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Tag: Alaska Airlines Milk Run

Cruises, 2025 Pole to Pole10 Comments

Chaos

January 25, 2025January 25, 2025 Rich McClear

Getting to the beginning of each cruise is chaotic but each chaos is different.  This year the chaos was uncertainty.  Suzi broke her arm just before Christmas.  She went to the ER, and they set up an appointment with the … Continue reading Chaos

Cruises, Koningsdam Solar Eclipse Cruise3 Comments

It Always Starts With the Milk Run.

April 7, 2024April 7, 2024 Rich McClear

The Extension of the Pacific Coast highway beyond Vancouver is Alaska Airlines’ “Milk Run.”  (Ok there is the State Ferry but the Governor has line item vetoed  it to the extent that it hardly counts.) Except during the three months … Continue reading It Always Starts With the Milk Run.

Cruises, MS Amsterdam Grand World Voyage, 20182 Comments

The Alaska Airlines Milk Run.

January 1, 2018 Rich McClear

The MS Amsterdam sails on Thursday, but out of caution, and knowing winter in Southeast Alaska we left Sitka on New Year’s Day.  While we did not need that caution our prudence was justified.  Last night, after more than a … Continue reading The Alaska Airlines Milk Run.

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