Don and Noreen Seib

Our Personal Site

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First glimpse of the Pearl

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Almost there

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First lunch on the Pearl - still in Seattle

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One last look at land

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Goodbye Seattle - Alaska, here we come

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Walt, Vi, Don, Noreen, Helmut, Helen

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Part of the walking track around Deck 7

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Nothing but sea near Vancouver Island

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Julie and Allison toast the voyage

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Don, Noreen, Sylvia, and Stan

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Stan and JD with Don's Caesar Salad

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Chains and winches for the anchors

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View forward, with the crew swimming pool

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Just to prove I was there

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From the forward upper deck, looking aft

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People in the pool - even in Alaska

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Heading to Juneau at 32.8 km/h (17.7 knots)

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Lady on the running track - with giant chess board

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Helmut and Helen having dinner

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The harbor at Juneau, AK

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A tiny bit of the shopping area in Juneau, AK

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Waterfront in Juneau, AK

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Sarah Palin was still Governer when we were there

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We toured the Alaska State Capitol building

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Found a Quilt Store in Juneau, AK

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Photographing the sunset from the Franson's cabin

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Alaska sunset from the Franson's balcony

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Being tailed by another ship in the moonlight

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The Pearl in Skagway, AK

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Broadway Street, Skagway, AK

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Retired snowthrower WP&YR, Skagway, AK

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WP&YR station and store

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Topo map of Chilkoot and White Pass trails

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Trains for sale - only $3,999.99 for the one on the top shelf!

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Broadway St. and the Pearl, Skagway, AK

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WP&YR narrow gauge is only 3'0"

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Helmut and Helen dwarfed by the Pearl

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Highway from Skagway inland

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Bridge over William Moore Creek

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Bridge only attached at one end!

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'Cupcake', the bus driver, passing a fuel tanker

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Top of the White Pass

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Welcome to British Columbia, Canada!

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Windswept trees in Fraser, BC

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Moving locomotives to the other end of the train

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Transfer from bus to train in Fraser, BC

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All Aboard! the WP&YR in Fraser, BC

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WP&YR heats cars with wood

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WP&YR leaving Fraser, BC

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WP&YR entering the US

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WP&YR at the summit of the White Pass

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Remnants of the Trail of '98

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Remnants of the Trail of '98

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This is a big valley!

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In one of the tunnels through the mountain

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WP&YR - approaching a now-unused bridge

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WP&YR bridge no longer used

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It's a long way down

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WP&YR on the White Pass

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WP&YR on the White Pass

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WP&YR on the White Pass

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WP&YR picking up hikers/rafters

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On the White Pass, nearing Skagway

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WP&YR 2-8-2 Micado, built by Baldwin

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Original saloon in Skagway from the gold rush

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Summer Palace restaurant

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Walter, Helmut, Helen - poolside

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Don, Noreen, Vi - poolside

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Glacier Bay in the morning mist

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Glacier 'calving' (look close) - Glacier Bay

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Glacier watching - Glacier Bay

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Glacier watching - Glacier Bay

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Waterfall in glacier - Glacier Bay

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JD, Dan, Ron, and Stan relax playing shuffleboard

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Helmut and Helen with the Pearl in Ketchican, AK

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One of many shopping areas in Ketchican, AK

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Foliage in Ketchican, AK

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Foliage in Ketchican, AK

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Foliage in Ketchican, AK

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Foliage in Ketchican, AK

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Clock in a park in Ketchican, AK

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Low tide in Ketchican, AK

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Creek Street, Ketchican, AK

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Creek Street, Ketchican, AK

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Rapids and a fish out of water

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Construction on a hill

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Victorian house restoration in Ketchican, AK

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High on a hill in Ketchican, AK

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Descending the stairs in Ketchican, AK

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Waterfront in Ketchican, AK

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Starfish and friends on an electrical cable

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Fishing boat in Ketchican, AK

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Ship's crew introduced after a show in the theater

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Our cabin

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The captain making an annoucement

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View of the Pearl's bridge

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Ship's navigation screen - live image

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Ship's radar - live image

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Norwegian Pearl - forward view

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Norwegian Pearl - aft view

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View from a park in Victoria

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One of the gorgeous houses in Victoria, BC

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Noreen at the Empress Hotel - Victoria, BC

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The remains of High Tea at the Empress

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BC Legislature

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No, she's not a statue - very entertaining!

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Victoria waterfront - Empress Hotel in the background

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Last night - in port at Victoria, BC