C9 - Sunday, March 4, 1984 - North Shore News NORTH TO ALASKA Dress warmly and enjoy E TOOK our Alaska cruise in July, W which should have been sunbathing It wasn’t. weather. Luckily, [’m a pessimist and outfitted both of us with wind- breakers, bulky sweaters and ‘‘hush puppy’’ types of footwear. We needed them. If you’re heading for Alaska go for a windbreaker that is waterproof and has a hood — the K-Way type of jacket is great and plenty warm enough if you wear a sweater underneath. Forget about sandals or any shoe with a _ heel. Although there are some pav- ed roads and sidewalks you’!l find plenty of gravel and uneven boardwalks. You'll probably do quite a bit of walking and a lot of it is uphill. Go comfortable. You'll probably need a bathing suit, especially if you travel on a ship that has a covered pool. Many of them have glass shelters that they pull up when-the weather is sunny but cool. For dinner you'll need a couple of everyday outfits — sports jacket and tie for the men, dresses or pants outfits for the ladies. Take one set of ‘*glad rags’’ for the Captain’s Dinner. A dark suit is quite OK for men and the ladies can pet as fancy as they please. You probably won’t get much use out of shorts and halter tops. It was so cold when we were there that we bundled up in everything we had to go on deck. And we spend a lot of time on deck. Half of the joy of an Alaska cruise is the scenery from the deck of a ship — waterfalls, forests, islands and glaciers are a camera nut’s delight. Even at night, going through a lighted channel or passing small settlements you'll find all sorts of people on deck. Next, the ports. If you like history, there are some fine, small museums. Shopping is interesting, particularly if you like carvings, leather goods and paintings. These are not cheap! | got some in- expensive souveniers that I cherish —- a cookbook called ‘*Lowbush Moose and Other Alaskan Recipes’ (try to 733-8548 The tour & cruise inctudes a fare private motor coach, all bagguge handling entrance fees to the setected datly teatures, 10 day cruise on the Sitmar Crutse Line ship f airwind and both medical and trip cancellation insurance guess what a lowbush moore is and I'll cell you later) and rug to hook (partly completed, but it’s only been three years). The rug is an original native design of a split eagle and should be very lovely if 1 ever get it finished. a travel- wise by Barbara McCreadie ee SKAGWAY: Take a cab from the dock to the main part of town. If you fancy a real Alaskan meal of King Crab and sourdough, the locals favor the Northern Lights cafe. The museum is at the far end of ‘‘Broad- way’’ and is worth a visit. If you get the cab to drop you there you can walk back to the main part of the townina few minutes. If they’re still presenting ‘‘Soapy Lives’’ at the Eagle’s Hall, don’t feel too badly if you miss it. There’s a good pub called (1 think!) ‘‘The Purple Onion"’ that serves Moosehead beer. Shopping is no hell. JUNEAU: Alaska’s capital. The bus tour to the Mendenhall glacier is a good idea. The tour gives you a SENIORS GROUP TRAVEL 1S OUR ONLY BUSINESS PROVIDING FULLY ESCORTED GROUP TOURS & CRUISES TOUR FLORIDA AND CRUISE THE CARIBBEAN TO THE WEST INDIES FROM OCTOBER 16 TO NOVEMBER 3, 1984 . transfers, TOTAL COST PER PERSON IN CANADIAN FUNDS (including tax) BASED ON DOUBLE OCCUPANCY IN HOTELS AND STATEROOMS, AND WITH RESERVATIONS AND DEPOSITS MADE PRIOR TO JUNE 6 $3103 OO (inside stateroom) Minimum group of 16 pamicipants required PHONE FIFTY-FIVE ‘PLUS’ . TOURS & CAUISES first Class holets alm COondthoned $3381 OO (outside stateroom) quick look at the city, stops where the salmon are spawn- ing (seasonal) and where the bears come for lunch. The glacier is magnificent and the tourist facilities are excellent. Stops also at a lovely church onthe campus of the Unversi- ty of Alaska. There’s quite a busy little downtown area — lots of souvenier shops if you like that kind of thing. Also a few old bars worth checking out, liek the Red Dog Saloon. KETCHIKAN: Creek Street is the biggest attraction. Itga boardwalk a couple of blocks back of the dock. The old houses (they used to be brothels) have been coverted into shops. Don’t miss: the ‘Salmon Bake’? —_ skip lunch on the shop and dig in. *“‘Dolly’s House’’ is the original brothel, now a museum. Don’t miss it. There’s a little dry goods shop along the way as you walk back to the ship from Dolly’s end of Creek Street. I’ve forgotten the name but you can’t miss it. That’s where I got my rug-that-isn’t- finished-yet. SITKA: The old Russian capital of Alaska. The Cathedral of St. Michael has an outstanding collection of icons, artifacts and paintings from the era — or so I'm told. The Prince George didn’t stop there! One very popular tourist attraction that I didn’t try is the bus-train trip from Skagway to the Yukon. Un- fortunately, there just isn’t time to do everything and I was more interested in prowl- ing around the town itself. Brian, along with several other people from the ship, booked a flight to the glaciers. In fact, he booked one at every stop. And every one was cancelled due to bad weather. | must admit I was relieved! 1 didn’t fancy the thought of the father of my children coming to his final resting place in the middle of an Alaskan glacier. Have your figured out **Lowbush moose’’ yet? It's rabbit, in Alaskan. If you want real moose, ask for “Highbush’’ vanety. And if anyone offers you ‘‘boat 733-8548 HOSTS WANTED FOR BED & BREAKFAST OPPORTUNITY Do you have an extra bedroom? Would you like to earn extra money? Register Now 986-5069 eggs’’, politely decline. Boat eggs are guaranteed over thir- ty days old — the length of time it used to take to get a cargo of eggs from Seattle by boat. You can land in jail if you’re caught eating ‘‘Gun- nysack Goose’’ in Alaska. It's swan ~— and illegal to shoot. That doesn’t mean that the odd hunter doesn’t bag one — hence the name. 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