Chapter 19 The Forest for the Trees Previous Post | Next Post Table of Contents Sitka National Historical Park is also known as Totem Park among locals because of the extensive collection of totem poles that it contains. Before actually heading into the park ourselves, we decided to check out the visitor’s center. They were going …
Chapter 18 Walking Through History Previous Post | Next Post Table of Contents We quickly walked far enough west on Lincoln Street that we hit a dead end at Sitka Harbor. This is not a large downtown, but it sure had pretty views. Looking across the harbor, we could see Sitka’s main geographical landmark in …
May 27, 2014 Chapter 17 Sitka Previous Post | Next Post Table of Contents Another day, another Personal Navigator. Here’s the link. Like most people in the world, the first time I had ever heard of Sitka, Alaska, was in the 2009 romantic comedy The Proposal. I’m not exaggerating when I say that the moment Sandra …
Chapter 16 In Living Color Previous Post | Next Post Table of Contents Even though we’d only been on board the Wonder for two-and-a-half days, it already felt as though we’d seen most of the ship. We hadn’t yet had any reason to come to Animator’s Palate, however, so it was a totally new experience. …
Chapter 15 Afternoon Antics Previous Post | Next Post Table of Contents After our mile walk, we were still feeling a little chilly, so we went back to the stateroom to warm up. We couldn’t stay off our verandah for too long, though, so Tracy soon bundled up and sat outside for a bit. We’d …
May 26, 2014 Chapter 14 Let Them Eat Mickey Waffles Previous Post | Next Post Table of Contents It’s the start of another day, so here is the link to our third Personal Navigator. Our second sleep on board the ship had gone better than the first. We made sure to press the velcro holding the closet …
Chapter 13 Who Knows Where a Dream Might Lead Previous Post | Next Post Table of Contents When we got to our seats, we saw that the red carpet interviews going on outside the theatre were being live-streamed onto the big screens on either side of the stage. We only saw one father and daughter …
Chapter 12 Hiya Fabian Previous Post | Next Post Table of Contents While we’d been so loathe to pose for pictures taken by the ship’s official photographers up until this point, something about formal night brought out a desire to commemorate the occasion—even if we had no plans to actually buy any of these photos. …
Chapter 11 Useless Knowledge Put to Use Previous Post | Next Post Table of Contents We found Diversions right as Theme Park Trivia was about to get underway. As we entered the lounge and looked around, there weren’t really any completely open tables, but there were a few tables that were only half occupied. We …
Chapter 10 Bears Previous Post | Next Post Table of Contents After lunch, we went back to the retail shops to do our second round of shopping. Clearly, they had planned much better for this cruise than the one our table mates were telling us about because I don’t think they had actually run out …