Sunday, 7 June 2015

North to Alaska


North to Alaska

Thursday 4th June 2015

Day 24

Fairbanks to Melbourne

This morning the alarm went off at 03 30 for the short bus ride to the airport Princess Cruses in there best land organisation sent one bus with seating for 48 to pick up 70 passengers so after a 20 minute wait the bus returned for the rest of us.
Everything at the airport went smooth and left on time for the four hour flight to Seattle, where some of us had a three and a half others four and a half and a six and a half wait for our flight to Vancouver.
There we all meet up again for our 15 and a half hour flight to Sydney with Air Canada, the first time Val and I have been on a plane flight where hot towels were not handed out and when it came to breakfast and they had run out of pancakes we where told that's all we have sweetheart.
But the trip got better when we got to Sydney we asked the QANTAS staff if there was a chance of a earlier flight before the 12 00 o'clock one they got us on the 10 00 Scotty was there to pick us up.
No matter haw long or how short your holiday is it is still good to be back and called Australia Home.
Len and Val          

North to Alaska


North to Alaska

Wednesday 3rd June 2015

Day 23

Denali to Fairbanks

Today our last day on the road started at 08 15 still heading north our first stop after lunch was at North Pole and Santa's Place where Val got to sit on Santa's knee.
Then into Fairbanks and a ride on an authentic sternwheeler boat the Discovery 111 on the Chena River.
Tonight was the farewell dinner at the Fairbanks Princess Riverside Lodge where we said our goodbyes some we will keep in contact with and see again and some we willnever hear from again but they have been good follow travelers and made the trip easy and fun to get along with.
Len and Val

Tuesday, 2 June 2015

North to Alaska


North to Alaska

Tuesday 2nd June 2015

Day 22

Denali

Alarm went off at 04 10 for breakfast at 05 00 so we could embark on a Tundra Wilderness tour deep into the 600  million acre Alaskan national park.
It was a nine hour bus ride in witch we saw Mouse, Mountain sheep, Ground squirrel, Bold Eagle, Golden  Eagle and Grizzly Bear, as well as getting as close as 30 miles from the foot hill of Mt McKinley or as Alaskans call it Mt Denali.
After a short walk around town when we got back Ron, Ann, Neville, Nick Val and I  went for a couple of drinks before Sandra and Rhhonda joined as for dinner for the best Pizza we have ever had.
Len and Val     

Monday, 1 June 2015

North to Alaska

North to Alaska

Monday 1st June 2015

Day 21

Mt McKinley to Denali

On the road at 10 45 by road couch to catch the Midnight Sun Express to Denali with a full car dome.
This  we had a local musical show and dinner at the Denali Princess Wilderness Lodge.
Len and Val

North to Alaska

 North to Alaska

Sunday 31st May 2015

Day 20

Anchorage to Mt McKinley

Today was a 08 00 start with our first stop at Wasilla where we had a ride in a dog sled then a little further down the road we visited the home of  Martin Buser a four time winner of the Iditarod, dog sled race from Anchorage to Nome.
Lunch was had at the small town of Talkeetna, then on to Mt McKinley where we stayed at the Princess Wilderness Lodge.
Len and Val