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Jeff Greene
Jun 10, 20221 min read
Here to There
“From there to here, from here to there, funny things are everywhere” Dr. Seuss Phillip Weidner planned on building a two-story log cabin...
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Jeff Greene
May 31, 20225 min read
Post Cruise (Royal Princess May 21-28 Southbound)
To borrow a Charles Dickens’ line, “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times…” Dickens's first paragraph in “A Tale of Two...
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Jeff Greene
May 22, 20221 min read
Blowing Up a Mountain for Ships
Part of the Inside Passage between the lower forty-eight and Alaska contains some perilous transits due to strong currents which are...
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Jeff Greene
May 20, 20223 min read
Balto
Most know the story of Balto, the sled dog who carried a vaccine to the city of Nome, Alaska. And most know of the statue of Balto that...
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Jeff Greene
Oct 11, 20211 min read
Weather
Weather played havoc on our trip. The Alaskan cruise turned into a Sea Cruise as we have seen more of the ocean than any bit of Alaska....
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Jeff Greene
Oct 9, 20211 min read
Mendenhall Glacier
Packaged with our whale watching excursion was a visit to Mendenhall Glacier. This was the main reason I wanted to visit Alaska. The...
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Jeff Greene
Oct 8, 20212 min read
Whale Watching
Looking for whales is a fascinating and disappointing endeavor. Once a pod is located it becomes an addiction to see them up closer, to...
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Jeff Greene
Oct 7, 20212 min read
What Could Go Wrong?
The worst thing that could happen to a cruise ship, besides the fact of hitting an iceberg, is rough seas. The ocean is an uncontrollable...
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Jeff Greene
Oct 6, 20212 min read
On Board Alaska
The process of vacation always starts with meticulous planning and a lot of worry. In today’s world, a bit of extra thought is needed....
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Jeff Greene
Oct 5, 20211 min read
Travel
I’m adding a new category to the blog, Travel. The family and I are passionate about trips, whether to Europe or just the Oregon coast....
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