We checked out of the Hotel Halsingland this morning and picked up breakfast from Mountain Market Cafe before heading back to the Chilkoot River Fish Weir and the Chilkoot Lake State Recreation Site one last time to see if the bears had finally decided to show up. No bears but plenty of bear poop on…
Today we started the last part of our vacation … a trip into Alaska. We left Whitehorse at 9:30am for the drive to Skagway along the South Klondike Highway. Google Maps said it should take over two hours but we already knew it was going to take longer based on the number of stops we…
It’s official, I am retired. Well technically my retirement date is not until June 30th, but between vacation days, yesterday ended up being my actual last day of work after 31 years with the same employer. When we started planning this year’s birthday trip, we looked at many options including a driving trip through Switzerland….
Flights home from Maui are usually late in the evening, but most accommodations require checkout by noon. That leaves you with almost a full day—and your luggage—to deal with. Over the years, we’ve found the best solution is to pay for a half day at the condo. That way, we can leave our luggage behind…
Last year, when Karen and I were in Hawaii, I decided I wanted to bring Nana along on our next trip. Around that time, Joan (Karen’s sister-in-law) mentioned that her lifelong dream was to visit Hawaii as well. We also wanted our friend Darlene to join us. So back in January, we booked the flights…