Visiting Alaska after 20 years
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 29 ส.ค. 2024
- In 2020 I turned 60 years old and to celebrate myself and several friends where going to do an Alaskan cruise , it was all booked and paid for and the excitement was building. Then the pandemic struck and everything got cancelled but my friends are a determined bunch and decided a belated birthday cruise was in order.
2023 was the year I returned to Alaska and I took you with me as much as possible.
NOTE: Because I was filming in different locations and weather conditions the volume varies throughout the video, I've done my best to edit out most of the background noise but there is only so much I can do.
I hope you enjoy the taster of Alaska with me.
Happy Crafting
Ceri
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OMG, I love you! "It's Alaska, get over it!" Exactly! And it's those things that make it beautiful. Thank you! ❤
Ceri, you are so generous to share your Alaskan trip with us. I could feel the beauty and see why you love it so. Thank you for the privilege of coming along with you! Hugs❤
You are so welcome
Thank you, Ceri, for taking us along on your vacation. I have never been to Alaska. They look stunning, so I can imagine how majestic they must have been 20 years ago.
Ceri, thank you for such a wonderful, peaceful time with you, I sincerely appreciate the quilts, totem poles and scenery. putting it on my big screen t.v. was awesome. You are such a sharing, caring individual, Who would take up so much of their relaxation time to include us. THANK YOU MORE THAN WORDS CAN SAY. Here's a hug and kiss for you my friend.
Thank you Deloris
So beautiful! Thank you for sharing bits of your trip with us. I'm glad to hear you were able to rest and relax.
I loved the silent slide shows...those quilts were fabulous...
Thank you for taking us to Alaska with you.
Hello from Texas ❤
You are so welcome
💖 WOW! 💖
The towns remind me very much of some of the old mining towns in Colorado that haven't been commercialized (some might say exploited) by an adjacent ski resort (ex. Leadville). Similar architecture, main street - even the old coal fired train is similar to one in Breckenridge. Loved the totems & especially the quilt store! Thanks for taking us along with you - glad you got some much needed rest & recharging!!
What fun❤ Love seeing the scenery with you ⚓️📸
Thats how I felt when I took a cruise to the Caribbean Islands and I found St.Thomas with all the commercialism. I loved The Dominican Republic though. Many complained on the ship about porting there but I saw what I went for...to see islands, not bars, jewelry stores, etc... where we were in the Dominican was more primitive and it was wonderful...my opinion.
Thank you for taking us along. It has been over 20 years since I was in Alaska as well. I was quite taken back at how much Glacier Bay has changed. It made me quite sad to see what global warming had done. 😢
Me too
I so enjoyed visiting Alaska with you!! I hope I will get to visit again but just incase the cruise with you was wonderful. It was sad missing the calving but I guess we can’t have everything. Vicky in FL
Such beautiful scenery! Glad you were able to rest and relax and you still found time to share this with us! Thank you! May be doing this trip next year it is definitely something we’ve been thinking about. Will have to visit the quilt shop they were amazing works of art! Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for taking us along. I was in Alaska in 2006 ( 6 weeks: Anchorage to Fairbanks and back) and 2009 ( 4 weeks:Kenia Penninsula). I enjoyed the trips and was glad to not encounter crowds ( except Skagway....3 cruise ships ' released " their passengers all at once..) I'd like to go back but we probably won't go. Too expensive and there are many other places to explore. I live in central BC and we travel all over Canada and some places in the states, in our motorhome. Great way to travel, now that we are retired for 10 years. I am sure your time was very relaxing and worthwhile. Sandi
Sandi being on the road and seeing the country sounds idillic.
Alaska was always a place I wanted to go. But seeing your video I don't think I would spend the money for that kind of trip. Thanks for the video and all the explanations of the environment. Now you can go home and relax.
I would never go to Alaska, but Svalbard, an archipelago in
Norway, is a good place to experience unspoiled nature on a cruise. Glaciers, fjords, mountains, polar bears, whales, reindeer, snowmobile tours, northern lights. January to April is the high season, but cruise season is mainly in the Summer. Cecelia Blomdahl has a great TH-cam channel showing some of Svalbard, and I am planning to take a cruise around Svalbard in 2025.
Thank you so much for Alaska pictures.
Thank you!
Thank you for sharing your cruise. I’m so glad you were finally able to see a pod of whales.
Ohmygosh, the scenery was absolutely gorgeous! That would definitely refill my batteries. Thank you so much for filming it! Glad you enjoyed it, even if was a bit bittersweet.
Love love love you
That was wonderful. Thanks for sharing. Can't wait to see the collage you'll make of your memories of Alaska. 😊
Breathtaking scenery, thanks for sharing with all of us. I’m glad that you got recharged and got to see Alaska again. It is a spectacular place to see.
thank you for the tour. I went 1 year ago, no whales for me, but it was gorgeous. 6 years ago we saw some orcas and otters and a bear on the cliffs in the fjord. Commercialization is a problem, I am afraid to go back to Hawaii it was in 1979. So sorry about Maui, I hope the developers don't ruin it. Thanks for the quilt shop show, I am an art quilter and appreciated it.
Fabulous
Excellent!! In 1965 at the ripe old age of 8 years old, we went mostly where my Dad worked as a news photographer after WWII. He lived in Fairbanks and Anchorage and traveled wherever the news sent him. My older brother and sister were born in Alaska. When it was getting close to my time to arrive, Mom and Dad couldn't find someone to watch the older 2 so they moved back to Michigan. On our trip to Alaska, Dad took us to a glacier lake on or near Hope Mountain. The water looked like it was only a few inches deep, but Dad said it was miles deep. . .so pure and clear. Mostly I remember climbing mountains and playing in the ice cold lakes. Your video takes me back. . .Thank You from the bottom of my heart!!
What fantastic memories Cheryl.
Oh how beautiful. Thank you so much for sharing your beautiful journey with us. ❤
Thank you so very much. My brother lived in Alaska for over 30 years and we were never able to afford the trip. He was a veterinarian and flew everywhere so we got to see lots of pics and heard lots of stories. He died 3 years ago and now my mobility would make it a difficult journey. He's not there anyway. So you have filled my desire to see Alaska and you've done a marvrlous job. Thank you, more than you can imagine. ❤❤❤❤❤❤
Thank you I’m sorry you never got to experience Alaska for yourself.
Thank you for sharing Alaska with us Ceri! The scenery is stunning and the quilts were simply beautiful! Safe travels, Laura ❤
Thank you so much
Thanks Ceri
Gracias por tu reportaje, aunque cambiado por los años sigue teniendo encanto 👏👏
Brought back great memories of our trip to Vancouver, the rockies and Alaska on a cruise same time of year 5 years ago.
Thank you, the tour was very much like the one I took. Enjoyed the revisit!
Oh wow that was absolutely breathtaking! So very beautiful and the ship is amazing! Thank you for thinking of us on your holiday!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Very impressive! Thank you!
Thank You for sharing your trip with us. We wouldn't have the opportunity to go there in person so this was the next best thing.
Thank you for bringing us along with you. It looks so different to anything I have ever experienced. xoxo
Enjoy ❤❤❤❤
Thank you for taking us to this trip that is so important for you❤️
Wow! Thank you so much for sharing your trip with us. I'm not sure I'll ever get to Alaska, but the videos were beautiful. Thank you!!
Thank you for sharing Cari. I really enjoy the personal stories. ❤ Alaska is one place I’d love to visit again.
I love Alaska. Thank you so much for sharing. I lived on Kodiak in the early eighties. My middle daughter and her husband live in Eagle River just outside of Anchorage. Those black mountains with the snow make me want to go back. So beautiful. Thank you so much!❤
Wow! I've not been on a ship before. It's like a huge mall. Very interesting, Mr. Ceri. Thanks! for the tour. "I AM the Way, the Truth, and the Life ...." ~ Jesus
Thank you for showing us this remarkable land!
The final scene with mountains in the distance was beautiful. I haven't been to Alaska.
Thank you ceri I've always wanted to see Alaska and this video was soooo appreciated as you were on vaca ty ty ty glad you enjoyed
Oh My Goodness....THANK YOU!! I enjoyed every single second of this video! My mom has always said that the best trip she ever took was her cruise to Alaska. I now know why. Thank you for sharing your life's adventures along with everything else that you do. I so appreciate you!
You are so welcome!
Oh Ceri, you went to the wrong places! You should have gone to Valdez, Seward and Homer! Very small ports and communities, art shops, museums, etc. I'm sorry you went where you did...it didn't look very pleasant for you😢. I live on the Kenai Peninsula, and it's gorgeous here! We are in what I call monsoon season...happens every fall and spring, but I love it! I wish you'd make another trip up here and visit the places I mentioned 😊❤
It’s an idea thank you
Loved the "tour". I've been on several cruises, not Holland America yet, and so ready to go again. I loved Alaska when we were there a few years ago.
Thank you for taking us along with you on your trip. It's so interesting and beautiful.
My pleasure 😊
Hi Ceri,
My husband and I have taken cruises to Alaska and decided we wanted to see more. So this time we drove! We're still here, working our way back to the border to work our way down through Canada and back home to California.
It's been the trip of a lifetime, to say the least! We've seen the Northern Lights, moose, bears... My retirement celebration.
It is indeed beautiful here. Hoping you enjoyed your cruise.
Oh that sounds fantastic.
So beautiful. Thank you for sharing
You are so welcome
Absolutely beautiful!
Thank you so much!
Love your tour of Alaska. Brought back some wonderful memories. It’s truly a beautiful place.
It really is!
Wow, this was beautiful, thank you for sharing and taking the time during your cruise. Glad you enjoyed it xx
My pleasure 😊
Ceri...thank you for sharing this trip with us!!! I will always love Alaska!!! Having said that I was shocked by
the commercialism!!! It takes something away from the wild quaintness actually. And the glaciers...breaks my heart. I will always remember Alaska as the place where the beauty and majesty are bigger than life but like you...I don't think I will return. I want to remember it as it was!!! You are so kind for sharing your time with us!!! I can't thank you enough. ❤
I totally agree
Lovely video. Thanks for the tour 🙂
Thanks for taking us to Alaska Ceri, I'm glad you got to unwind. For me I just loved hearing the sound of the water and seeing the whales, I love nature, I don't really like shopping unless it's for craft items, for me I love travelling in that sort of weather, I love rain and fog, thanks again for taking us along on your fabulous journey.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Ceri, thank you for much for sharing your trip, your stories from both the past and from this trip. The scenery was so beautiful! I agree with you about commercialism coming in and changing things so much. I live in a beautiful area but it has changed a lot. I hear people, who haven't been here in years, say it's not the same and they won't be back. BTW, when you were in Skagway did you see the "Puppy Bus?" It's a bus that picks up dogs and takes them on hikes. The dogs get buckled into to their seats and off they go. It's too cute. (Mo Mountain Mutts.)
How cute, No I never saw that.
I recently found your utube channel and I am thoroughly enjoying it! Loved your video of your trip to Alaska. Thank you!
Just saw your video now, and as we haven’t been to Alaska in about 20 years, I agree with you how big it’s become! We rented a van and drove almost everywhere for 3 weeks and it was awesome! Thanks for sharing!
❤❤ Thank you for sharing..hugs xx
Thank you for sharing your experience and views safe travels
I love to see the glaciers. Yet I hate to say that I can tell by the naked eye how much they have receded over the last dozen years. Thank you for sharing your beautiful photographs. As an Alaskan devotee I must say that I am more and more concerned that we are really losing our wild Alaska! But thank you so much.
I think so too
💜💜💜 Oh, Ceri - thank you so much for your time and thoughtfulness showing us parts of Alaska I’ve never seen before. I, too find it a touch sad that things change by way of commercialization. Still, lots of good memories were made for the next 20 years.
They were thank you Amy.
Thank you Ceri for sharing your cruise with us, it was very interesting ( and relaxing)
My pleasure 😊
Ceri, thank you so much for sharing. love this video
Absolutely beautiful. So amazing. Thank you so much for sharing . I hope you had a wonderful time 😊
Thank you so much!
Love to you my friend…hope you’re not too disappointed. ♥️💕♥️❤️
I think expected change but seeing it made it real, I not regretting going though.
I'm so glad you got to go and so very grateful you to us with you. Thank you for that. I loved seeing those absolutely beautiful quilts and the whales spouting out. They reminded me of a water show I saw at SeaWorld ages ago. Thanks again! Blessings 😊
Glad you enjoyed it
Thank you for sharing the towns and sites with us. You gave me something kind of precious as my airforce dad had been stationed in (Nome or Juneau early 1950's). He loved it so much but could never explain why. I understand so much more now.
Thank you.
Sometimes revisiting is a little bittersweet, yet time away IS time away and glad you got to do it. ❤
Thank you I’m pleased I was able to give you that memory
Thank you for sharing your vacation with us. We enjoy cruising with Holland America as well. Glad you got to rest and soak up some of the Alaska vibes, even if the area has changed quite a bit.
Thanks so much
I loved Juno
My daughter lived south of Ketchikan until 6 months ago. The area where your ship docked is all new cruise ship space. 20 years ago you would have been at the south end of town, near Creek Street. I was there in 2018, and Ketchikan has changed since then. Thanks for the travelogue!
Yes it was the end of creek street.
Apsaluty stunning, thank you for sharing your beautiful trip
Glad you enjoyed it
Thank you Ceri for taking us along to Alaska. I lol when the train blows his horn and your reaction🤭 I had once the opportunity to standing on the last bit of a glacier in Norway. Magical end the colours of the ice are beautiful. The water whit the ice bits was very cool. I loved it end I can imagine that you love Alaska it looks stunning. Thank you again Ceri it brings bag memories. Greets Simone
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Thank you so much for the slide shows and the information you shared with us 🥰
You are so welcome!
Nice to see the Earth still has places like that. It seems like a real relaxing trip. My mother and fathers home town in Italy is up on top of the mountains, steps everywhere. Its just gorgeous, can't wait to go back. I loved the video, I felt like I was there with you. Thanks for sharing Ceri. :)
Sounds great
Thanks for sharing your trip. So happy you rejuvenated.
Thanks for watching
Thank you! Woke up to this early this morning. I'm sure the trip has given you loads of ideas!
It has.
Thanks for taking us on your cruise. Having lived on a yacht l understand the serenity of the sea. I feel sad about the climate changes happening in the world that are put down to modern progress. 😊
So true!
Thank you so very much for sharing your experience with us. I will be doing an Alaska cruise with friends in June 2024. This was a nice taste of what we will be doing. ❤❤
I am glad you made it to Skagway without a tragic life event
That trip is one of my top I’d love to take. Thank you for sharing it with us!! I’m so happy you got to go and recharge. ❤
Me too!!
Amazing Ceri. Love your uploads
Thank you so much
Oh ceri thank you so much for doing this for us I absolutely loved watching this (and will probably watch again later) the sights as you went into glacier bay didn’t look real they were so beautiful they reminded me of a bob ross painting! Thank you again and I hope you are recharged and feeling well. Big hugs ❤️
You are so welcome Hayley
❤Thank you for sharing your trip with us. So beautiful and l really enjoyed seeing all aspects of your reaction to seeing it again . I felt l was on vacation too even if it was short and sweet😊Loved the quilts and seeing inside the cruise ship. Thank you Ceri🎉
Thank you so much
Thank you for sharing very beautiful .unfortunately tourism has a lot to answer for .I hope going forward we can balance touring and nature in such a way that they both survive for future generations to experience.
I hope so too
Thanks for this. My friend (born and lived her entire life in Southern California) did an Alaskan cruise and had a terrible adventure. This year she spent a month in Ireland and southern England and is going to move there next year. You had an entirely different experience than she did. I’ve enjoyed your trip!
What a gracious soul you are Ceri to share your time in Alaska with us -- I've never been but have always wanted to and you've shown why I should absolutely do it if I can before leaving this world. I'll probably try to do some kind of alternative to the cruises though :) So glad you got to do it after all, happy belated birthday ❤
Thank you
Very nice! Thanks for sharing. I hope to get there one day.
You should
Thanks for your video. Might be as close as I get to Alaska ❤❤
That happened with me and Yosemite. First time I went, spectacular. Some years later, after a drought, I was so disappointed.
I’ve not been to Yosemite for thirty years I’d dread to go back.
giday ceri omg i hope u have tones of fun im glad you got a way for a holiday you work very hard and deserve it and thankyou for sharing it with us cheers
Thank you so much
My best friend’s sister lives in Alaska , in the area where the Iditarod used to begin, but it doesn’t anymore because of climate change. And her grandmother lives in Wasilla now. Grandma used to own a saloon where the miners came in the early 1900s. It certainly has changed, but both my friends sister loves being there. Being from Wales, I’m sure the weather doesn’t make you so miserable lol - love seeing your updates. Take care! Thanks for sharing 😊
Fascinating I’d not heard the race had ended. I be there’s stories to be told about owning the saloon. Thank you
I was afraid to watch this video... so sad what Alaska has become. There are just too many people wanting to get away, too. Maybe Nome and Kotzebue are still about the same. But don't we sometimes wish some things wouldn't change? Thank you so much for taking us with you. ❤
I totally understand Judy.
"It's Alaska, people, get over it!" 😆.... In all seriousness, so happy you are getting to live and relive some special moments in a special place. 🤗
Wow. It sure has changed😅
My favorite place on earth! I lived up there in Palmer and then in Juneau in the 90’s. I live in Alabama these days. Now that my kids are all grown and living their best lives and I’m a widow… I’m thinking about moving back. 🤔❤️
It’s something to consider.
I was on the Princess cruise ship! We were in the same place at the same time!
Wow
Thank you for taking us along on your cruise. It brought back so many wonderful memories for my husband and me Sitka was our favorite port with the beautiful architecture and a wonderful museum. So glad you weren't too disappointed with the changes.
i miss Alaska so much! I was there more than once on the royal princess! I probably saw you perform. I just wanna see old days when they outlawed all the commercial businesses. But I know they need the money from it. Maybe we just have to take an interior excursion to see the real real Alaska. Anyway it’s been a while since I’ve been there and I remember last time I went i actually noticed, with the naked eye,how much the glaciers had receded. I just pray that all the Alaskans stay safe from global warming or climate change or whatever you wanna call it and thank you for sharing Ceri!
Cindy I totally agree.
Thank you for this lovely video. Such spectacular scenery. I'm glad you had a chance to re-visit your favorite place. 🥶❄️
Oh Ceri, you may not remember about my loosing my son 1 year ago in may 9ff 2022. My daughter-in-law scattered my son's ashes in Alaska on their cruise. I wonder if you guys were on the same cruise. I'll check. I hope you had a great time. Thanks for sharing.Alaska was a place Fred wanted to visit.
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