{"id":1043,"date":"2016-05-19T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-05-18T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rjjc.net\/home\/?p=1043"},"modified":"2023-03-03T23:57:13","modified_gmt":"2023-03-03T12:57:13","slug":"whittier-transfer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rjjc.net\/home\/whittier-transfer\/","title":{"rendered":"Whittier Transfer"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Whittier Port<\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>
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Whittier Marina Vista<\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>
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Whittier Marina<\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>
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Whittier Dock Vista<\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>
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Turnagain Arm Vista<\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>
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Seward Highway<\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>
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Turnagain Arm Vista<\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>
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Turnagain Arm<\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>
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Turnagain Arm Vista<\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>
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Group Shot<\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>
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Group Shot<\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>
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Muskox<\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>
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Muskox<\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>
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Muskox<\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>
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Recuperating Moose<\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>
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Recuperating Moose<\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>
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Recuperating Moose<\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>
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Grazing Caribou<\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>
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Caribou Herd<\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>
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Cankles & TeenyPeeny at Beluga Point<\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>
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Beluga Point Vista<\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>
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Beluga Point Vista<\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>
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Beluga Point<\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>
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Bear Viewing Platform<\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>
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Recuperating Bald Eagle<\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>
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Recuperating Bald Eagle<\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>
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Wood Bison<\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>
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Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center Vista<\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>
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Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center<\/figcaption>\n <\/figure><\/div>\n
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So… after three perfect days in Anchorage and Talkeetna the time came to board the transfer coach that would take us to the cruise ship port at Whittier<\/a> for our Alaskan Inside Passage cruise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Coach Trip<\/h4>\n\n\n
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Seward Highway<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Despite being on the coast and having the world’s largest floatplane base, Anchorage does not have a deep water port. As such, cruise ships dock at a small town called Whittier<\/a>, which is 100km south-east of Anchorage following the Seward Highway.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Beluga Point Vista<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

To get there we booked a transfer coach that provided a scenic tour including a lunch stop at the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center<\/a>. The route took us out of Anchorage and down the Seward Highway following the coastline of the Turnagain Arm<\/a>. The drive was scenic, picturesque (as is everything in Alaska) and included a brief stop at Beluga Point<\/a> to stretch legs and take photos.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Group Shot<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

The Alaskan Inside Passage cruise was one of the highly anticipated events of the Team Alaska trip and anticipation was building after brilliant start to the trip in Anchorage. It was sad to close the first leg of the trip leaving Anchorage but Team Alaska had already proven beyond a shadow of a doubt that this was going to be a monumentally good adventure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center<\/h4>\n\n\n
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Bear Viewing Platform<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

The Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center<\/a> is about 20km north-west of Whittier<\/a> and gave us the opportunity to view the charismatic Alaskan wildlife up close an personal. The Center is similar to an open zoo divided into specific animal corrals as well as having barn like buildings to house injured wildlife that are recuperating from being hit by cars, illness, accidents, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Grazing Caribou<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

We were fortunate to see, first hand:<\/p>\n\n\n\n