Category Archives: Southeast Alaska

Hav­ing seen only one cruise ship so far – in Haines where they only get one a week – I was won­der­ing where the one mil­lion peo­ple who vis­ited this part of the world each year were. After the ten-hour overnight ferry ride from Peters­burg, I cycled off the ferry at Ketchikan, South-east Alaska’s most […]

If I hadn’t made that deci­sion I wouldn’t have been able to see the ORCA about 20m off the star­board side of the ferry the next morn­ing on our way into Peters­burg, the cap­i­tal of Kupre­anof Island, nor the bald eagles on top of one of the town’s can­ner­ies. Peters­burg, a small com­mu­nity of 3000 is […]

As well as treat­ing myself to a night at the Thun­der­bird Motel, I also enjoyed a gourmet meal of al fresco din­ing at Big Al’s – salmon and chips for under $10. It was copi­ous and deli­cious. How­ever, my aim of spend­ing some time off the bike didn’t quite work out. The Thun­der­bird was in the […]

Route Map View Cycling South­east Alaska in a larger map Key By bike By plane By ferry By train By bus   At the US post, as I stood there in sur­rounded by the bike and cycling gear, the guard asked me what was the pur­pose of my visit. I sti­fled a laugh because to […]