We had an excellent time on the floating buffet up the inside passage and on to Whittier, then back by air. The trip was organized by cousins Ed and Vickie. There were 14 of us dining and touring and snacking and dining. The weather was great. Not absolutely clear, but sunny and warm. The only rain we saw was at Anchorage after disembarkation. Diamond Princess food was great. Several venues have extra charges. The dining room service was good, not as polished as it could be, but still quite good. Ketchican is unique. Well, all the Alaskan towns are unique! I [View Full Entry]

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Spent a couple of days relaxing in Ilwaco. They have a real nice museum here. It has lots of stuff on exploration, railroad, industry, shipwrecks. There is a display and video on the guy who rowed solo across the pacific in 1991. Also, there are more antique stores than you can count!! We took a little drive up to Long Beach and had a romantic walk on their boardwalk. The weather was cool, rain off and on. Typical Spring beach weather. The tip takes a tank of gas. It's about 170 miles from home to Ilwaco. [View Full Entry]

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Had a relaxing weekend with the RV club. It was really warm and sunny. The warm weather caused the river to rise quite a bit. Steve and Wes dragged a log to camp and cut it up. The club will have wood for the next camp also. [View Full Entry]

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We thoroughly enjoyed our B&B stay. Thank you to the kids for the gift certificate. We toured the shops, restaurants, the Rose theater and Fort Worden. Our stay was at the Blue Gull Inn. Cozy, quiet, comfortable, excellent breakfasts and a jacuzzi tub. Clam chowder at Fins ($12) was superb. They use butter clams, shell and all and it is really really good. Of course, we also had salmon and shrimp and wine and a real big check. Ice cream at Elevated Ice Cream Co. was nice. Macadoo's Barbecue is just like in Tennessee. They have catfish and hush puppies!!! We [View Full Entry]

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