3DSADVENTURES

We are so excited to be heading to New England in the new RV Friday. Lulu and Daisy are coming with us as we explore for 2 weeks. We will start with a week on Cape Cod then head up to Acadia for 5 days and finally cut back to the south through the White Mountain National Forest in New Hampshire. Dylin is most excited about eating fresh clam chowder, fresh lobster and lobster rolls and we are excited to feel the ocean breeze and hike the beauty of Acadia!... read more

We arrived in to Skagway early Monday morning. We docked at 7 am sharp. We had to be out, with breakfast, and at the end of the dock by 8:15 for our morning excursion, a bike ride through the rain forest past Dyea. Because of it's proximity to water, Dyea was a booming gold rush town in the late 1800s. Dyea was across the mountain and at the edge of water so the gold miners could float their 2 tons of gear and food down the river rather than try and cross the treacherous mountains. Once the railroads were built, Dyea just died. It's really interesting because the miners just picked up and left the town. Since it's in the rainforest, it's just been reclaimed by the forest around it. Dyea is now in the Tongass ... read more

We boarded the gorgeous Radiance of the Seas Friday, July 27th. Once onboard we ate lunch then headed to our room which was just perfect. We had a D1 room in the middle of the hump. The rest of the afternoon we explored the ship and Dylin decided to swim. It was funny to watch her swim with the snow covered mountains in the background. The weather was so nice it was actually about 60 degrees. By set-sail we were marveling in the beauty of this mostly glass ship. The ship was built for Alaska and all the glass, including glass elevators that face the water, means you never miss the beautiful views. July 28th was a "sea-day" but the ship traveled into the Hubbard Glacier. It was a spectacular experience to see this huge glacier ... read more

Wednesday and Thursday turned out to be absolutely beautiful and according to the locals the first nice days this year! We had a really restful night despite not having much in the way of room darkening blinds...sunlight until midnight here! Wednesday, July 25: We set out mid-morning on our adventure aboard the Kenai Fjord Aialik Voyager. It is basically a cat-hull tour boat with inside and outside seating on 2 levels. Our 6 hour tour took us deep into the Kenai Fjords National Park. Not only was the weather beautiful, the waters of Resurrection Bay and the North Pacific were very calm. We did have some really spectacular fog that they call glacial fog. It hung low, above the water but below the snow covered peaks. It was fascinating. This was an incredible adventure. We came ... read more

July 21st: All flights on time...weather seemed great until we arrived in Anchorage to rain, rain, rain! We were excited to get somewhere and see something, but then the dreaded jetlag set in......well, at least for Dana. Dylin was set on swimming in the indoor pool, although it was 50 degrees outside and our bodies thought it was 4 hours later than the clock in Anchorage! Our hotel is great, Embassy Suites. Thank God they have an onsite restaurant or I would have died of starvation. Dylin got her swim time but I was in bed by 8:30pm Anchorage time (12:30 est). We called Regal Air to check the status of our Bear Charter tomorrow and they said we were still tentative due to the low ceiling/rain in the area. Oh, no, they can't cancel the ... read more