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The Day Before
July 6, 2008 - Atlanta, Georgia, United States
So it is Sunday 8:14am and I already feel the anxiety level rising quite high.  Did not sleep well last night, only slept about four hours or so (same as the night before).  This morning I woke up thinking about all the packing that I have to do this morning and on top of that, it is Pride Parade Day in Atlanta.  For two days in a row, I...
Placed by Vic Veguilla in Trip to Hanoi, Vietnam

Day Eight: 4th of July, Valdez
July 4, 2008 - Valdez, Alaska, United States
We are bringing the good weather with us!  The weather forecasters predicted rain all day today but we haven’t seen a drop!  We’re sleeping very well at night but still waking up too early; this morning around 5:30 a.m.  I got up this morning, took a nice hot shower courtesy Eagle’s Rest and did a load of laundry.  You know, you really...
Placed by Bill and Kelly in Bill and Kelly's Excellent Alaskan Adventure

To Pie or Not to Pie?
July 4, 2008 - Cleveland, Ohio, United States
One 10 hour drive, a few games of Shanghai, 3 cones of ice cream from Katie's, one lost cell phone, and a day full of torrential rainstorms, we've almost made it- contrary to Mackenzie's and my thoughts only 3 hours ago, we will be making our flight to Newark AND our connection to Manchester.  Then the real journey can begin. Sitting in your...
Placed by Savannah in Savannah @ Fuzzy Travel

Day Seven: Valdez
July 3, 2008 - Valdez, Alaska, United States
We were up early this morning and after a most delicious breakfast of bacon and eggs set in the lovely setting of the American Legion parking lot, we headed out toward the Whittier Tunnel.  The railway tunnel to Whittier was paved in recent years yet it remains one-lane.  What that means is that trains as well as traffic in both direction,...
Placed by Bill and Kelly in Bill and Kelly's Excellent Alaskan Adventure

Day Six: The Northwestern Fjord Tour
July 2, 2008 - Seward, Alaska, United States
We signed up for a 9.5 hour cruise around the Kenai Fjords National Park.  We can thank Jimmy Carter for this gem as he set aside the area to be preserved for our enjoyment.  Our little boat, the Chugach, stopped at Fox Island where we did a drop off, pick up.  The boat was pretty full by the time we were really out of Resurrection Bay.  It...
Placed by Bill and Kelly in Bill and Kelly's Excellent Alaskan Adventure