She Sails Away

Sorry, posted here by mistake

I would recommend, if you can find it, booking a tour to the Wolf sanctuary over in Haines. It leaves from the port of Skagway. This was an amazing place, the guy that runs it is so fascinating and eccentric and weird in the best possible way, it’s not your average tour around a concrete slab of a zoo. This is an all wild built into the side of a mountain sanctuary for animals that have been orphaned and cannot be released into the wild. You’re gonna get up close to wolves, some Caribou, a bear, lots of small animals, like minx and ferrets. So cool. Of course this is only a good choice if you’re in the mood for a 45 minute ferry ride each way, which is gorgeous, a bit of a bus ride out into the wilderness, and then about three hours on your feet shambling around the grassy side of a mountain. https://www.kroschelfilms.com aside from that, Skagway is a really fun place to walk around. Very old town Gold rush kind of feel to it. You can see the whole town in an hour, easy.

It's very fun, it's harder than it looks with just the right amount of challenge. The only reason not to try it out is if you have osteoporosis or are at risk for some serious injury with a heavy fall. Those falls can definitely be hard and you can get slammed into the wall, But nothing out of the ordinary. I often tell myself if an 11 year-old can do it, I can do it too.

We used Juneau. We used AlaskaShoreExcursions dot com. The camp had a banner that said Alaska X, so that may be the name of the group. they were phenomenal, but it was not a glacier thing. We went to a dog sledding camp; everyone there was training for the Iditarod. It was incredibly fun.

Freedom holds a special place for me. It was the first cruise after the epic re-opening of cruising, after the Covid shutdown. It was thrilling to be on board and I thought Freedom was the most beautiful thing ever. I brought my husband, he was six months post-hospitalization from original Covid and he was weak and tired. (Still dealing with some longterm Covid fallout even now). We spent hours lying in those colorful cabanas on deck and watching the ocean. So relaxing! loving your blog and photos. Solo cruising is awesome! And Miami is very fun to sail from.

This will be fun!

Belated happy birthday! love Aruba, and Symphony is my favorite! Really enjoying your blog!

By the way... do we want to know what that is hanging out of his mouth? It looks like a tail or possibly a chicken leg.

Oh, right! Sorry, I lost track for a second.

Appreciate the non bugs. Where are you cruising to on the 17th? Did I miss it? You probably already mentioned this. I will be cruising at the same time! (But on a different line, so I can't share here.) I will look forward to your next blog! This has been so much fun. Thank you for bringing us along!

Now that you mentioned it, you DO tend to get called out for all food-related happy plates. Love that Luis bag!

Oh my stars. Still having flashbacks to that horror show bloodbath in the solarium on Oasis. It appears to be something I'll never forget!

Such fun to follow along! And SYMPHONY. My personal favorite! I will be on Utopia that week! Looking forward to your blog!

This is going to be great!

I am definitely a long-winded blogger, but....I enjoy it, and since I only blog when traveling solo, it's a fun thing to do, to share all the everythings. This has bern a fantastic blog, so fun to travel along and get swept up in that crazy CocoCay weather! It feels like Oasis is such a beloved and ever-popular ship, doesn't it? NO DEATHS this time! That's a win! I am looking forward to your final thoughts. That sock person on the plane.....what on earth. At some point, people seem to have decided personal comfort trumps common manners. And....civilization.