We’ve been admittedly a little overwhelmed by the cruise ships and RVers in Alaska. It hasn’t felt as wild as we expected. Upon entering Seward though, we got immediate good vibes. What a beautiful little town.
Good vibes
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Monthly Archives: August 2012
Bus or RV
Yes, you are correct – that is 3 person jacuzzi on the back … The world of RV’s out there is something special. Driving in the middle of summer travel season in Alaska we saw quite a few crazy rigs. My favorite is a 60 foot RV towing a F150 truck, with 2 ATVs in the Ford’s back…
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- The usual RV/bus hybrid … These were awesome for our little “RV or Bus” game.
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- All respectable RVers toll their 4×4 vehicle with them as well…
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- Mini-me. Actually it is amazing this one has only two axles.
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- … this guy just likes ‘going to school’
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- First I thought the old lady was crazy… Turned out she wasn’t talking to herself – she was talking to the camera on the back of the RV.
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- Maya the bumbleRVee
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- Best Airstreamer ever!
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- Do-it yourself…
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- A convertible RV. Has a nice futon out the back …
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- Yes, the jacuzzi man! He also has his 4×4 Jeep coming along for the ride.
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- A Canadian RV… It’s the Outhouse brand.
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- And last but not least our favorite RV!
Countdown
Seeing bears is a requirement for a proper Alaskan trip. The first campsite in Juneau hadn’t had a bear sighting in a month. The second hadn’t had one in 5 days. We saw a grizzly fishing on the way to the third site. Since G kept reminding me that he didn’t need to be faster than the bear, just faster than the slowest person in the party (me), I sent him to get the pics. And as we were pulling into our last site, a black bear was coming out.
A good omen
Working our way through a narrow fjord on the way to Juneau, the captain notifies the ship that they’ve spotted a spirit bear off the port side of the boat. Spirit bears are rare black bears with white coats due to a recessive gene. We heard through the ship grapevine that it took some documentary filmmakers 9 months to spot one spirit bear. Needless to say, the captain turned the ship around three times to get a good shot. A good start to the trip.
