Alaskan Cruise May 2026

Getting on another boat next week. Hopefully the weather will continue to be as good as it was last week in Canada. Its going to be a bit colder than previous Alaskan Cruises I have been on in the past. We usually don't go this early in the

Finished out the Cruise

Well I never got around to updating before finishing the cruise. Since my last post we also had spent a day in both Nanaimo and Victoria. Didn't do much but wandered around town to get some steps in. Overall the cruise was very relaxing. Also got a great

Catching Up on Things

Well was up way to late yesterday , ok until early morning so we didn't really do anything until early afternoon. Yesterday was Ketchikan. We ate on shore and wandered around. It was cold so we didn't stay out long. We went ashore in Prince Rupert today

First Day at Sea

Cold, foggy and in the middle of the Pacific. We are going directly from Seattle to Ketchikan. Small boat and lots of people. A day to decompress. Looking at what to do tomorrow. Stay tuned.

Back In Seattle

Spending a day in Seattle. Getting here was mostly uneventful except for a medical emergency on our flight. We were on our decent already so we didn't have to divert. Once the person was removed from the aircraft we were on our way to downtown. We were too

Great Bear Rain forest

Cruising the Canadian West Coast We have done several Alaskan Cruises. Not really any place we hadn't been already but it is a cruise itinerary the we have yet to do. Its a short cruise along the Canadian West Coast with a chance to visit everyone in the

Its Dead Jim

Today I shut down the server I had been running for years. I’d been using Nextcloud for a long time. Some things it did well, but other things not so much. The built‑in mail client was frustrating, and when the alternative SnappyMail became unsupported, I had to move

Mascot Tried to Destroy My PC Again

I guess I wasn't providing sufficient attention so he decided to paw my keyboard. Well after a little disassemble / reassemble I got it working again. I don't think he likes my PC much. Guessing there will be a replacement in my future. I hope to wait

Propping Up Old Hardware

I repurposed some old hardware to help my systems run a bit better. I had been running pfSense on a single network interface, and I’m currently in the process of replacing a failing hard drive in another machine. I should be able to regain stability soon. However, it looks

Last Day on Board

Running behind in posting will try to catch up soon. This ship is truly the destination.  Today was the first day we left the ship to go to the beach. Home tomorrow.