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
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