Jeremy had school on his birthday and it was his day to bring snack and be the 'snack helper', which for some reason is every preschooler's dream. Jeremy decided he wanted to bring Goldfish crackers and M&M's so that is what we brought. He got to wear a special crown for his special day at school.
















Jeremy received a special present from his teacher


Catching up on some reading 

Alaska-ship

Here is the ship-pretty big eh? 2500 passengers and 1000 crew members. (I like that ratio!!). We had an outside balcony room which was great. We could never do anything less. (So if we ever win another free cruise we will have to upgrade!!)











Our room stewards came in twice daily, morning and evening to tidy up and make sure we had everything we needed. Chocolates on the pillows, fresh sheets and towels and sometimes, if we were lucky a cute towel animal on our bed.

Not a great picture since the flash did not work, but a good idea of what evening meals were like. We always tried for a window seat.











This was our last night of the cruise. Hard to go back to reality, but we really missed the kids. (Well, okay, we missed them a little!!)
 

This is Prince Rupert in BC. It was our last port before going back to Seattle. Not a very happening town but I did see a few stores that I have don't see in the US. Good old Zeller's.


 

This is a picture of a waterfall along the van tour of Skagway. We made it within 20 miles of the Yukon Territory.


Here is a picture of the cruise ships at port in Skagway. There were always 4-5 at the ports at the same time we were but their itineraries were a bit different. And we rarely saw them at sea. 

Alaska-Skagway

Here is the architecture in downtown Skagway-small little town, very touristy, if that is a word. This building's facing is made of driftwood


This is the train that runs up the side of the mountain. Doc and I did not think it would be worth our $200 investment so we did a van tour instead as the highway parallels the track for a lot of it. It is interesting to see the terrain that the first settlers had to use. 

Alaska-Sawyer Glacier

This was taken when we were going up the Tracy Arm to see the Sawyer Glacier. There was a lot of ice in the water and because it was so late in the season we were not able to go very far.


The ice turns blue because it loses oxygen. And remember: the ice you see above the water is only 10% of what is below the water.












Here is the actual Sawyer Glacier-it was a ways off this was the best I could do. It was misty and very cold. 

Alaska-Mendenhall Glacier

This is a few minutes outside of Juneau. We walked the paths in the forest but no bears to be seen. They are there when the salmon are running but it was not on the day we were there. Spectacular glacier though.


 

Alaska

This is our kayak fishing trip that we did in Ketchikan-it was so much fun. We caught lots of fish-no salmon though. I think it was the highlight of our trip.

 

Alaskan Cruise Day one and two

What an awesome ship this is. This was taken on a landing of a spiral staircase near the front of the ship.
This was our kayak fishing trip
Bald eagle's nest in an island we were kayaking around in the ocean.