I left you last time with a small teaser of our time in Haines. The ride down was spectacular! Amazing! Beautiful!
We got set up and settled in for our first days in Alaska! We enjoyed our happy hour outside with the amazing views in front of us! I posted this pic last time – but it’s worth a repeat:
I want to talk a minute about the CG. We looked into this a lot. Both couples individually, then talked together. We were trying to get someplace inexpensive (no small feat in AK), but when Linda & Steven found out about the view – SOLD! Budget was put aside. It was not the nicest CG in town, basically a gravel parking lot, but the VIEWS! We decided THIS is why we boondocked at visitor centers, Walmart, gravel parking areas, etc. – so we could have this moment RIGHT NOW in Haines – right on the water! Worth every single penny! And – have I mentioned the Eagles? The Bald Eagles? That flew around every day? See for yourself!
Monday and a good part of Tuesday were rainy and damp – a good time for two things – some chores and some potato soup! I got the potatoes baking in both the propane and convection ovens then got to some cleaning! Especially since we had not had hook-ups for awhile – it was time for some scrubbing!
The weather broke Tuesday in the afternoon and we got to seeing some sights!
Our travel buddy, Steven, is always looking for places to take great photos, and sometimes he stumbles onto other things, and one day he came across a great place to get pizza. So – we go get pizza!
We woke one morning to an interesting site!
More scenes from around Haines
After much discussion with Linda & Steven, Bill and I had decided we wanted to take a fast ferry to Juneau for a day. We initially thought we’d go to Skagway, but they convinced us Juneau would be a better option. We walked up to the office to look into getting tickets, but it was too early, the ferry only goes there on weekends until next week. Bummer! So we decided to head to Skagway, as initially planned. The ride was very nice and we enjoyed our day.
Our time in Haines was coming to a close. We were excited to be moving on to new territory, yet sad to leave this amazing place behind at the same time. Bill and I have already talked about going back on our way back to the lower 48, so we get to see bear and Bald Eagles as they fish for salmon.
This is the last pic I took as we packed up to pull away and make our way to the next destination, Destruction Bay.
I’m curious – what was the name of your campground?
Thanks so much – loving all the pics!
Guess I should have mentioned that – it is Oceanview RV Park. Thanks for reading!
breathtaking pics!
Thanks Ellen!
All I can say is WOW. Great, great pictures. I just love looking at all the information and love the pictures. Have a great day and a nice Memorial Weekend.
Thanks Chris! Hope you have a great weekend also!
Thanks for the Haines tour!
Safe travels.
Thanks!
I am so enjoying your writings and the amazing photos. Have fun and Travel safe!
Thanks Cyndee!
I love your posts, Kelly. They are always brimming with excitement. Your photos, as usual, captured the experience of it all. We were sad to go our separate ways because we made great travel buddies but we’ll see you again in Seward very soon!
Thanks!
Very excited for the day you pull into Seward! We miss you already!
Kelly, Cindy and I love the pictures of Haines. My step-dad was born there. I told my parents to check out your website. My Dad’s nephew owns Howsers and the Fog cutter Bar. Mom said they stay at the same campground.
How cool is that? Have you been up here? It’s AMAZING!
Hope all is well with you guys! We miss you!
Perfect blog…the pictures are absolutely beautiful! Starting to seem like a long time ago that we were together at Amazon! Keep on enjoying!
Hi Nancy! How are you?
Thanks – it’s is almost impossible to take a bad pic here with all the great scenery!
It does feel like a long time ago for Amazon, but packing all those boxes is what helped get us here!
Awesome photos of the area, no matter where you look you see breathtaking scenery. We are making our way to Haines Jct,, Tok then Glenallen!
Tracy and Lee are going to be so excited to see you guys! We are looking forward to your time in Seward!
Hi Guys
Looks like are having a great time 🙂
the photos of you and Bill are really good Steve does nice work
Thanks Rick! We are having a great time! And yes – Steven takes awesome pics!