Back from Alaska’s Inside Passage

As you’ve probably guessed, our new son Gabriel and my editorial position at Matador Abroad have been keeping me pretty busy for the last five months. I’ve just come back from my first post-baby big trip to Alaska’s Inside Passage for the IFWTWA (pronounced if-twa) Conference at Sea with Holland America. It was my first cruise, and I actually won the trip as part of the 2010 IFWTWA WiFTy scholarship.

I’ll be writing and blogging a lot more about the cruise and sharing tips for getting AWAY from the crowds at each port of call, but for now here’s some photos:

Mendenhall Glacier near Juneau, Alaska

Holland America's ms Westerdam at Juneau

Hot tubbing at Hubbard Glacier

Free shuttle bus to Fortress of the Bear in Sitka

Eagle flying over Ketchikan, Alaska