Alaska - Our 50th state

Day 11 - Tuesday, August 29, 2022 - Denali to Juneau

The next days will primarily be travel days. Suitcases out by 7:30. We went and had tea, chai latte, scones and muffins at Starbucks. At 9:30 we boarded Dwight's bus for our ride to Anchorage. We made a lunch stop at Princess Wilderness Lodge for a box lunch. We arrived at our hotel around 3:30 and had to wait a little while to get our room but I have to say that Holland America has their mess together. Every step of the way they had info ready, room assignments, room keys, luggage tags etc. I was really impressed the whole trip. After getting our room we ventured a few blocks to Humpys. We had some beers, a huge plate of nachos and 2 lbs. of steamer clams. Excellent.


This shows the train we took to Denali. Today we take a bus.

Lunch stop - Beautiful grounds but really in the middle of nowhere







Our hotel in Anchorage - The Westmark















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