruise ships, and ships visiting the tourist towns add a few extra digits to the town populations. Many places simply would not exist if cruise ships didn’t stop there. Days were around 18 hours long, and the rest was dim twilight. All of these things were very foreign to me. The world is such a big place – and yet such a small place at the same time. It took a total of about 4 hours on an airplane to reach Vancouver. A hundred years ago, 4 hours was barely enough time to make it across the average county. The world moves so much faster now – almost too fast if you ask me. It’s good to take time off and admire creation.
Thanks, Mom & Dad for a great trip!