2023
Covid 19 has taken its toll on our cruising but finally
its back to Alaska
and 3000 miles of pictures!
Took a day trip
from Victoria on the Honda
Big
Ruckus to the amazing Malahat Skywalk & Slide!
Our
next stop is Saltspring Island and a VERY empty marina!?!
We took
the motor cycle to the Mount Maxwell Lookout even with
some smoke a
spectacular view! Lori taking a siesta on the beach
of the Ruckle
Heritage Farm. Then a stop at St. Paul Catholic
Church constructed
in1880 and located by Fulford harbor. I never
thought I'd see
it but here's a SOLAR powered dog!!!
A stop for beachcombing at the fabulous west
beach at HaKi.
A hidden lake we found on our hike to the north
beach.
Our anchorage at Codville shared by a neighbor from Gig
Harbor!
Morning
Coffee on anchor in Khutz Inlet. A morning
kayak and a mama grizzle and her
cubs having a bite of
breakfast on the river side. Lori spots mama
bear later
having
a rest on an overhanging log.
In spite the fact
that mama
grizzle's cubs were only a few feet away she was obviously
unimpressed with us kayakers taking pictures....
It must have been a exhausting day with the kids!!
Grizzlies on the beach VIDEO.
On our way to Lowe Inlet a pair of whales
doing some fishing!
Verney falls in Nettle Basin. An afternoon Kayak
found a pair of
nesting SandHill Cranes. The Bella parked in front
of Verney falls.
Lori Kayaking through the ancient fish weir in Nettle
Basin.
HUGE Lowe Inlet prawns for dinner!
A day kayak in Kumealon Narrows and another
Bella inuksuk.
The beautiful Green Island Lighthouse just off Dundas
Island on our
way to Ketchikan. The Bella parked at City Docks in
downtown Ketchikan.
Our favorite bubble tea served on the cruise
ship docks. A day trip around
Ketchikan on the Big Ruckus with a
stop at Starbucks and a viewpoint
above town. A visit from a pod of
Pacific White Sided Dolphins on
our way to Wrangell.
Arriving at Wrangell from Zimovia Strait. The
4th of July
parade festivities. The world famous mud pie at the
Stikine
Inn! "Air conditioning" at the Wrangell airport. A great
view of
Wrangell then Ketchikan from the air. Back at the
lake house for
William's 4th birthday.
Grandpa and William "crazy face" competition,
Buds 92nd birthday
celebration! A rare cloudless view of Ketchikan
on our flight back to Wrangell.
A motorcycle tour of Petersburg and
the fisherman's memorial. The ice and
waterfalls of Tracy Arm
Glacier. On our way to Juneau, An ice burg in the
middle of Stephens
Passage some 50 miles from the face of the glacier.
The welcoming committee to Juneau are
SIX cruise ships!
We take our cruise buddies to the Mendenhall
glacier,
then to the Red Dog Saloon for a round or two of "duck
farts"!
The crew at the summit of Glacier Gardens.The DIPAC
salmon
hatchery packed returning salmon. Juneau's FABULOUS
waterfront park. The
Bella and crew at the Intermediate Docks.
A group of whales bubble feeding on our
way to Skagway.
Fresh frybread what a treat! The crew ready to board
the White
Pass Railroad for a trip up to the summit and Canada.
Proof positive
that Big Foot is REAL! Great Grandpa Vogee's hand
painted
sign in the Skagway Museum. A cruise ship at the end of State
Street
with the Bella crew stopping traffic.
Bubble feeding whale videos.
Pacific white sided dolphins video.
The huge Landslide area above the Skagway
cruise
ship docks and the rock catchment barriers. The view north
back to Skagway as we make our way south to Hoonah. The girls
on the
boat deck as we pass the Eldred Rock lighthouse. A
panorama shot of
Lynn Canal on our way to Hoonah. The launch
shack for the Hoonah ZIP
line. The tram taking us up to
the launch shack. The Bella crew
ready for a ZIP line adventure!
The "ZIP" line video! 
The Zip Line survivors posing for a picture
at the cruise
ship gift center. Here's the crew landed at Bartlett
Cove,
Glacier Bay. The newly completed long house in Bartlett Cove.
A mountain goat admiring the Bella Nile. The crew enjoying a
FABULOSE day visiting the John Hopkins glacier. The little dots in
the lower right of this picture is the crew on a field trip to the
Reid
Glacier. A seal enjoying the sunny day. The silty water in
inlet just in front of the glacier.
The galley decorated for taco Tuesday,
anchored in
Appleton Cove on our way to Sitka. The Sea Daddy
restaurant -or second hand store in Sitka! A group picture
taken at
the Baranof Castle Historic Site. The O'Connell
Bridge with the
sleeping Mt. Edgecumbe in the background.
The boys at Harry Race
Pharmacy and soda fountain for an
afternoon treat. Bella heading
home in a stormy Chatham Strait.
The Bella anchored in Portage Bay
and a REAL downpour! Back to
Wrangell and another mud pie. Waiting
out a Clarence Strait gale
in Meyers Chuck, on the way to Ketchikan.
Leaving Ketchikan to Prince Rupert Video.
