ALASKA!!!

John and I joined Celia and Sean for a 10 day cruise to Alaska, roundtrip from San Francisco.  We spent a lot of time on the ship (6 days) and ate, played cards, ate, played trivia, ate, watched a movie, ate, played cards, ate, watched a show, drank, and went to bed.  :)  Our 4 days in port however, were jam packed with great scenery, exciting activities, and great luck with the weather.  The sun always seemed to shine when we got off the ship, and it would only rain once we got back on.  Here's a bit about what we did in each port:

Ketchikan, AK:  traditional lumberjack show, walking tour of the town, totem pole museum, salmon hatchery tour, and a hike 1/2 way up a mountain

Juneau, AK:  zip lining, downhill bike riding, hiking around the Mendenhall glacier and a huge waterfall

Skagway, AK:  helicopter tour over the mountains and glacier...they then dropped us off in the middle of the mountains where we were led by a great trail guide on a hike and then picked up by a train for a scenic ride back to town.  Our group then split up--John, Celia, and Sean went to a glass blowing factory, and Cheyenne went on an old brothel tour followed by a historical show/musical about the gold rush era

Tracey Arm scenic cruising:  we didn't get off the ship this day, but the ship cruised slowly through a narrow passage surrounded by mountains and waterfalls amidst lots of icebergs--unfortunately, there were too many icebergs and our ship had to turn around before we got to the climactic end, the glaciers.  it was a pretty cloudy, ugly day too, so not great for picture taking or spending prolonged amounts of time on deck!

Victoria, BC:  sailing lesson on a 35ft sailboat, walking tour of the town, and traditional british "high tea" followed by fish and chips at their fisherman's wharf 

Please check out our PHOTOS!

If you click "slideshow" the photos will be pretty small, so click on the 1st photo and then keep clicking "next"

Celia and Sean will probably post some of their photos too on their blog.

Here is a video clip overview of our helicopter trip in Skagway.