On 4/24/2008 9:45 PM Rosalie B. plucked Senior Frog's Magic Twanger and
said:
I think the next grandchild I take will be a girl who will be 13 in
July 2009. We will probably travel in the summer of 2009 - mostly
likely June, because I don't think she's a good enough student to take
her out of school.

She is interested in animals (and boys of course). Ideally I'd take
her where my mom took her dad - on African safari. But I don't think
I want to go to Africa ATM. I'd like to stay in this hemisphere if
possible. I've been to Costa Rica and Belize. If that was the only
option, I'd go back, but I'd rather go somewhere different.

SO - What would be the best bet for a cruise in about June 2009 for
seeing animals with a young teen and her old grandmother?

Is there an Alaskan cruise that we could take? How about someplace in
Central or South America? Or the Galapagos? Or Hawaii?





It's not a cruise, but you could do a land tour of Minnesota. In the
northern part of the state, there's the Gray Wolf research center.
There's an observation area where you can watch a family of wild wolves
socialize and interact with each other. In other parts of the state you
can watch black bears, from bear watching platforms. There are also
eagle watching locations. The state truly has many lakes. It is
possible to go fishing for trout or walleye in downtown Minneapolis. If
you go there stalking the wild mark down, she'll have bragging rights
for getting the deal of the century at Mall of America.

Check out this link: http://www.exploreminnesota.com/home.aspx

Also, there are several cruise lines that do Alaska cruises during the
Summer months. In fact that's the peak time for whale watching and
seeing other wild life. So, you can do an Alaska cruise, Royal
Caribbean would probably be a good one for a teenager. They have all
those activities like rock climbing walls and such. If it turns out
that she has a major seasickness problem that nothing will fix, then
maybe you might want to do Minnesota and mix it up between wildlife and
the Twin Cities.

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