Back to Totland

Jun 7, 2015 | Alaska

After spending all winter in Munich, Cody Wyoming, Utah, Georgia and Florida, it’s back home to Totland on the AK ferry Columbia.  This is the only boat that does it right–white table cloths, waiters and a good cold beer.  The AK ferry system has closed...

A Stikine River Mushroon Expedition

Sep 18, 2014 | Alaska

For my birthday, Martina treated me to a river trip up the Stikine again; this time to pick mushrooms.  On this Google Earth photo, we live in the upper left hand corner near Petersburg (yellow dot).  I drove down to Banana Point and jumped on a jetboat with 12 other...

Norwegian Naust

Jul 4, 2014 | Alaska

Our net shed is full of stuff, mainly boats so I decide to build a traditional Norwegian “naust” or boatshed.  You can see what one looks like here. There is only one way to do this–take advantage of the annual Alaska “personal use...

Home Again

May 31, 2014 | Alaska

We’re home again and what a beautiful arrival with full afternoon sun and Devil’s Thumb greeting us across Frederick Sound.  All passengers were on deck when we docked. We schlep, schlep, schlep about a dozen boxes up the beach, then go back for more.  How...

Bergen, Totland and Faerings

Mar 31, 2014 | Alaska

Bergen has grown a lot since I last visited almost 15 years ago but not this classic waterfront.  Oil has brought prosperity to Norway and the outlying areas are now all connected with bridges and undersea tunnels and the like. If you love wooden boats, like I do,...

Oslo Norway

Mar 23, 2014 | Alaska, Retired Doug Roadtrips

In my last blogpost I asked the question:  When you buy a Eurail Pass, what’s the best route from Bordeaux to Lagos, Portugal?  And the answer is….. Norway. The Eurail Pass is not what it used to be and we’ve already spent over $400E for reservations to...