Our last 2 days of the cruise were stops at Icy Straght and Hubbard Glacier (which wasn't a stop).
We got off the ship for a quick day in Icy Straights. I wish we wouldn't have wasted time there. We choose to go on a bear safari, which turned out to be a huge waste of money. Teri had wanted to go salmon fishing, but they were full up! So, we decided to go and see bear instead. It turns out, all was got to see where bugs and bear pooh! Waste of time and money.
When we got back, it was my turn to not feel good. It turns out that I got really sick. I was lucky enough, even though I am obsessive about washing my hands and not touching door knobs with my bare hands, I got the Norwalk virus. I got to go to visit the ships medical, and was confinded to my room all day on the last day of our cruise. I watched the glacier from the window, while Teri went up on deck to take pictures. (She was supposed to be confined too, but she went out, since she was fine!) I wish I was able to see move than what was out my window. That would have move than made up for the non bear safari!
I am feeling fine today and off on our latest adventure. We have arrived in Seward today and will head out to the Kenai Fjords shortly. We have a big day of tours and laundry planned today! Hopefully, I can post the pictures later today of the Kenai Fjords!
Friday, June 22, 2007
Tuesday, June 19, 2007
Historic Skagway
This is the 3rd stop on our cruise this week. We finally got good weather too! Skagway is about 6 blocks long and since there are 4 cruise ships in town, it is REALLY crowded here. The normal population of the town is only about 800.
We toured town for a couple hours, doing some shopping. Then we hopped on our train ride on the White Pass & Yukon Rail. We took the train up to the White Pass, in BC, Canada. It was a wonderful ride and the beauty is amazing! If you come this way, you should take the trip. I hope that my pictures capture even half of the beauty.
We leave tonight for the Icy Straights, before heading to Seward on Friday, where we get off the ship for a final time. I don't know if Icy Straight will have access for me to put on the pictures, so maybe nothing until Friday!
This has been an amazing trip and we are really enjoying it. Teri is feeling a bit ill today. I think it was the fish she ate for dinner. Other than that, all is going great. I won't use the ship computers anymore, since they cost 50 cents a minute and are really slow! It would cost a fortune to post anything!
Hope you are enjoying our trip. See you soon.
We toured town for a couple hours, doing some shopping. Then we hopped on our train ride on the White Pass & Yukon Rail. We took the train up to the White Pass, in BC, Canada. It was a wonderful ride and the beauty is amazing! If you come this way, you should take the trip. I hope that my pictures capture even half of the beauty.
We leave tonight for the Icy Straights, before heading to Seward on Friday, where we get off the ship for a final time. I don't know if Icy Straight will have access for me to put on the pictures, so maybe nothing until Friday!
This has been an amazing trip and we are really enjoying it. Teri is feeling a bit ill today. I think it was the fish she ate for dinner. Other than that, all is going great. I won't use the ship computers anymore, since they cost 50 cents a minute and are really slow! It would cost a fortune to post anything!
Hope you are enjoying our trip. See you soon.
Monday, June 18, 2007
Mendenhall Glacier
This morning we pulled into Juneau about 8am. The weather was not that great, but who cares. It is beautiful here. We went on a Photo Safarie to look for whates and bald eagles. We saw plenty of them. I don't know if I got a good shot of the whales, but we sure saw them. Eagles where EVERyWHERE!!! I have never seen some many in my life.
From our boat part of the safarie, we headed to Mendenhall Glacier where we continued on a hiking rour. The glacier is amazing! i don't know if the pictures do justice to the site. If you ever get the chance, you have to see this place.
After returning from our tour, we have been walking around Juneau seeing the sites. We had a tour of the State Capitol Building and the State Muesum.
There has been a mist most of the day, but it hasn't put a damper on the day at all!
We have been having a great time on the cruise. We are meeting lots of fun people and visit with some many new people every day. Our dinner table is very diverse. Each coast and in the middle of th courntry as well.
Next stop, Skagway1 Keep checking for photo updates. The libraries are a great place to work from!
From our boat part of the safarie, we headed to Mendenhall Glacier where we continued on a hiking rour. The glacier is amazing! i don't know if the pictures do justice to the site. If you ever get the chance, you have to see this place.
After returning from our tour, we have been walking around Juneau seeing the sites. We had a tour of the State Capitol Building and the State Muesum.
There has been a mist most of the day, but it hasn't put a damper on the day at all!
We have been having a great time on the cruise. We are meeting lots of fun people and visit with some many new people every day. Our dinner table is very diverse. Each coast and in the middle of th courntry as well.
Next stop, Skagway1 Keep checking for photo updates. The libraries are a great place to work from!
Sunday, June 17, 2007
Ketchikan
We finally made it to Alaska! This is our 1st port. We are here for several hours. Today we took a tour of the Saxman Totem poles and the Creek street, where the "madams" made all their money. It is a nice little town, very sceanic. We only have a few hours before leaving for our next stop.
We took about a 3 mile walk to find the eagles, but can't see them.
Got to run!
We took about a 3 mile walk to find the eagles, but can't see them.
Got to run!
Saturday, June 16, 2007
Cruising
Just a quick note to let you know we made it on board. We are cruising today. We got a late start yesterday. Our ship, was supposed to leave at 5pm yesterday, but there were several bus loads of passangers was late. We finally set sail by 7pm.
We spent most of our time exploring the ship. It is huge!!! Our room of course is super small. I think my bathroom at home is bigger. It is pretty nice though, so that is good.
Today, we are just enjoying the activities on board ship, and of course, the food. There is no shortage of food here. I don't think we will go hungery at all.
Tomorrow, we will be docking in Ketchican, our 1st Alaska port. I hope to find a library to update from, since the ships internet is slow and expensive!
Until tomorrow!
We spent most of our time exploring the ship. It is huge!!! Our room of course is super small. I think my bathroom at home is bigger. It is pretty nice though, so that is good.
Today, we are just enjoying the activities on board ship, and of course, the food. There is no shortage of food here. I don't think we will go hungery at all.
Tomorrow, we will be docking in Ketchican, our 1st Alaska port. I hope to find a library to update from, since the ships internet is slow and expensive!
Until tomorrow!
Friday, June 15, 2007
Vancouver, BC
We arrived in Vancouver on Wednesday late in the afternoon. It took an hour to drive to our hotel, because Vancouver has no freeway system. We drove in rush hour traffic to get only about 25 miles. We quickly checked in our room and we took off to see the sites. Stanley Park with the totem poles was our 1st stop. A wonderful place overlooking the city and surrounded by water. We took a bus back to the hotel and that took about 1 hour too. Our hotel staff was wonderful and very helpful in finding things.
Yesterday, we rented a car and drove to Victoria. We had to get on the ferry to cross the water, since Victoria in on Vancouver Island. We made our way to Butchart Gardens which was lovely. I did not get to meet up with Kathy, since she could not get off work. Darn, next time!
Today we will be heading off to the cruise ship. We are not sure what to expect, but from what everyone tells us, we are in for a super time.
I have posted the pictures from Vancouver. Vancouver is a very beautiful city. I would like to come back and see more of it. They are getting ready for the 2010 Olypics, so there is a lot of construction going on. It is really nice anyway!
Keep watching and following along!
Thursday, June 7, 2007
Small World
It is a really small world. Today, because of a conversation I had with my co-worker Kerry, I got in touch with a college friend, Kathy Nolan. Kathy and I were friends at UW-La Crosse. After graduation, she headed west to Yellowstone National Park, where she met and married Les.
Now, here is the small world. Speaking with Kerry yesterday, he told me he is headed for Yellowstone. A grad student who is in the department, grew up out in the Yellowstone area, and low and behold, she knows Les and Kathy.
Well, Les and Kathy are now at Olympic National Park, right near Victoria, Canada. My 1st stop on the trip! Vancouver/Victoria where we plan to visit The Butchart Gardens. On a whim, I called Kathy and we are planning to meet there, with any luck. It will be so great if we can actually meet up and visit for a while!
This is all because we talked about our up coming vacations. I am very excited to meet up with Kathy., who I haven't seen since 1993!
Now, here is the small world. Speaking with Kerry yesterday, he told me he is headed for Yellowstone. A grad student who is in the department, grew up out in the Yellowstone area, and low and behold, she knows Les and Kathy.
Well, Les and Kathy are now at Olympic National Park, right near Victoria, Canada. My 1st stop on the trip! Vancouver/Victoria where we plan to visit The Butchart Gardens. On a whim, I called Kathy and we are planning to meet there, with any luck. It will be so great if we can actually meet up and visit for a while!
This is all because we talked about our up coming vacations. I am very excited to meet up with Kathy., who I haven't seen since 1993!
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