Exploring Alaska Holland America Cruise

Day 1	Friday	September 13th
9:00 a.m.	Depart:	Spokane
		(Go west on I-5. Take exit 109. On the right side.)
11:45 a.m.	Arrive:	Ellensburg, WA	175
	Do:	Lunch-Arbys
12:30 p.m.	Depart:	Ellensburg
		(Go back to I-5. At the border it becomes Hwy 99. Turn right on Hwy 91. After crossing the channel continue straight ahead on 91A. After crossing the Fraser River go left on Marine Way. Go right on Boundary Rd. Turn left on 1A for a few blocks. Go right on Aberdeen St. In a few blocks go left on Euclid. On the right side.)
4:30 p.m.	Arrive:	Vancouver	238
		(Go back to Aberdeen and turn right. Turn right on 1A. On the left side.)
	Do:	Safeway-Buy dinner & milk`
		(Go right on 1A. Turn left on Aberdeen and left again on Euclid. Drop Julie and Sherry Off. Go back to Aberdeen. Turn left on 1A. At the corner of Boundary Rd.)
		Magic Stronghold Games (12-12)
		(Go right on 1A. Turn right on Aberdeen and left on Euclid. On the right side.)
	Lodge:	Cozy 2 beds $238/$79.33 each 3219 Euclid Avenue Vancouver, BC (604) 615-6088 Cancel by 8/30/24 at midnight (2 full beds, kitchenette, refrigerator, microwave, 1 bathroom)

Day 2	Saturday	September 14th
11:00 a.m.	Depart:	House	81.1 km
		(Walk left on Euclid. Go left at the church/Joyce to Joyce-Collingwood station.)
11:10 a.m.	Do:	Metro-29th Avenue Station	.5
	Arrive:	Waterfront
		(Walk left on Waterfront. At Burrard go right around the peninsula on the water.)
	Do:	Snowggle Gifts (9-10)
		Uno Gelato (10:30-11)
		The Golden Horn Turkish Bakery & Cafe (8:15-8)
		Walk on the roof
		(Continue right on the shore.)
		Komagata Maru Memorial
		Seawall Water Walk
		(Go up to Cordova and turn left. Turn left on Thurlow onto Waterfront.)
	See:	HAL Koningsdam (7-4)
		Sapphire Princess (7:30-4)
	Depart:	Waterfront
	Lodge:	Cozy 2 beds $238/$79.33 each 3219 Euclid Avenue Vancouver, BC (604) 615-6088 (2 full beds, kitchenette, refrigerator, microwave, 1 bathroom)

Day 3	Sunday	September 15
10:00 a.m.	Depart:	Hotel
		(Go right on Euclid and left on Spencer. Turn right on Hwy 1A. It will go left. Turn right on Cambie St and left on Hwy 7A. turn right on Howe.)
10:40 a.m.	Arrive:	Vancouver	9.4 km
	Do:	YVR long term parking $169.25
4:00 p.m.	Depart:	Vancouver
	Lodge:	Holland America Noordam

Day 4	Monday	September 16th
	Do:	Day at Sea
	Lodge:	Holland America Noordam

Day 5	Tuesday	September 17th
	Do:	Day at Sea
	Lodge:	Holland America Noordam

Day 6	Wednesday	September 18th
10:00 a.m.	Arrive:	Kodiak
12:30 p.m.	Do:	Shuttle bus to town
	See:	Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center (10-4) 402 Center Ave
		(Walk straight ahead.)
		Kodiak History Museum (10-4) $10
		(Go right on Center St. Take the 1st right on Mission Rd. On the right side.)
		Holy Resurrection Orthodox Cathedral (1940) The current church building is the fourth and was built in the 1940s after a devastating fire destroyed the previous church. Currently, the Cathedral is blessed with the holy relics of St. Herman that offer the faithful an opportunity to pray and venerate his holy reliquary along with his monastic skufia and the iron cross he secretly bore upon his chest. The beautiful lampada which burns continuously above his reliquary was a gift to the Cathedral from His Holiness Patriarch Alexis II during his visit to Kodiak in 1993. Holy oil from this lampada is used to anoint those who are sick and suffering and is distributed freely to pilgrims who come from all over the world. Holy Otter Pelt Letterbox
		(At the corner go right up Kashevaroff Ave. Turn right on Mill Bay Rd.)
		Alutiiq Ancestors' Memorial
		(Go left on Mill Bay Rd. Turn right on Center. Go left on Rezanof Dr. On the left side. In the mall.)
		Bearfoot Bakery (7-5) 100 Center
		Kana Marketplace Mall 111 W Rezanof Dr
		(Go through the parking lot past the Key Bank. Next door.)
		Norman's Fine Gifts (11-6)
		(Continue right. At Mission Rd turn left. On the right side.)
	Do:	Shuttle bus to cruise port
5:00 p.m.	Depart:	Kodiak
	Lodge:	Holland America Noordam

Day 7	Thursday	September 19th
10:00 a.m.	Arrive:	Anchorage
1:00 p.m.	Do:	Shuttle
		Visit Anchorage Log Cabin Visitor Center (9-5) William Henry Seward Monument-Behind it 546 4th
		(Go right and then right again on 4th. On the right side.)
		Flight of the Raven: Elizabeth &U Roy Peratrovich statue
		(Continue right on 4th. On the right side.)
		Balto's Statue
		(Go left on 4th. Cross the street at E St. On the corner.)
		Grizzly's Gifts (9-10) 501 W 4th
		(Go right on 4th. At the end of the block on the right.)
		Once in a Blue Moose (10-7) 545 W 4th
		(Continue right on 4th.)
		Trapper Jack's Trading Post (10-6) 701 W 4th Ave
		(Go right on 4th, then left on K St for 3 blocks. On the right side.)
		Fire Island Rustic Bakeshop (7-4) Carbo Diem Letterbox 718 K St
		(Go left on K and left again on 6th. Go right on L St. On the left side.)
		Cult Classic Bakery (8-3) 510 L St Suite 105
		(Go left on L. At the corner turn left on 5th. It will go left on N St. Go right on 7th Ave. Turn right on O St.)
		Orca Sculpture
		(Go right on O St. Turn left on 7th. It will turn left on Pacific Pl. Go right on 5th and left on M St.)
		Alaskan Adventure-Anchorage Letterbox
		Oscar Anderson House Museum-closed Oldest house in Anchorage 1915
		(Go right on M St. Turn left on 5th and left again on L St. In the next park. Just before it goes right on 3rd.)
		Captain Cook Monument
		(Try to head towards the water to the coastal trail.)
		Captain Cook Letterbox
		(Go back to the statue and right on L St. Turn left on 4th Ave. On the left side.)
		The Antique Gallery (10-6) 1001 W 4th
		(Cross the street and continue left/south on 4th. On the right side.)
		Tiny Gallery (9-6) 706 W 4th Ave
		(Go right. Turn right at the corner on G St. On the right side.)
		Cabin Fever Gifts
		(Go back to 4th and turn right to the end of the next block. On the right side.)
		Polar Bear Gifts (8-10) 600 W 4th
		(Cross F St..)
		Log Cabin Visitor Center
	Do:	Shuttle to cruise ship
	Lodge:	Holland America Noordam

Day 8	Friday	September 20th
	Do:	Sea Day
12:00 p.m.	Depart:	Anchorage
6:00 p.m.	Do:	Dinner-Pinnacle Grill Dinner $54.28
	Lodge:	Holland America Noordam

Day 9	Saturday	September 21st
8:00 a.m.	Arrive:	Seward
12:30 a.m.	Do:	Shuttle
		(Get off at stop 9-Kewabe Park. turn right.)
		Frontier Trading Post (7:30-7) 233 4th
		Internet Ice Cream
		Brown & Hawkin Bldg 207-209 4th
		Sweet Darlings (12-9) 205 4th
		(Cross the street and go left.)
		Alaska Shop -gifts (9-8) 210 4h
		Authentic Folk Art Gallery (9-7)
		The Russian Store (9-7) 222 4th Ave
		Raven Ranting Gallery-bakery (10-4:30) 238 4th
		Once in a Blue Moose (9-8) 230 4th
		(Turn left on Adams. On the right side.)
		William H Seward Monument
		(Catch the shuttle. Get off at stop 14. Walk across the street on Harbor.)
		Pony Cove Mural
		Harbor Street Creamery (12-8) 307 S Harbor
		Lighthouse Cafe Bakery (7-3) 1215 4th
		(Go back left.)
		Breeze T's
		Forest, Tides & Treasures (9:30-7:30) 1317 4th
		Summer Breeze
		Iris
		(Continue north on 4th. On the right side.)
		Two Giant Puffins Mural
		(Turn around and walk back to the Harbormasters Office. Catch the shuttle to the ship.)
5:00 p.m.	Depart:	Steward
Old Plan:
2:00 p.m.	Arrive:	Valdez
		(Go right on Hazelet. It will go left. Turn right on Egan Dr. On the left side.)
		Valdez Museum Historical Archive (9-5) $9 Sr 217 Egan Dr
		(Continue left on Egan. Go left on Chenega. Go right on Fairbanks. On the left side.)
		The Gift Shop (10-4) 131 Fairbanks Dr
		(Continue left.)
	Do:	Second Time Around (11-6) 113 Fairbanks Dr
		(Continue left to Meals and turn right. Look for the arch.)
		Valdez Alaska Arch 105 Chitina Ave
		(Continue on Meals. At Kobuk Dr go left.)
		Valdez Art Co-Op (10-6) 122 Kobuk Dr.
		(Go right on Kobuk Dr. Take the 1st right on Wrangell Way. Turn right on Harbor Dr. Go left on Meals. Ruth Pond Park on the right side. Turn left on Hazelet. At the corner.)
		Valdez Museum Annex (9-5) $9 Sr Remembering Old Valdez Exhibit, a 1:20 scale model of the Old Town Valdez as it appeared just before the massive 1964 Earthquake. The model is very precise and contains details down to flower boxes and bicycles. Accompanying the model are exhibits about the Earthquake, current seismic activity in our area, tsunami interactive, and every-day implements from the 50's and 60's.
		(Continue on Hazelet to the port.)
	Arrive:	Cruise Shop
9:00 p.m.	Depart:	Valdez
	Lodge:	Holland America Noordam

Day 10	Sunday	September 22nd
	Do:	Day at Sea
5:15 p.m.		Dinner-Alaskan Seafood Boil $123.90
	Lodge:	Holland America Noordam

Day 11	Monday	September 23rd
8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.	See:	Glacier Bay
	Lodge:	Holland America Noordam

Day 12	Tuesday	September 24th
7:00 a.m.	Arrive:	Skagway
9:15 a.m.-5:30 p.m.	Do:	White Pass Rail & Yukon Expedition-Waitlisted (8.25 hrs) $249.95 You've traveled so far already, now is a great time to make the 65-mile journey into the Yukon. Board a deluxe motor coach and experience the magic and the mystery of the famed Yukon Territory. Your adventure begins on the docks of Skagway and soon you'll be climbing the South Klondike Highway to the top of the White Pass -- 3,292 feet above sea level -- with views of majestic peaks, waterfalls, and glaciers from the coach. Leaving White Pass and the USA behind, you'll enter Canada and the unspoiled and untamed beauty of the Yukon Territory. Marvel at the chain of lakes that form the headwaters of the Yukon River, explore the rustic town of Caribou Crossing (Carcross). Snap a quick photo of the world's smallest desert (time permitting), and enjoy the tales of the Klondike Gold rush provided by your guide throughout your journey. A stop at Caribou Crossing Trading Post is an opportunity to satisfy your wilderness appetite with a delicious chicken barbecue lunch complete with Grandma's all-you-can-eat homemade donuts. Tour Yukon's most extensive Wildlife Museum, strolling among the creatures of Yukon's past and present, with favorites including steppe bison, grizzly bears, monster moose, woolly mammoth, and the world's largest mounted polar bear. Absorb some authentic Canadian culture with Caribou Crossing's newest exhibit -- the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Heritage Center. This interpretive display focuses on the history of Canada's Mounties and highlights their role in the Yukon Territory during the Klondike Gold Rush. At the Dog Musher's Village, visit with Iditarod dog mushers and take pictures with sled dogs and husky puppies; or, for an extra fee, join them for a dog-cart ride with actual Iditarod and Yukon Quest dogs. Kids and adults alike will enjoy the petting farm. Back at Fraser, British Columbia, you'll board the White Pass & Yukon Route Railroad for a truly unforgettable ride down this historic and breathtaking narrow-gauge track.
	Do:	Walk the town
9:00 p.m.	Depart:	Skagway
	Lodge:	Holland America Noordam

Day 13	Wednesday	September 25th
12:00 p.m.	Arrive:	Sitka
	Do:	Cruise Shuttle to Harrigan Centennial Hall
		(Go right and right again on Lincoln. On the left side.)
	Do:	Russian Bishop's House (9-5) Main floor has exhibits and there are 30 minute tours of the 2nd floor Sitka National Historical Park-stamp book The Russian Bishop's House is one of the few surviving examples of Russian colonial architecture in North America. Imperial Russia was the dominant power in the North Pacific for over 125 years. Sitka (known as New Archangel at the time) was the Russian colonial capital. The Bishop's House was completed in 1842 and was the center of Russian Orthodox Church authority in a diocese that stretched from California to Siberian Kamchatka.
		(Go right on Lincoln.)
		Sitka Seal Statue
		(Continue right on Lincoln following the bay. Pass the George Washington Tree. When the road turn to Metlakatla St go right.)
		Sitka NHP Visitor Center (9-5) .5 miles xplore exhibits about traditional Tlingít life and see drums, robes, and other ceremonial objects. A 12-minute film, "The Voices of Sitka," weaves together the stories of Sitkans, past and present. The nearby Totem Trail displays Northwest Coast totem poles and leads to the site of the Battle of 1804.
		(Go back left on Lincoln. It is before the church.)
		The Bayview Outlet Store (10-5) 334 Lincoln
		Simply Salmon 332 Lincoln
		St Michael the Archangel Orthodox Church (1848) 240 Lincoln
		Alaskas Blue Eyed Bear Gift Shop 209 Lincoln
		Sitka Lighthouse Company Store (9-7) 203 Lincoln
		(Cross the street and go back left.)
		Russian American Gift Shop (10-6) 134 Lincoln
		Tongass Threads Consignment Store (10-6) 236 Lincoln
		(Turn right from the church on Maksoutoff St. Go left on Harbor Dr. On the right side.)
	Do:	Shuttle to cruise port
9:00 p.m.	Depart:	Sitka
	Lodge:	Holland America Noordam

Day 14	Thursday	September 26th
1:30 p.m.	Arrive:	Ketchikan
	Do:	Shops
9:00 p.m.	Depart:	Ketchikan
	Lodge:	Holland America Noordam

Day 15	Friday	September 27th
7:00 a.m.	Arrive:	Prince Rupert
		(Go right following the ocean. Just past he casino look left.)
		Pillsbury Guest House-oldest house 1908 It was built for and was occupied by Grand Trunk Pacific railroad dignitaries and their families for a century.
		(Continue following the ocean.)
		Mother Grey Whale and Calf Statue
		Kwinitsa Railway Museum (9-12, 1-5)
		Waterfront Gazebo
		(Use Bill Murray Dr to cross the railway tracks. It will become 2 St. Go right on 2 Ave.)
		Good Times Games (11-7) 302 2 Ave
		(Across the street)
		Ocean Centre Mall (8-5) 309 2 Ave
		(Continue left.)
		Pollyco (Rupert Square) Mall (9:30-6) 500 2 Ave
		Walmart (8-9) 500 2 Ave
		( Go back on 2 Ave. Turn right on 2 St. Go left on 3 Ave. On the left side.)
		Salvation Army Thrift Store (9:30-5:30) 212 3 Ave
		(Across the street.)
		Shutter Shack Holdings Ltd (10-5) 221 3 Ave
		(Continue right/east on 3 Ave. Go left on Cow Bay Rd.)
		Cow Bay Gift Galley (10-5:30) 24 Cow Bay Rd
		Homework (11-5:30) 145 Cow Bay Rd
		Seahorse Trading Co (11-5:30) 215 Cow Bay Rd
		Atlin Terminal Gift Shop/ Prince Rupert Visitor Information Centre (9-6) 215 Cow Bay Rd #100
		(Walk right to the shuttle.)
4:00 p.m.	Depart:	Prince Rupert
6:30 p.m.	Do:	Dinner-Canaletto $29.50
	Lodge:	Holland America Noordam

Day 16	Saturday	September 28th
	Do:	Day at Sea
	Lodge:	Holland America Noordam

Day 17	Sunday	September 29th
7:00 a.m.	Arrive:	Vancouver
9:00 a.m.	Depart:	Cruise Port
		(Walk across the street the lightrail station. Take the Canada Line to the Templeton Station at the airport.)
	Do:	Pick-up car
	Depart:	Vancouver
		(Go right, then left over trail line. Turn left on Templeton Station Rd. It will go left. Cross the highway and go left on Sea Island Way. Enter Hwy 99. Go left/east on Hwy 91. It will go right across the Fraser River. Go right to enter Hwy 99/Vancouver Blaine Hwy east. After crossing the border, it will become I-5. Take exit 182 left on I-405. Take exit 2 south on Hwy 167. Go right on 41st. On the left side.)
3 hrs	Arrive:	Renton
	Do:	IKEA & Lunch 601 SW 41st
	Depart:	Renton
4 hr 40 min	Arrive:	Spokane

Exploring Alaska Holland America Cruise

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