HAL Westerdam Pt.5 - Valdez, Scenic Sail-In, Meals Hill Trail, Bad Hiking Decisions, Brewery Dinner

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After some shuffling of plans for the day, including a change from our scheduled dock into a tendering operation, we're off to get some steps in along the Meals Hill Trail in Valdez! Join us as we head ashore, wander to the Visitors Center, stroll over to Meals Hill (a.k.a. Blueberry Hill), make some poor decisions, then make some good decisions, and head back to town for dinner!! :P
00:00 BOOM!
00:04 Morning Mode
01:22 Scenic Sail-In
04:05 Lunch & Tendering
05:52 To The Visitors Center
10:10 Hiking: The Beginning Part
13:13 Hiking: The Stupid Part
17:20 Hiking: The Smart Part
22:56 Let's Find Food
26:34 Tendering & Photos
28:31 Some Ship Snacks
31:21 The Evening Ends
-Cruise Line: Holland America Line
-Ship Name: MS Westerdam
-Cruise Dates: June 9, 2024 - July 7, 2024
-Embarkation: Seattle, Washington
-Itinerary: Seattle, Ketchikan, Sitka, Hubbard Glacier, Valdez, College Fjord, Seward, Dutch Harbor (Unalaska), Nome, Kodiak, Anchorage, Homer, Glacier Bay, Haines, Juneau, Tracy Arm Fjord, Misty Fjords, Prince Rupert, Seattle (28 nights)
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@mimikarenbryant7325 10 күн бұрын

Snow on the ground and mosquitos don't go together! Loved this segment as your adventure continues!

@billcook4768 17 күн бұрын

I have to keep reminding myself that the clear skies you are getting is not normal and that I shouldn’t expect the same on my cruise.

@parodeejay 17 күн бұрын

We've had the most abnormally beautiful clear weather this entire cruise! We're in Juneau today (in real time) and it's the first real rain that we've experienced. Hope we didn't suck up all the sunshine and you can have some on your cruise as well!! :P

@Erinkuchar 13 күн бұрын

@@billcook4768 last year in July we had beautiful 70 degree days. I never used my raincoat, umbrella or waterproof shoes.

@JessiFayS 17 күн бұрын

Im always shocked when your videos are over. The time goes so fast. Im always like "NOOOO! I'm not ready for it to be over yet." This is why i wait until all the videos in a series is out. But knowing this series is almost a month long - I couldn't wait that long. Thank you so much for sharing. My life would be a lot more bleak without you guys and the happiness you spread. You have a positive impact in people's lives. When KZfaq's AdSense gets frustrating, when work interferes with fun things you want to do, or any one of a million things that can go wrong, does, keep in kind the very real positive aspect you have in people's lives. Hopefully that will make it worth it, because KZfaq certainly doesn't.

@FloridaGiGi 17 күн бұрын

When you can’t walk standing straight up on a trail, but have to bend down to stop from hitting branches - It’s time to turn around… Loved hiking with y’all though! Thank you for your videos 😊

@jessica-jc1up 17 күн бұрын

Congrats on risky recreating and not getting eaten by a bear!😂

@tashadallas2121 14 күн бұрын

I loved the “photo’s by Dee”!!❤❤

@susandowney6386 17 күн бұрын

Cruising to Alaska April 2025, can't wait 😊

@christianefrere9204 17 күн бұрын

Me too 😉🙂

@bart9409 17 күн бұрын

Nice Job! As usual.

@paulafriday3579 17 күн бұрын

The views are so beautiful! Alaska is on my bucket list thanx Dee and Jay for taking us all there

@Pantherjonvideos 17 күн бұрын

Uggh the left fork is the less traveled and more bugged route...I guess the 'better views' are for better views of the mosquitoes? All bugging aside, Alaska has certainly made its way to the top of my bucket list!!

@junenelligan1729 17 күн бұрын

Wow thank you - Alaska has gone up higher on my bucket list now. so beautiful

@user-oo3uj5ku9r 16 күн бұрын

Amaze! Thank you.

@deborahbolton3417 17 күн бұрын

Thanks for sharing your adventure with us. And you should always carry mosquito repellent with you. There’s a little bands we got in Amazon shame shame.🛳️💖⚓️🫶🏼

@React2This 17 күн бұрын

As many times as yall visit Alaska, I’ll enjoy watching. Happy to see you exploring less visited ports, and I envy this extended trip!

@tracycarr-mayhew3380 17 күн бұрын

'Blood-sucking mosquito boy' moniker - too funny! Am enjoying your travels. Rock on! :)

@billcook4768 17 күн бұрын

I’m amazed Jay resisted making a “when you come to a fork in the road, take it” joke.

@justcody85 17 күн бұрын

I have done the mosquito dance! 🕺

@sharonanderson2706 17 күн бұрын

❤ always enjoy your series even with you both getting lost and taking the wrong fork in the road. The scenic was simply beautiful. I am planning to visit Alaska in the future. Thank u for your Alaska series.

@dreamsremembered6592 17 күн бұрын

It is hot down here in the south (America), and I am over it. 🥵 I leave in September for a Canadian cruise, and it cannot come fast enough. Next year, I think I’ll go on an Alaskan cruise for 28 days, in July. 😅

@michelleb749 17 күн бұрын

Beautiful sail in and from the top of the trail.

@jameswade7550 17 күн бұрын

Thank You for sharing, have to say you have had some great weather on this cruise so far. Beautiful sail in and day at Valdez.

@DebiWelch 17 күн бұрын

Loved Valdez 🎉

@loishaffner9483 17 күн бұрын

You are both amazing. I am too afraid to experience what you do

@leapyr50 17 күн бұрын

AMAZING ❤❤❤ Thankyou

@mgk2020 17 күн бұрын

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood And looked down one as far as I could To where it bent in the undergrowth; Then took the other, as just as fair, And having perhaps the better claim, Because it was grassy and wanted wear; Though as for that the passing there Had worn them really about the same, And both that morning equally lay In leaves no step had trodden black. Oh, I kept the first for another day! Yet knowing how way leads on to way, I doubted if I should ever come back. I shall be telling this with a sigh Somewhere ages and ages hence: Two roads diverged in a wood, and I- I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference. -Robert Frost, The Road Not Taken

@Erinkuchar 14 күн бұрын

Have you ever done the trail at the top of the tram in Juneau? Beautiful views but I didn’t make it to the top. Not sure how far I got but it was pretty high!

@parodeejay 14 күн бұрын

We have! We didn’t make it all the way to the end either, ha ha. But the views were awesome!! :D

@washboardjim 17 күн бұрын

i watch them all,

@larrystyba5199 16 күн бұрын

Willow tree?? guessing lol

@jojoinrancho320 17 күн бұрын

Hey - on a side note: I heard that the Alaska Chip Company had the best potatoe chips. Unfortunately, they can only be found in Alaska. If you see some, can you try them for me? 😃

@taustin6524 17 күн бұрын

Surprised this is your first encounter with Alaska mosquitoes . They are huge and viscous!

@AimeeTracy 16 күн бұрын

Where can I find the pinned posts on FB regarding where you are going on your July 24th cruise? Also, anything exciting between July 9th and then? 😀

@parodeejay 16 күн бұрын

In our FB “shenanigans squad” group as a pinned post, yes! We’ll be using that brief time at home to do laundry and repack, so no extra cruises jammed in there!! :P

@AimeeTracy 16 күн бұрын

@@parodeejay I’m not finding a pinned area in the shenanigans fb group??? And thanks for the reply!

@parodeejay 16 күн бұрын

@AimeeTracy If you're at the shenanigans group homepage (not our main public page), it's in the Featured section at the top where it always lives. If using a computer, you should see the tabs at the top like discussion, featured, members, events... just click featured... If using a phone or tablet, you should see the options at the top like chats, featured, reels, about... just tap featured!! :D

@AimeeTracy 16 күн бұрын

@@parodeejay Found it thank you! I see it is in a post dated 3/7/20. I didn’t scroll down far enough under featured posts. Ty!

@ralphandritashow4904 17 күн бұрын

I’m need to switch to another cruise line if I go to Alaska again.

@jackiebyers3424 15 күн бұрын

Which one did you take? Why was it disappointing?

@ralphandritashow4904 15 күн бұрын

@@jackiebyers3424 - it wasn’t disappointing. Carnival doesn’t have many destinations in Alaska. Alaska was amazing but I’d like to see more.

@alk61695 17 күн бұрын

Hope you had fun recreating nature, but at your own risk.

@mercyrodriguez5780 17 күн бұрын

I would be afraid to walk on those deserted areas, what if a bear is hungry and I am his only prey! You guys are brave! 🥰

@barbarashuster9029 17 күн бұрын

I don't understand what that sign means Recreate at your own risk?

@parodeejay 17 күн бұрын

It took my brain a second to get to "recreate" as in "enjoy" (like recreation) rather than "re-create" like to create again, ha ha... but yes... "enjoy" the trail at your own risk!! :P ~Jay