April 03, 2006
Amazing Alaska Photo Album
We've found a fantastic series of photos on Flickr and wanted to share them with you. Flickr is a website dedicated to hosting an online photo albums and
we've found that several of our Quyana members have posted images of their trips. One album, submitted by Jeremy Keith really stands out. What I like most about it, is his perspective. He really captures the essence of Alaska in a way that is rarely photographed. Interesting angles and close-ups made me fell like I was right there, standing on the deck beside him. Jeremy and his family traveled with us in May 2005 on our Goldrush Inside Passage cruise aboard the Spirit of Endeavour. To take a look at Jeremy's album, just click on his photo- you'll be taken straight to his slide show.
When I wrote to Jeremy to ask permission to share his photos, he also mentioned that his wife, Jessica created an online journal of the trip. Jessica's journal, Impossible Alaska, is inspiring. What Jeremy has captured in photos, Jessica has captured through words. Here's an excerpt from her journal:
And what about the smell and the feel of Alaska? How can I describe waking up each morning to 
the smell of damp pines and saltwater in a way that conveys how vigorous and alive that smell makes you feel? How can I explain the gentle rock and thrum of the boat which underlies every waking and sleeping moment, a counterpoint that you eventually don’t even notice anymore until it suddenly stops, maybe because you’ve pulled into a tiny Alaskan port, or maybe because there are humpback whales off the bow and the captain has killed the engines so you can stand in awed silence on the deck and listen to a sound even more haunting than "white thunder": the sound of a 40-ton sea creature - one of the largest animals on the planet - breathing placidly in the water next to you.
A special thanks to Jeremy & Jessica for bringing trip to life and sharing it with the world! Flickr can be addicting. It's a great way to take an armchair vacation and view regions the world that might be on your horizon. It's easy to get lost there!
Posted by Leigh on April 3, 2006 2:02 PM
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