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trip to Alaska planning a travel wardrobe
carolhope Advanced MA USA Member since 3/7/06 Posts: 109	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 5/4/12 7:15 PM I will be traveling to the Anchorage/Denali area in late May/early June. We will spend 6 days touring Anchorage and Denali National Park. We will then board a ship and spend 7 days cruising the Inside Passage to Vancouver. Can you please tell me what type of weather I should expect? I plan on taking a short raincoat, a windbreaker jacket, a few sweater sets (one silk, one acrylic, one cashmere), jeans, dress trousers and a few dressy tops, a few short sleeved knit tops and also a few long sleeved knit tops. Would this be suitable for the weather at that time of year? Thank you for any and all input.
Doris W. in TN   Intermediate TN USA Member since 2/9/04 Posts: 6739	Login to reply to this post In reply to carolhope << Like this post Date: 5/4/12 11:49 PM I suggest you dress in layers. DH and I took an Alaska Cruise in May or June, several years ago. Juneau, Ketchikan, and Skagway were all having a heat wave of 90°F. I was so glad I packed one pair of shorts, at DH's suggestion (to wear on the ship). They were worn in every port.
Cathy Loves Fabric   Intermediate USA Member since 4/16/04 Posts: 1819	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 5/5/12 1:44 AM I was there one July and although the temps can get higher, you will be by a lake, river, mountain, glacier (really, really cold) or ocean breeze near a glacier. I never wore my shorts and jackets were my most popular item. It they say glacier, stick a pair of gloves in your pocket. ------ My hope is to sew to the very end. They'll find my head slumped over my precious Kenmore 19606 and have to pry the seam ripper from my cold, dead hands.
Cathy Loves Fabric   Intermediate USA Member since 4/16/04 Posts: 1819	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 5/5/12 1:45 AM BTW, I hope you have a wonderful time. It was th best trip I ever took. ------ My hope is to sew to the very end. They'll find my head slumped over my precious Kenmore 19606 and have to pry the seam ripper from my cold, dead hands.
carolhope Advanced MA USA Member since 3/7/06 Posts: 109	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 5/6/12 4:23 PM Thank you so much Doris and Cathy for your replies. I will pack both a pair of shorts and a pair of gloves. We had planned to take scarves, but I never thought of gloves. I will be dressing in layers, and I think that I will also includes a light weight wool jacket for both dinner on the ship and to wear under my rain jacket for warmth. We are going with dear friends, so it should be a great trip. Carol
Cathy Loves Fabric   Intermediate USA Member since 4/16/04 Posts: 1819	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 5/6/12 6:21 PM Although it sounds crazy, there is a part of the cruise where you are actually in the open sea before you get to the Inside Passage. I wished I had something for seasickness. ------ My hope is to sew to the very end. They'll find my head slumped over my precious Kenmore 19606 and have to pry the seam ripper from my cold, dead hands.

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