Monday, July 8, 2013

2013 Alaska Final Plan





Day #DatePortArriveDepart
1Saturday, 7/27/13Anchorage (Whittier)-- 8:30pm
2Sunday, 7/28/13Hubbard Glacier3:00pm 8:00pm
3Monday, 7/29/13Glacier Bay9:15am 7:30pm
4Tuesday, 7/30/13Skagway7:00am 8:30pm
5Wednesday, 7/31/13Juneau6:30am 4:00pm
6Thursday, 8/1/13Ketchikan10:00am 6:00pm
7Friday, 8/2/13At Sea-- --
8Saturday, 8/3/13Vancouver7:30am --
Number of Nights: 7

Air

MSP to ANC, SEA to MSP Thu Jul 25 2013 – Tue Aug 6 2013 $518

MSP 7:30p ANC 10:15p 5h45m nonstop
SEA 5:25p MSP 10:30p 3h05m nonstop


7/25

Rental car:
7/25 - 7/26 1 day Alamo $101, full size 
Hotel:


7/26


Seward Kenai Fjord Cruise

7 1/2-Hour Kenai Fjord National Park Full-Day Tour
Adults
169.00
Children
84.50
Tickets cost: 3 adults + 2 kids  (including $19 meal for adult and $9.5 for kids) = $903.47/2 = $451.74

Coupon Book 
$55 NortherLight coupon book for 2 for 1 coupon + 7.5 shipping= $62.5/coupon
http://www.alaska-discounts.com/order-online/
Coupon book total cost: $62.5 + $59.55(2books from ebay) + ??


7/27

Bus from Anchorage to Whittier:
AK Cruise Connect $32.99!(review is good)
11:00am-12:00pm at Anchorage Hotels leave, 12:30pm at Anchorage Airport (ANC)
3:45pm at Cruise Terminal in Whittier
Yes, a stop at the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center Admission is included.
Photo Tours: Beluga Point, Portage Lake
http://akcruiseconnect.com/products/whittier-cruise-transfer


Highway Map    http://www.alaska.org/guide/portage-valley


7/28 Hubbard Glacier


7/29 Glacier Bay


7/30 Skagway 7:00am-8:30pm

Rental Car: Full size car, reserved through Priceline. $129.95. 8:00am to 8:00pm

Guide. Paid $5 via paypal on 56/22. Downloadable pdf file.
http://www.murraysguide.com/

7/31 Juneau 6:30am-4:00pm


8/1 Ketchikan 10:00am-6:00pm


8/2 at Sea


8/3 Vancouver

Rental Car:
Alamo has a location at Canada Place (actually the Pan Pacific hotel lobby) and cars in the parkade.

Reserved Through Alamo.com as Alamo Insider(10% discount), 8/3 8:00am - 8/6 6:00pm
$364.37 CAD, Approx $349.80USD

温哥华 Day 1
Stanley Park:

  • 公园有免费的shuttle bus. 如果你自驾车的话,在parking meter 上可以随时投币换停车牌,2刀/一小时,在停车牌的时间限制内,公园内大大小小的停车处都可以停车
  • 周六、日两天#52 Around the Park 巴士在公园周围绕行,每隔一小时一次,绕行一周约30分钟。要注意,不得在车内喝饮料、吃东西。从商业区步行前往斯坦利公园,需30分钟左右。
  • 图腾公园 Totem pole。
  • Hollow Tree
  • DOWNTOWN 的希腊餐馆:推荐他家的“烤羊肉”,11刀满满一盘,又美味又大量Stepho's Souvlaki Greek Taverna

    1124 Davie St., Vancouver, B.C. TEL: 604-683-2555
GAS TOWN
到达方式:从市中心至煤气镇步行5分钟,也可搭乘公交到达。
(坐 Bus 或 Skytrain 在 Waterfront 站下,往东走几分钟,就能看到煤气镇)

饮食:煤气镇的露天咖啡馆和酒吧是最惬意的饮食选择。

购物:煤气镇有众多手工艺品和纪念品店,是淘宝的好地方。

Queen Elizabeth Park

rose garden, schulpture, etc.


Capilano Suspension Bridge and the park

成人票要30刀/张


8/4 Vancouver

温哥华 Day 2: Victoria Island
Ferry Fare: car $51.25, adult $15.5, kids $7.75
  • Butcher Garden
  • 魁达洛古堡(Craigdarroch Castle)
  • Downtown
http://www.bcferries.com/

8/5

Vancover to Seattle : 2.5hr
Here are a few hints to help you plan around these delays. First of all tune your radio to 1130 AM, a Canadian radio station that gives border crossing times every 9 minutes. Alternatively, there's an electronic readerboard that shows the wait times at the various crossing points as you go through Bellingham on I-5 north (note that the Pacific Hwy crossing is referred to as SR 243) that shows all 4 crossings, and then another one as you approach Blaine that shows the main Peace Arch and truck crossing wait times.

go with an option that didn't include crossing the border from BC to WA at the Peace Arch or the nearby truck crossing due to the possible long wait to get into the US.

BC->WA customs, depending on the time and the day of the week, you could wait as little as 5 minutes or for over an hour

BCFerry
Swartz Bay (every hour till 9pm) -> Tsawwassen 1hr 35min $51.25/$15.5/$7.75
Tsawwassen 到richmond 30min
Richmond to Seattle 2hr18
Tsawwassen to Seattle 2hr18

Ferry
Sydney 5:55 -> Anarcortes 8:30, car $59.50, $18/$9/$14.45 , 2 hr Anarcortes -> Seattles

Coho ferry
Victoria 7:30 pm -> Port Angeles car $60, $17/$8.5
Port Angeles -> Seattles, car $16.40, passenger free, about 2.5hr? with ferry ride(9:45pm, 11:35pm)

Clipper(Passenger Only)
Victoria 6:45 -> Seattle 9:30 $88/$44

http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowTopic-g154945-i207-k1348904-Car_Ferry_from_Victoria_to_Seattle-Victoria_Victoria_Capital_Regional_District_Vancouver_Isl.html



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Olympic Park 经典一日游
1)西雅图出发,从Edmonds乘渡轮到Kingston, 可以再渡轮上观赏Mt Baker雪山.
2)从Kingston下船后,先开车到Port Gamble休息, 漂亮的海边历史小城, 秋季赏大丽花
3)开到Port Angeles, 经过Sequim的薰衣草园,秋季可观赏薰衣草
4)开车上山到Hurricane Ridge观雪山, 一路上观景点都可以停车拍照. 到Hurricane Ridge后, 体力好的可以继续延Hurricane Hill往山上走, 体力一般或者春天,在停车场周围的山坡拍照.
5)回Port Angeles, 午餐, 看海港,远眺加拿大Victoria
6)下午开车到Lake Crescent, 赏湖景
7) 走Marymere Falls, 看雨林. 或者开车到Sol Duc看雨林
8) 如果有时间, 回程途经Dungeness National Wildlife Refuge, 或者Sequim Bay State Park看海
9) 乘Ferry回到美丽的西雅图.

我们跑去Alki beach看西雅图夜景。从西雅图downtown往西,过了seattle bridge就是Alki beach park. 据说是看夜景最好的地方

8/6 Seattle

Market (Pike Place), Space Needle, downtown shopping。还有一个Olympic Sculpture Park,离downtown也比较近。
Crab pot: location:Pier 57 1301 Alaskan Way, Seattle, WA 98101 - (206) 624-1890
Open Daily 8am-11pm.