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#21 Ronin

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Posted 28 August 2021 - 04:27 PM

Ronin,

 

No Jessie's in Palmer.

 

We tried the Palmer Ale House, good selection of food as well as 44 beers on tap.

Big Dipper Homemade Ice Cream for dessert.  




David,

 

Thanks.

 
We still plan to try to drive home through Canada via Jasper, Banff and Glacier National Park in late September into early October depending weather and Covid restrictions.  We are holding onto our return ferry reservations for now.



For anyone who is interested:

Lessons learned on the ferry

 

The MV Kennicott 2 berth roomettes are tiny and have no private bath. No bedding is included either.  At least one of the ferry Captains likes the Ocean and he took us to Ketchikan outside the inside passage after passing between Vancouver Island and mainland BC becasue the seas were only 2-3  meters.  A lot of people got seasick.   No fun being seasick in a public bathroom.  That was a 2 night adventure.

 

On the leg from Juneau to Whittier (most of this trip is across the Gulf of Alaska) we were on the MV Kennicott again for 2 nights.  I upgraded us (right after the first leg - but at a premium for not being 30 days ahead of departure) to 4 berth roomettes.  They have private baths, include bedding and towels and are perfect for 2 people so skip the 2 berth roomettes on the MV Kennicott.

 

On the leg from Ketchikan to Juneau we were on the MV Matanuska and the 2 berth roomettes on that ship come with linens and private bath.  These cabins were fine for 2 people.  

Every employee of the Alaska Marine Highway that we encountered was friendly, helpful and patient.  I can't prise them all enough for making the voyages as pleasant as possible.

Food onboard is mostly cafeteria quality with an occasional Chef special that is quite good.  The Clam chowder was consitently good although it was nearly as thick as custard but full of clams and good flavor.

Should have been more clear on Jessie's - they're a menu item on a food truck at the State Fair. Sorry about that. I'm sure you found several options to fulfill your quest for crazy food. Would like to hear more about the ferry portion of your trip. Do you have an itinerary you can share? Did you have to make reservations for each port of entry?

 

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#22 ckent323

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Posted 01 September 2021 - 03:30 AM

Ronin, et al,

 

Here is our itinerary our return is still not firm but we plan to drive back and cancel the ferry reservations:
 

Aug 2 Depart home – Drive to Wasco and drop off motor cars continue on to Stockton or Sacramento

 

Aug 3 Depart for Medford, OR

 

Aug 4  Depart Medford, OR for Portland, OR

 

Aug 5 Depart Portland, OR for Bellingham, WA

 

Aug 6    prep for ferry trip check out Bellingham, WA

 

Aug 7      Bellingham, WA

Sat           Lucnh with former SBRC colleague Jack Brooks and wife Jeannie

Board Alaska Ferry “Kennicott” bound for Ketchikan, #1603483

                 Arrive at Ferry by 3 PM, Ferry Departs for Ketchikan at 6 PM

                 Overnight on Ferry

 

Aug 8      Alaska Ferry, Cruise on Ferry all day

Sun          Overnight on Ferry

 

Aug 9      Ketchikan, AK

Mon        Ferry Arrives in Ketchikan at 8 AM

                 Overnight at VRBO “Hidden Hideaway” Clover Pass, #HA-XPOD9B

 

Aug 10    Ketchikan – Layover Day

Tue          Explore Ketchikan (Totem Bight State Historical Park)

   Overnight at VRBO “Hidden Hideaway” Clover Pass

 

Aug 11    Ketchikan – Layover Day

Wed        Explore Ketchikan   

   Overnight at VRBO “Hidden Hideaway” Clover Pass

 

Aug 12    Ketchikan – Layover Day

Thu          Explore Ketchikan   

   Overnight at VRBO “Hidden Hideaway” Clover Pass

 

Aug 13    Ketchikan – Board Alaska Ferry “Matanuska” bound for Juneau

Fri            Arrive at Ferry by 8 AM, Ferry Departs for Juneau at 10 AM

                 Overnight on Ferry

 

Aug 14    Ferry – hang out on Ferry all day

Sat           Ferry Arrives in Juneau at 11:15 PM

                 Overnight in Juneau at Mendenhall Campground, Space

                 Directions to Campground: Turn right out of Ferry Terminal parking lot. Drive 1.7 miles to DeHart’s Store above Auke Bay marinas. Take a left turn back onto Back Loop Road. Travel 2.5 miles to Montana Creek Road. Turn left onto Montana Creek Road. Drive 0.3 miles to Skater’s Cabin Road. The campground is 0.3 miles down the road.    

 

 

 

Aug 15    Juneau – SLEEP IN!

Sun          Explore Juneau

                 Overnight at Mendenhall Campground

 

Aug 16    Juneau Airport – Fly to Sitka

Mon        Park Trucks in Long-term Parking at Airport

                 Check-in at 9:40 AM, Alaska Airlines, #BAXMOH, Flight #62

                 Depart Juneau at 10:40 AM, Arrive in Sitka at 11:21 AM

                 Overnight in Sitka at Longliner Lodge and Suites, #2633725985, pin 1885

 

Aug 17    Sitka

Tue          Explore Sitka (Sheldon Jackson Museum, Alaska Raptor Center, Baran of Castle Hill)

                 Overnight at Longliner Lodge and Suites

 

Aug 18    Sitka Airport – Fly back to Juneau

Wed        Check-in at 6:05 PM, Alaska Airlines, Flight # 67

                 Depart Sitka at 7:05 PM, Arrive in Juneau at 7:40 PM

                 Get Trucks from Long-term Parking at Airport

                 Overnight at Super 8 by Wyndham Juneau, #3957.984.316, pin 6618

 

Aug 19    Juneau - Board Alaska Ferry “LeConte” for Gustavus

Thu          Park Trucks @ Ferry Terminal (ignore signs that say “no overnight parking”)

                 Check-in at 6 AM, Booking #YRBR-1624218

   Ferry Departs Juneau/Auke Bay at 7 AM, Arrive in Gustavus at 12:45 PM

                 Overnight at Glacier Bay Lodge (199 Bartlett Cove), #3352TU and 3352TW

 

Aug 20    Gustavus - Glacier Bay Tour, all day

Fri            Breakfast Buffet 5 AM, Board Boat at 7 AM

                 Boat Tour Departs from Bartlett Cove at 7:30 AM, Returns at appox. 3:30 PM

                 Overnight at Glacier Bay Lodge

 

Aug 21    Gustavus Airport – Fly back to Juneau

Sat           Breakfast Buffet 5 AM at Glacier Bay Lodge

                 Check-in at 1:40 PM, Alaska Seaplanes, Flight #J5-306

                 Depart Gustavus at 2:40 PM, Arrive in Juneau at 3:15 PM

                 Take Taxi back to Ferry Terminal to get Trucks

                 Overnight in Juneau at Mendenhall Campground, Space 002

 

Aug 22    Juneau, AK

Sun          Explore Juneau

                 Overnight at Mendenhall Campground

 

Aug 23    Juneau

Mon        Explore Juneau        

                 Overnight at Mendenhall Campground

 

Aug 24    Juneau - Board Alaska Ferry “Kennicott” bound for Whittier

Tue          Check-in at 10 AM, Depart Juneau at 12 PM

                 Overnight on Ferry

 

Aug 25    Alaska Ferry - Cruise on Ferry all day

Wed        Overnight on Ferry

 

Aug 26    Ferry Arrives in Whittier, 6 AM

Thu          Travel through Whittier Tunnel

                 Cars leave Whittier on the hour from 6 AM – 11 PM

                 (Phillips Cruises 5.5 hours, $159/pp, 907-276-8023) - We stayed vernight in a Palmer RV park

 

 

Aug 27   Palmer RV Park

Fri

 

Aug 28  Drive to McCarthy  overnight at BAse Camp

Sat

 

Aug 29 Tour Kennecott, overnight at Base Camp

Sun

 

Aug 30 Drive to Valdez,  Overnight at RV Park

Mon

 

Aug 31  Overnight at RV Park

Tue

 

Sep 1  Drive to Anchorage  overnight Comfort Inn

Wed

 

Sep 2  Overnight Comfort Inn

Thu

 

Sep 3       Anchorage, AK

Fri            Overnight at Comfort Inn Anchorage

 

 

Motorcar Trip Itinerary

 

Sep 4       Anchorage, AK

Sat           Set on, Registration and Car Inspection, 9:00 AM

                 Get Acquainted Dinner at Sullivan’s Steakhouse, 320 W Fifth Ave

                 Overnight at Comfort Inn Anchorage

 

Sep 5       Anchorage, MP 114 to Talkeetna, MP 227 (113 miles)

Sun          Overnight in Talkeetna at Talkeetna Alaskan Lodge

 

Sep 6       Talkeetna, MP 227 to Denali, MP 359 (132 miles)

Mon        Overnight in Denali at Grand Denali Lodge

 

Sep 7       Denali – Layover Day

Tue          Overnight at Grand Denali Lodge

 

Sep 8       Denali – Layover Day

Wed        Denali Wilderness Tour, 6:00 AM

   Overnight at Grand Denali Lodge

 

Sep 9       Denali, MP 359 to Fairbanks, MP 470 (111 miles)

Thu          Overnight in Fairbanks at Springhill Suites by Marriott

 

Sep 10     Fairbanks – Layover Day

Fri            (Fountainhead, 11 – 5 every day)

                 Overnight at Springhill Suites by Marriott

 

Sep 11     Fairbanks – Layover Day

Sat           Overnight at Springhill Suites by Marriott

 

Sep 12     Fairbanks, MP 470 to Denali, MP 359 (111 miles)

Sun          Overnight in Denali at Grand Denali Lodge

 

Sep 13     Denali, MP 359 to Talkeetna, MP 227 (132 miles)

Mon        Overnight in Talkeetna at Talkeetna Alaskan Lodge

 

Sep 14     Talkeetna – Layover Day

Tue          Overnight at Talkeetna Alaskan Lodge

 

 

 

Sep 15     Talkeetna MP227 to Wasilla, MP 160 (67 miles)

Wed        Visit Steam Locomotive Restoration Project

                 Dinner and Auction at the Museum of Alaskan Transportation and Industry

                 Overnight in Wasilla at Grandview Hotel

 

Sep 16     Wasilla, MP 160 to Girdwood, MP 74 (86 miles)

Thu          Farewell Dinner

                 Overnight in Girdwood at the Hotel Alyeska Girdwood

 

Sep 17     Girdwood, MP 74 to Portage, MP 64* to Seward, MP 0 (99 miles)

Fri            [*Includes Portage, MP 0 (Whittier Branch) – Whittier, MP 12.4 – Portage MP 0]

   Overnight in Seward at Harbor 360 Hotel

 

Sep 18     Seward – Layover Day

Sat           Overnight in Seward at Harbor 360 Hotel

 

Sep 19     Seward, MP 0 to Anchorage, MP 114 (114 miles) 

Sun          Overnight in Anchorage at Comfort Inn Anchorage

 

Sep 20     Anchorage, AK

Mon        Set-off, Load containers, etc.

 

Sep 21   no firm plans yet - ad hoc trip home through Canada via top of the workld highway, Dawson City, Whitehorse, Jasper, Banff and Glacier National Park

Tue

 

Sep 22

Wed

 

Sep 23

Thu

 

Sep 24

Fri

 

Sep 25

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Sep 26

Sun

 

We will be cancelling the following return ferry trip

 

Sep 27     Whittier, AK

Mon        Cars enter Whittier on the half hour from 6:30 AM – 10:30 PM

                 Board Alaska Ferry “Kennicott” bound for Bellingham, #1603483

   Arrive at Ferry by 8:45 PM, Ferry Departs for Ketchikan at 6 PM

                 Overnight on Ferry

 

Sep 28     Alaska Ferry

Tue          Overnight on Ferry

 

Sep 29     Alaska Ferry

Wed        Overnight on Ferry

 

Sep 30     Alaska Ferry

Thu          Overnight on Ferry

 

Oct 1       Alaska Ferry

Fri            Overnight on Ferry

 

Oct 2       Ferry Arrives in Bellingham, WA at 8:00 AM

Sat          

 

Oct 3

Sun

 

Oct 4

Mon

 

Oct 5

Tue

 

Oct 6

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Oct 7

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#23 ckent323

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Posted 07 October 2021 - 09:18 AM

We did drive the McCarthy road and we travelled home via the Alcon higway with an extention to Japer and Banff.  We are now in Montana heading East to visit family before turning and heading home to Central California.

After over 3,000 miles, with more than 125 miles of that over the badly potholed dirt road tofrom McCarthy, both Wendie and I are very happy with the Scheel-Mann seats.  They were a good upgrade and the comfort and secure seating on the rough roads was worth the cost.  I recommend them.
 


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