Anchorage

This is the only cruise that stops at Anchorage. All of the other cruise lines stop at Seward or Whittier, the other two deep water ports. All of the other Holland America cruises stop at Seward. Every two weeks this trip stops at Anchorage. It is the only one. We chose to take a train trip down through the Kenai to Grandview. The trip started out along Tournagain Arm. Then  a side trip over to Whittier and back to the main line. There were two nearly identical tours. One of them got off the train and took a hike to a glacier. The other stayed on the train for the ride to  Grandview. Then we picked up the group that had done the hike and another group that had done a white water raft trip. Busses brought us all back to the ship.

Anchorage is a real city. Nearly 50% of all Alaskans live here or nearby.

View across Tournagain Arm rendered in B/W

Miles Glacier (?)

Alayna Falls – Named by a young lady employed by Alaska Railroad. She was captivated by these falls and when she learned that they had no formal name she went through the process to name them after herself.