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Month: July 2022

Days: 64-65 Juneau

July 31, 2022 by amandamcbride76 Leave a Comment

July 30-31, 2022 Days: 63-64: Juneau We had a somewhat quiet weekend. The McBrides went to Skagway on Friday and will come back Monday. We were supposed to go to Skagway Friday-Sunday and hang out with them there, but the weather wasn’t ideal. The forecast was for 3 foot seas, which isn’t terrible, but it … [Read more…]

Posted in: Adventures in the Northwest, Alaska, Boat, Travel

Days 59-63: Juneau

July 29, 2022 by amandamcbride76 Leave a Comment

July 25-29, 2022 Days 59-63: Juneau Monday July 25 Day: 59 The kids and I had a quiet morning. When Chris was done with work we met up with Bryan and Nadine and we went to Glacier Gardens Rainforest Adventure. This is a botanical garden set on the edge of Tongass National Forest. Tongass National Forest … [Read more…]

Posted in: Adventures in the Northwest, Alaska, Boat, Hiking, Travel, Waterfalls

Days 56-58: Auke Bay to Hoonah to Port Frederick to Auke Bay

July 24, 2022 by amandamcbride76 Leave a Comment

Friday July 22, 2022 day 56: Auke Bay to Juneau 51 miles- 2824 total miles. Friday Bryan took a couple he and Nadine met at their Airbnb to the airport. I also had to return our rental car to the airport. He dropped them off, and picked me up after I returned the rental car … [Read more…]

Posted in: Adventures in the Northwest, Alaska, Boat, Camping, Travel

Days 52-55: Juneau

July 21, 2022 by amandamcbride76 Leave a Comment

July 18-21, 2022 Days 52-55 Instead of going to the pool on Monday, we decided to go get Ryan a taller pair of boots. So far all three kids have gotten taller boots. Chris was the only smarty to take a tall pair of boots on our trip, I’m the only one left with ankle … [Read more…]

Posted in: Adventures in the Northwest, Alaska, Boat, Travel

Days 45-51: Juneau

July 17, 2022 by amandamcbride76 Leave a Comment

Days 45-51: July 11-17, 2022 Ellen didn’t puke anymore after that one incident at the museum. No one else in the family got the pukes. While we didn’t get a stomach bug, we did get a nasty cold or something. Lillian had a sore throat, and then her nose got yucky, and she was feeling … [Read more…]

Posted in: Adventures in the Northwest, Alaska, Boat, Travel

Days 43-44: Juneau/Auke Bay

July 10, 2022 by amandamcbride76 Leave a Comment

Days 43-44 July 9-10, 2022 Harris Harbor to Auke Bay 37 miles- 2682 total miles Saturday: The weather didn’t look great for going anywhere over the weekend, so we decided to move the boat from Harris Harbor, downtown Juneau, back to Auke Bay. Auke Bay will be closer to where we want to go next … [Read more…]

Posted in: Adventures in the Northwest, Alaska, Boat, Travel

Days 39-42: Juneau

July 8, 2022 by amandamcbride76 Leave a Comment

July 5-8, 2022 Days 39-42 Juneau On Tuesdays there is story time at the library, so we wanted to try to make that. I have fond memories taking my other two kids to story time when they were little. We got off a hair late, but made it as they were singing the opening song. … [Read more…]

Posted in: Adventures in the Northwest, Alaska, Boat, Travel

Day 38: Tracy Arm Cove to Juneau

July 4, 2022 by amandamcbride76 Leave a Comment

July 4, 2022 Day 38: Tracy Arm Cove to Juneau 53 miles- 2645 total miles Today no one was really feeling breakfast so we didn’t heat anything up so we were able to head out more quickly.  Right outside the cove there were huge icebergs. We saw a few bald eagles, and other birds fishing. … [Read more…]

Posted in: Adventures in the Northwest, Alaska, Boat, Camping, Travel

Day 37: Ford’s Terror to Tracy Arm Cove

July 3, 2022 by amandamcbride76 1 Comment

July 3, 2022 Day 37: Ford’s Terror to Tracy Arm Cove 94 miles- 2592 total miles. We had a quick breakfast and headed out. Our options for leaving Ford’s Terror was either this morning around 11:00 AM at low slack, or around 5:00 PM this evening at high slack. Going at low slack is a … [Read more…]

Posted in: Adventures in the Northwest, Alaska, Boat, Camping, Travel

Day 36:Taku Harbor to Ford’s Terror

July 2, 2022 by amandamcbride76 1 Comment

July 2, 2022 Day 36: Taku Harbor to Ford’s Terror   93 miles- 2498 total miles We slept in a bit this morning due to a late night the night before. I’m always surprised how late Ellen can sleep due to how bright it is. Around 3:00 AM Chris gets up and puts on a … [Read more…]

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Day 35: Auke Bay to Taku Harbor

July 1, 2022 by amandamcbride76 Leave a Comment

July 1, 2022 Day 35: Auke Bay to Taku Harbor 61 miles- 2405 total miles Boating to Alaska is a big trip. There is so much to do, people will take months to do the trip and still not see anything. Since Chris only has so much time off work we got our Airbnb in … [Read more…]

Posted in: Adventures in the Northwest, Alaska, Boat, Camping, Travel

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Hi, I’m Amanda! My husband, Chris, and I recently moved from Arizona to Seattle, Washington. We, along with our two young kids, have been trying to see as much of the Pacific Northwest as we can. We hope you enjoy all our adventures!

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