Family Reunion

So, the Friday after we get home from Alaska, Bruce, Brent and I are off to a different family reunion. It was a lot of fun, again. We did a funny thing though. We learned last year that Saturday mornings are for the moms to take their kids swimming or do crafts, or for the [...]

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And back home-to Seattle

This has been the most unbelievable vacation-a dream come true. Thank you Mom, for your generosity and for making three dreams come true: 1) I went on a cruise 2) I went to Alaska and 3) I GOT MY FIRST STAMP ON MY PASSPORT. Yeah, yeah, all you seasoned travelers can laugh at me all [...]

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The Last Port of Call-Victoria, B.C.

We didn’t arrive to Victoria until the evening-after dinner-but I must talk about dinner or er, um…dessert! Tonight the crew paraded out with Baked Alaska-one for every table-complete with the illusion that they were flaming right there. (They actually had little Sterno cups in them, but it made for a very fun and dramatic entrance). [...]

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Ketchikan, Alaska

Ketchikan, Alaska is one of the cutest places I’ve ever been. It is known as Alaska’s “First City” because it is the first major communtiy travelers come to as they journey north. It is located on an island and is Alaska’s fourth largest city. We had such a short stay here, but my favorite part [...]

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Cruise Day #5 Tracy Arm Fjord-scenic cruising

Today was a day of scenic cruising. The most beautiful-and the coldest day of the trip. The weather was fine-just cold. But what can you say when you’re cruising through fjords with beautiful waterfalls, passing icebergs that become so frequent that the captain must abandon the trek to another glacier for safety purposes? I’ll post [...]

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Cruise Day #4 Skagway, Alaska

We woke up and found ourselves docked in Skagway, Alaska. We had all day to explore this very tiny town…I think downtown was actually only about three blocks-maybe-long. As we found typical in Alaska, jewelery stores abound. In that small town, there must have been at least 15 jewelry stores. Similar to a typical Seattle [...]

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Day 3-Juneau Alaska

Juneau is the capitol of Alaska-and one funny fact we learned is that there are NO roads in or out of Juneau. It was said that their lawmakers get a lot done there because they can’t go anywhere.  
We arrived in Juneau at noon-ish. We hired a “cab” (van) driver to give us a [...]

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Alaska Day 2

The second day of the cruise we were “at sea” all day. We rarely saw land. This was an interesting experience and realization of how much water there really is out there.  In the early evening we passed near the Queen Charlotte Islands and continued on toward our first port in Juneau. During the day, [...]

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A Cruise To Alaska- Day 1

What a trip to the Princess dock! Jill loaded up her truck with everyone’s luggage and took Brent, Jeff and Alyssa with her. Beth was in charge of the bulk of the passengers, but Bruce drove his car with the rest of us-Beth driving it home. We arrived, checked in, and boarded the Golden Princess [...]

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